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Newsletter of Barrington Congregational Church United Church of Christ
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Office open Mon - Fri, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm & 1:30 - 4:30 pm, unless otherwise noted
Fri, May 10
Brendan on call for pastoral emergencies
6 - 8 pm Feasting at Fireside, Parsonage
Sun, May 12 UCC Sunday & New Member Sunday
8:30 am CEYM meeting, Library
10 am Worship Service with Reception of New Members, Church School
11:30 am Conversation with our Conference Minister, Library
11:30 am - 1:30 pm Confirmation Make Up Class, Room 9
5 - 7 pm Youth Group meeting, Room 9
Mon, May 13
10 am Staff meeting, Dale's office
11 am Lay Visitation Meeting, Library
7 pm Buildings and grounds meeting, Room 6
7 - 8 pm Mindful Monday, Meditation Room (Room 8)
Tues, May 14
7 - 8:30 pm Church Council Visioning Meeting, Library
Wed, May 15
2 pm Communion Service at Atria Senior Living
No choir rehearsal
Thurs, May 16
1 - 2:30 pm Women's Faith Group, Library
3 - 5 pm Community Office Hours, The Coffee Depot in Warren
Fri, May 17
Dale on call for pastoral emergencies
Sat, May 18
9:30 - 11:30 am East Bay Kids Clothing and Toy Swap, Fellowship Hall
2:45 pm BCCUCC Volunteers leave for Soup Kitchen in Pawtucket
Sun, May 19 Jubilation Sunday
10 am Worship Service in Fellowship Hall for All Ages, Nursery Care only
Noon - 2 pm Youth Community Clean Up
Reduced office hours May 20 - 31:
Office open Mon - Fri, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm only
Mon, May 20
11 am Staff meeting, Dale's office
12:30 - 1:30 pm Bereavement Group, Library
7 - 8 pm Mindful Monday, Meditation Room
Tues, May 21
11:30 am Book Group, The Coffee Depot in Warren
Wed, May 22
7:30 - 9 pm Choir rehearsal, Vestry
Thurs, May 23
3 - 5 pm Community Office Hours, The Coffee Depot in Warren
3 - 7 pm Blood Drive, Fellowship Hall
Fri, May 24
Deadline for Annual Reports
Brendan on call for pastoral emergencies
Sun, May 26 Mental Health Awareness Sunday
10 am Worship Service for All Ages, Nursery Care only
Mon, May 27
Memorial Day
Office Closed
Tues, May 28
1 pm Barrington Interfaith Partners meeting, Library
Wed, May 29
7:30 - 9 pm Choir rehearsal, Vestry
Thurs, May 30
3 - 5 pm Community Office Hours, The Coffee Depot in Warren
Fri, May 31
Dale on call for pastoral emergencies
Sat, Jun 1
9 - 11 am Barrington Lion's Club Bicycle Collection, Church Parking Lot
Sun, June 2 Confirmation Sunday
Deadline for KLF Scholarship Applications
Deadline for Graduation Information
8:30 am CEYM meeting, Library
10 am Worship Service with Communion and Confirmation, Class on the Grass
Regular office hours resume (unless otherwise noted)
Office open Mon - Fri, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm & 1:30 - 4:30 pm
Mon, June 3
11 am - Noon Bereavement Group, Library
11 am Staff Meeting, Dale's office
7 - 8 pm Mindful Monday, Meditation Room
Wed, June 5
Noon
Deadline for eBridge
4 - 5 pm Autism & Asperger's Support Group (Ages 18 - 30), Room 6
7:30 - 9 pm Choir rehearsal, Vestry
Thurs, June 6
Noon: Ladies Lunch, Fellowship Hall
3 - 5 pm Community Office Hours, The Coffee Depot in Warren
6 - 7:30 pm NAMI RI Family Support Group, Room 6
Fri, June 7
Brendan on call for pastoral emergencies
Sun, June 9 Baccalaureate Sunday
10 am Worship Service with Recognition of High School Graduates, Class on the Grass
After Worship: Church Annual Meeting, Sanctuary
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Editor's note:
This edition of the eBridge covers events happening over a longer period than usual as the next eBridge isn't scheduled to come out until June 6th as I'm taking a vacation. Thank you for your patience in reading this particularly long, but I hope informative, edition of the newsletter.
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27th Annual "Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive"
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This Saturday, May 11th, please place non-perishable, unexpired food in a bag by your mail box. The letter carriers will pick it up and deliver it to
TapIn to stock their food pantry which serves hundreds of East Bay residents. Last year, this food drive collected 5,156 pounds of food through the generous help of the Barrington community.
