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First Congregational Church of Bethel

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 14

Sunday Worship Online

June 21

Sunday Worship Online

Father's Day

NO IN PERSON WORSHIP Worship will be broadcast online.

Worship

Church School Sunday

2020 Senior Recognition

June 14th

10:00 am

Worship Service will be broadcast online.

Join us for service from home.

Rev. Wagner will be

leading us in Worship.

There will be no attendees except those vital to the service.

Click link below each service.

Emails are sent prior to service.

CLICK TO CONNECT

The Board of Christian Education will be recognizing the 2020 Seniors in our congregation during the service on Church School Sunday June 14th. We hope as many of our congregational members can "Zoom" in and share this time with our youth.

The Carter-Tishkins-Slack subcommittee has sent out Scholarship documents that must be completed in order for the applicants to receive credit towards their scholarship fund. We have extended the deadline to July 10th. So search for that manilla 10.5 X 8.5 folder that was sent on May 28th and complete the forms inside. After that date, funds will be distributed into the accounts of those applicants that have completed the application process.

Pride Month

In recognition of June being Pride Month, the Open and Affirming Coalition of the UCC is providing morning prayer and Sunday evening services:

From the Coalition:

Our inspiring and centering Zoom services for the ONA family will continue during the pandemic. June 7th started a twelve-week Open and Affirming celebration.

These services are designed to supplement online worship in your own congregation. Daily Morning Prayer is a 15-minute centering experience with psalm, scripture, silence, prayer and Taizé chant. It's offered at 9 am EDT and PDT. The Sunday evening service includes a message, music and virtual Holy Communion.

DAILY MORNING PRAYER WITH TAIZÉ CHANT

Monday through Saturday

9 AM EDT, 12 NOON EDT (9 AM PDT, 10 AM MDT, 11 AM CDT)

SUNDAY EVENING SERVICES 7 PM

All services are in the Coalition's Zoom Chapel at zoom.us/j/5556624822 . No password is required.

Apart We Are Together

Church Family-

During this unprecedented time we know that being apart from our loved ones, church family, co-workers and friends can be difficult. It has been amazing to see the acts of kindness and love displayed in our community. In celebration of our effort to stay safe and protect each other we would like for you to share a glimpse of life during this time.

Send us pictures of you, of your family, your pets, activities that keep busy, baking,kid & adult art, worshiping at home. We will compile the photos into a Connection Letter to be sent within our congregation.

Thank you to all that have contributed so far!

Stewardship Message

Thank you to all of you who are keeping up with your pledges and donations by mailing in your Sunday offerings or using the

online giving process with the link below. God's work, especially during this difficult time in the history of the human race, will test us all and will need our financial support. Those of you who are having financial difficulty during this time, keep the Faith, God will provide.

Be Safe!

Board of Stewardship

Online Giving Click Here

UCC Guidance for Worship

CT Reopening Phase 1

CDC WEBSITE

Face Mask Order

If you would like to request prayer for yourself or someone else please send an email to the church secretary. Please know that at this time we are broadcasting our Worship Service and it is considered a public domain. Out of respect and privacy please submit first names only and be brief in your explanation. Thank you for the love and support you continue to show others.

CLICK HERE TO SEND PRAYER REQUESTS

Youth Groups will be taking the next two Sundays off as school winds down. Folks can contact CC with any questions,email her HERE

Search Committee Update The committee has finalized the Church Profile and Ad for the listing of the UCC Settled Part Time Pastor. Both documents will be forwarded to Rev Ciba and the administrator for review and posting out to the UCC world.

For any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out Mary O’Hare at; themaryohare@comcast.net

Elected Officers -

Committee Chairperson – Mary O’Hare
Committee Recording Secretary – Claudia Anderson
Committee Corresponding Secretary – Bill Beckman

May God bless us and guide us in our search.

Thank You on Behalf of the Search Committee , Mary

CHURCH OFFICE

The Church office will be CLOSED but the Church Secretary will be working remotely. Please note all groups and activities within the building are canceled at this time. Are you in need of assistance or know someone that is please email our church secretary and we will be happy to assist.

EMAIL Secretary

We are excited to Welcome

Rev. Suzanne E. Wagner.

Rev. Wagner will be leading us in Worship the following Sunday's.

June 14 Sunday Worship Pastor Wagner

June 21 Sunday Worship Online(Father's Day)

Reverend Suzanne E. Wagner

Reverend Suzanne E. Wagner was ordained into in the United Church of Christ in 2002 after earning her Master of Divinity degree from Andover Newton Theological School in Newton Center, MA.

She recently ended a six-year ministry at Orange Congregational Church in Orange, Connecticut as Senior Redevelopment Pastor after serving three other area UCC churches (Olivet Congregational Church, Wilton Congregational Church and First Church Congregational,Fairfield. Currently she is a part time chaplain at Veteran’s Affairs Hospital and has just earned her fourth unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Yale New Haven Hospital, St. Raphael’s campus in preparation for Board Certification. In addition, Rev. Wagner lived in Jerusalem for a year in 2007-08.

Reverend Wagner resides in Milford and she has three children, John, Daniel and Christine, all married, one grandson, two granddaughters! In her free time she likes to watercolor natural science and botanical subjects.

Daily Bread Food Pantry is need of...

Non-perishable items:

Canned tuna, salmon or chicken

Pasta

Rice (1 or 2 pound bags)

Soup (especially Chicken Noodle!)

Macaroni and cheese

Canned vegetables

Canned fruit

Beans (canned or dry)

Breakfast cereal (hot or cold)

Marinara sauce and canned tomato products

Meal-in-a-can (beef stew, spaghetti & meatballs, etc)

Toiletries:

Shampoo

Deodorant

Toothpaste

Please consider donating to those in need.

Give the current Health Crisis the need has grown.

You may drop off at the office church doors.