First Congregational Church of Bethel
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 3
Good Shepard Sunday
Worship Online

May 10
Sunday Worship Online

May 17
Sunday Worship Online

May 24
Book of Remembrance
Sunday Worship Online

NO IN PERSON WORSHIP Worship will be broadcast online.
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

Worship
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.

Sunday
May 3rd
10:00 am

On Sunday, May 3, often designated Good Shepherd Sunday, we share together Holy Communion in our online Zoom worship.

Before the time of the service you will want to prepare a slice or a small loaf of any kind of bread to share and a cup or small cups of juice — perhaps grape or cranberry — or wine, with or without alcohol. Set these elements in the living room or kitchen where you experience worship electronically with our faith community. Perhaps you want to put them on a lovely cloth or fabric that reminds you of a special time or person. Perhaps light a candle or place a flower or the photograph of someone you wish to bring into the circle of faith beside the bread and the cup.
Thank you for your preparation.

The Book of Remembrance and Whitcomb Music Fund gifts will be recognized on May 24,2020 during the regular church worship.  Donations must be received by May 17th to be included. 
 
Donations can be sent to he church or may be sent through our website. Please complete the form below as to the designation of your gift.
The form can be sent via EMAIL .
Thank you. The Book of Remembrance Committee


 
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.

Youth Groups are meeting via Zoom on Sunday afternoons at 2:00 PM. Folks can email CC for the link if they have not received an email or would like to join the group. If you are not receiving them, email her HERE  to receive information about Zoom meetings.
NEW DATE
August 29, 2020
10:00 am-3:00 pm
Bethel Municipal Center Lawn

We are currently accepting vendors.

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
 

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.
We are excited to Welcome
Rev. Suzanne E. Wagner.


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

May 3 Good Shepard Sunday Pastor Wagner
May 10 Pastor Wagner
May 17 Pastor Wagner
May 24 Ascension Sunday Pastor Wagner
May 31 Pentecost Sunday Pastor Wagner
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)
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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.