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New Member Sunday and UCC Sunday
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This Sunday, May 12th is both UCC Sunday and also New Member Sunday when two people will become members as they officially join our church during the worship service. We look forward to welcoming them, and also guest preacher, Rev. Marilyn Kendrix, Transitional Conference Minister of RICUCC (see below). We hope that you can join us as we celebrate and welcome our newest members.
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RI Conference Minister, Rev. Marilyn Kendrix, is coming to BCCUCC!
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Rev. Marilyn Kendrix is coming to worship at BCCUCC
this Sunday, May 12th
. She was hired last summer to be the transitional conference minister and help shepherd the RI Conference, UCC, into our merger with the MA and CT Conferences. Marilyn will be our guest preacher in worship and has also offered to stay after coffee hour to talk with us about what is happening in the conference. She is especially interested in sharing with us the latest information on the merger. If you have any questions, or are just wondering how this merger could benefit us, you are invited to join her and Dale for this conversation at 11:30 am in the Library.
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UCC Sunday Special Offering
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May 12th
is UCC Sunday. As well as welcoming new members we are celebrating our role in the United Church of Christ (UCC). As a member of the Rhode Island Conference of the UCC, we provide a $20 per person contribution to the Conference to support its ministries and outreach. This contribution is in addition to our usual funding called Our Church’s Wider Mission. We invite anyone who would like to support the conference’s work to contribute their $20 per capita dues (or a portion thereof) to participate in this special offering. Let’s support local RI mission! Special collection envelopes will be included in Sunday's bulletin. Donations may also be mailed to the church office. Please make checks payable to ‘BCCUCC’ and mark the memo line ‘Membership’. Thank you.
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Coffee Hour in May - cups/mugs needed!
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Our Mission and Justice Team is hosting coffee hour for the month of May. To honor God’s creation and reduce the amount of trash produced, they are serving hot beverages in REAL cups at coffee hour. Last Sunday they didn't have enough suitable cups (some that they used were hard to hold and not big enough) so they're inviting you to bring in any extra mugs you might like to donate to the church kitchen and leave them off at the coffee hour table.
Thank you.
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Another way that the Mission and Justice Team is honoring creation this month is to organize a letter writing campaign.
This Sunday, May 12th during coffee hour, congregation members are invited to write letters to our Congressional Delegation concerning climate change. Pre-printed letters have been prepared for you to sign and add additional comments should you wish.
Learn more.
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Last chance to bring in supplies for Jubilation Sunday!
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We have been collecting sea shells, fake flowers, rocks, feathers, sticks/drift wood, and sea glass to make a mandala at Jubilation Sunday’s worship service on May 19 (see later). This
Sunday, May 12th
is the deadline for bringing in these items and putting them in the collection basket in Fellowship Hall. Thanks to everyone who donated items. We look forward to creating the mandala! Questions? Contact Andrea at
andrea@bccucc.org
or Brendan at
brendan@bccucc.org
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The youth group meets this
Sunday evening, May 12th from 5 - 7 pm in Room 9. All youth in Grades 6-12 are welcome.
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There's a place for you at BCCUCC...
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Please consider joining a ministry team this year
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Our ministry teams have openings for the upcoming year and we ask that you consider joining one that interests you. Most teams meet only once a month, or even less!
At this link is a document with a list of the ministry teams, a brief summary of what they do, and all of the openings beginning July 2019. Please take a look, and contact any Membership Team member (listed on the document), or email Elizabeth Azevedo at
eazevedo17@gmail.com with questions or to volunteer. The document together with response cards will also be included in the Sunday bulletins thru this Sunday, May 12th. The Membership Team looks forward to hearing from you.
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Want to play co-ed softball this summer?
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Every summer BCCUCC fields a co-ed softball team to participate in the Barrington Churches Softball League. Any interested men aged 30+ or women aged 16+ who would enjoy playing are invited to contact Tom Strolla at
ostrolla@cox.net
or (401) 246-0936. Games are usually played Mondays, Tuesdays or Thursdays starting late June beginning at 6 pm at Bicknell Field, located at the end of Walnut Road off Lincoln. It’s fun and new players are always most welcome.
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Tickets available for Loaves and Fishes RI Fundraiser
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LFRI will be holding an Auction Fundraiser on
Thurs, May 16th
from 6 – 9 pm at the RI Country Club, 150 Nayatt Rd, Barrington. Hors d’oeuvres, buffet and cash bar, silent auction, and raffles. Tickets are $40 each from church member Phyllis Buckley at coffee hour, or contact her at
pbuckley6@cox.net
or 742-7320. The LFRI truck makes about 20 runs a month and serves food, clothing, and basic necessities to the homeless and those in need of nourishment and basic necessities, at multiple sites throughout RI. Learn more at
www.lfri.org
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'A Taste of Haiti' Fundraiser
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A festive 'Taste of Haiti' will be held on
Saturday, May 18th
at the North Farm Yacht Club in Bristol from 5 to 8 pm. The evening will feature Haitian food, wine and beer, slide show, vocalist Beck Bass with her steel pan, a 50/50 drawing, and hopefully a beautiful sunset over the bay. Tickets are $60 each or 2 for $100. Space is limited so only 75 tickets will be sold. If you cannot attend, donations are welcome and drawing tickets are now being sold ($1 for one, $5 for 6).
The proceeds will go to the One Egg Haiti program that brings nourishing eggs to hundreds of children in schools and orphanages in Haiti.
The event is sponsored by the RI Haiti Task Force. To make a reservation, donation, or for information, contact Trish Sylvester at
trishsylvester@gmail.com
or 401-447-6489.
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Please join us on
Sunday, May 19th
for Jubilation Sunday! This is the time of year when we celebrate our children and our church school programs. The theme is “One Body”, and we will gather for worship in Fellowship Hall at 10 am to share what it means to be the body of Christ. Please help us explore this concept through prayer and meditation as we create our very own mandala (“…a graphic symbol of the universe”). This will be a fun and reflective service with a special treat at coffee hour!
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All 6th to 12th graders who wish to participate in the Youth Community Clean-Up are asked to meet in front of Starbuck’s in Barrington at Noon on
Sunday, May 19th.
This event will be chaperoned.
Questions? Contact Rev. Brendan Curran at brendan@bccucc.org
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Blood Drive at our church
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On
Thursday, May 23rd from 3 - 7 pm we will host a Blood Drive in our Fellowship Hall. All are encouraged to donate. Visit
www.ribc.org/drives to make an appointment using sponsor code 1562. However, no appointment is necessary and drop-ins are welcome. Don't forget to bring your drivers license or other form of ID when you donate.
Learn more about donating and eligibility.
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Annual reports needed - deadline is Fri, May 24th
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It's time for the church officers, ministry team chairs etc. to write their annual reports covering the period June 2018 – May 2019. Reports should be sent to
office@bccucc.org
or dropped off in the church office
by Friday, May 24th.
The individual reports will be compiled into BCCUCC’s 2019 Annual Report in time for the Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 9th following the 10 am worship service. Thank you.
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Mark your calendars for....
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Confirmation Sunday on June 2nd. Eight of our youth will be confirmed and become members of our church. Please join us for the service and coffee hour afterwards to greet the newly confirmed and their families.
Baccalaureate Sunday on June 9th when we will honor our high school graduates during the worship service.
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raduates at all levels -
please see below for some important information for you!
Our
Summer Worship Schedule begins on Sunday, June 30th when we'll move to the 9:30 am worship time, through Sunday, September 1st.
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Jubilation Sunday will mark the the end of regular church school classes, However, classes will continue with the multi-age 'Class on the Grass' held during church school time on
Sundays, June 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd
. All children from Pre-K through 8th grade are invited to participate. The children will hear a Bible story, do an activity or art project, and have a snack out on the playground (weather permitting).
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A Ladies Lunch
will be held on
Thursday, June 6th
at Noon in Fellowship Hall to which ALL ladies of the church are invited, regardless of age! RSVP to the office (
office@bccucc.org)
by Friday, May 31st
or sign up at coffee hour on Sunday. Don’t miss this annual event that always includes strawberry shortcake! Hosted by the Women’s Faith Group and the Membership team.
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Church Annual Meeting is June 9th
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Our church's Annual Meeting will take place on
Sunday, June 9th
in the sanctuary immediately following the 10 am worship service. In addition to the regular business of the meeting, the Renewal Team will give a report to the congregation. All church members are encouraged to attend. Child care will be provided. The warrant with the agenda is below.
Warrant for the ANNUAL Meeting of Barrington Congregational Church, Barrington, Rhode Island
The annual meeting of the Barrington Congregational Church, UCC is hereby called to take place in the sanctuary following the regular 10:00 a.m. worship service on
Sunday, June 9th, 2019
. The business to be transacted is as follows:
ARTICLE I: To call the meeting to order.
ARTICLE II: To receive and vote on the slate of nominees for officers, ministry teams, and delegates.
ARTICLE III: To consider any other business that may properly come before the meeting.
ARTICLE IV: To adjourn the meeting.
Respectfully submitted:
Pat Cordeiro,
Clerk
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National Gun Violence Awareness
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In recognition and support, the front of the church will once again be lit up in orange both on
Sunday, June 2
and again for the weekend of
June 7 - 9
. Supporters are encouraged to wear orange to remind everyone of the need for legislation on gun safety, background checks, and the banning of assault weapons and bumpstocks.
More info
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Information about all of the groups that meet regularly at BCCUCC can be found later in this eBridge under "Regular Happenings"
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Are you, or do you have in your family, a graduating high school senior? If so this announcement is for you! We will be recognizing our high school seniors at our worship service on
Baccalaureate Sunday, June 9th and we invite our high school seniors to attend. There are three things you need to do: 1) RSVP to the church office
by Sunday, June 2nd
(
office@bccucc.org or 246-0111); 2) get a copy of the questions for the graduate introductions from the office and return it; 3) don't worry about wearing a gown to church (regular church clothes will suffice). If you have any questions, talk with Dale (
dale@bccucc.org). And Congratulations!
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Graduation Information needed for newsletter
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We like to recognize those in our church family who are graduating from high school, college, graduate school etc, by publishing the names and graduation information in our newsletter. If you or a family member is graduating this spring, please send the information to the church office at
office@bccucc.org
by Sunday, June 2nd. Information needed is name of graduate, high school or college from which they’re graduating, what college or further education they will be attending, or what degree they are getting, and any future plans if appropriate.
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Kathleen Lynne Fodor Scholarships - application forms available
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Two scholarships are awarded each year - one to a high school graduate going on to further education, and one to a student already in college. Graduating high school seniors and college students
who have been confirmed and are members of this church are eligible to apply.
Application deadline is Sunday, June 2nd and the scholarships are awarded on Baccalaureate Sunday, June 9th. Applications forms are available
at this link, or from outside the church office, or at
www.bccucc.org under Get Involved > Information for Church Members.
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Regular happenings
(listed alphabetically)
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Autism Support Group for Young Adults
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A Support Group for Young Adults (ages 18 – 30) with Asperger’s or Autism meets at our church on the 1st Wednesday of the month. Their next meeting will be
Wednesday, June 5th, from 4 – 5 pm in Room 6. Anyone interested in joining should contact Nicco Palmisano at (401) 280-0462.
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The group will meet in the library on
Monday, May 20th
at the later time of 12:30 - 1:30 pm (for this time only),
then on
June 3rd and 17th
at 11 am. The group is open to anyone who has lost a loved one at any time, and is open to the community. For more info, contact the f
acilitator, Betsy Brenner at
jsbeeb@aol.com
or 245-8031.
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Book Gro
up next meets
Tuesday, May 21st
at 11:30 am at the Coffee Depot, 501 Main St, Warren, to discuss
The Ruin
by Dervla McTiernan.
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After Maude's mother overdoses and her brother's body is found in a nearby river, Detective Cormac Reilly is pressured to arrest her for the deaths, but evidence emerges that points to an unexpected series of events that changes everything.”
For more information about the group, please contact Helen Schall at
helenschall@hotmail.com
or 245-4724. All are welcome!
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They happen
Thursdays from 3 - 5 pm at The Coffee Depot, 501 Main Street, Warren (unless otherwise noted). Community Office Hours are for anyone in the church or community who would like to stop by and visit with Brendan in this more informal setting. All are welcome.
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East Bay Kids Clothes and Toy Swap
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Held on the 3rd Saturday of each month, the next one is
Sat, May 18th
from 9:30 - 11:30 am in Fellowship Hall. Trade in your clean clothes, shoes and gently used toys, and get new (to you) clothes, shoes and toys! Size newborn to 12 years old. (No carseats please). Give what you can, take what you need! $3 - $5 donation at the door but no-one turned away. Open to the community. Learn more at
https://www.facebook.com/EastBayKidsClothesSwap/
Interested in volunteering? Contact
RIkidswap@gmail.com
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NAMI RI Family Support Group
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NAMI RI
(
National Alliance on Mental Illness
) holds a monthly support group at our church for family members of people with mental illness. Open to anyone in the community the next meeting is
Thursday, June 6th
from 6 – 7:30 pm in Room 6. For more info contact
info@namirhodeisland.org
or call (401) 331-3060.
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The group will meet on
Thursday, May 16th,
from
1 - 2:30 pm
in the library. The group welcomes women of all ages from BCCUCC as well as from other churches and faith traditions. They are reading
The Dark Flood Rises
by Margaret Drabble. Copies are available for purchase ($13) from the church office.
For more information contact Jane Tonn at 289-2349 or
jt
onn2@cox.net
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So what is this "Coaching" thing Dale is doing?
by Rev. Dale Azevedo, Sr. Minister - May 1, 2019 "Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing." (1 Thessalonians 5:11) As many of you know, I was away for a week last month, selected to participate in a...
Read more
www.bccucc.org
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If you missed reading any earlier posts you can find them all on the church website
at this link. There are also links to the most recent ones from the homepage of our church website
www.bccucc.org
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Jazz and Wine Fundraiser to support Temple Habonim
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Saturday, May 11th at 7 pm at Temple Habonim, 165 New Meadow Road, Barrington RI. Music provided by the Bay Spring Gypsy Caravan Band, performing in the Parisian swing jazz style. Appetizers, Desserts, Beer & Wine. Raffle Prizes. Tickets available at
http://www.templehabonim.org/jazz-and-wine
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Providence Singers Concert "The Heart of the Singer"
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The Providence Singers' next concerts are on
Saturday, May 18th at 7:30 pm in Cranston, and
Sunday, May 19th at 3 pm in Bristol. The concert will include the RI premiere of
The Wound in the Water by Kim Andre Arnesen - a beautiful piece of music that the chorus has fallen in love with! More information about the concert, venues and ticket information is
available at this link or from the
Providence Singers website.
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Cardboard Challenge at St. John's
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Cardboard Challenge invites kids around the world to design and build awesome creations using cardboard, recycled materials, and imagination. The youth at St. John's Episcopal Church are participating again and on
Sunday, May 19th invite the community to come see their work. There will be Games they've made, Prizes, Baked Goods...and a whole lot of fun! 11 am til about 1 pm. $7 adults, $5 kids 12 & up; Kids under 12 play free! $20 family value pack.
More information
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The Providence Singers is having a
Community Sing of Haydn's
Creation on
Tuesday, May 28 at 7 pm. All voice types and ages welcome.
More information
Auditions for the Providence Singers will be held by appointment on
Tuesday, June 11th. All voice parts are invited, particularly tenors and basses! For more information visit their website
www.providencesingers.org
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Do you have an old bicycle or even a newer bicycle that you are not using? The Lions Club of Barrington will be in our Church parking lot
Saturday, June 1st
from 9 - 11 am collecting bicycles for
Operation Stand Down Rhode Island's 'Pedal for Patriots' program by collecting used bicycles that will be given to veterans to assist them with their basic transportation needs.
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Please update your email contacts/address book
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Help us stay visible on Facebook by 'Liking' our posts
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Hopefully you’ve already ‘Liked’ our church’s Facebook page and see our posts in your newsfeed – if not, you can find us at
www.facebook.com/bccucc
. The way Facebook works, for our page to keep showing up in your newsfeed and for it also to be seen by the wider community, you also need to ‘Like’ individual posts from the church that you see. So please help us keep getting our message out about who we are and what’s happening at BCCUCC by hitting that ‘Like’ button for the posts that you see and like. Thank you.
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Sermons available on line
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If you miss church on Sunday or want to hear the sermon again, you can do so at the following link
Sermon Archive.
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Raise money for the church when you shop at Amazon
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You can raise money for the church every time you shop at Amazon by going through AmazonSmile.
Learn more at this link and choose 'Barrington Congregational Church' as your charitable organization. Every eligible purchase raises 0.5% of the purchase price for our church, and we receive a quarterly deposit from Amazon! Thanks to everyone who already does this.
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Reduced office hours May 20 - 31
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Christine will be out of the office from Monday, May 20th thru Friday, May 31st. During that time the office will be opened from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm only each day, and be closed on Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day. regular office hours will resume on Monday, June 3rd.
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Wearing a nametag helps everyone get to know each other, and is also welcoming to newcomers. Please wear your nametag for worship and coffee hour on Sundays. If you need a nametag you can sign up for one in the vestry hallway or at the Welcome Table in Fellowship Hall or
email
the church office. Newly made nametags are placed in the specially labeled basket on the sideboard in the vestry hallway for you to pick up on a Sunday morning.
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Church Calendar is available anytime on-line.
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The church calendar is kept up to date and you can find it at
http://bccucc.view-events.com If you have any meetings or activities planned, please send them to
office@bccucc.org so that they can be added to the calendar. Also please notify the office or any errors or changes. Thank you.
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Follow the church on Social Media
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On Instagram at
BarringtonUCC
On Facebook at
www.facebook.co/bccucc. Please 'Like' our page as well as 'Like' our individual posts so that our posts continue to be visible both to you and to the wider community. Thank you.
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