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GHANA SUNDAY
Sunday, October 20th
Join us in worship this Sunday to celebrate our covenantal relationship with Kpenoe
(pronounced, pen way), Ghana and learn how we are living out our covenant with the village of Kpenoe.
During worship, hear Ghanaian music and about some new sustainable initiatives that Amenyo Foundation has started in Ghana. Information regarding scholarships and other ways to support Amenyo Foundation’s work will be available.
After worship join us for fellowship and if you wish, order a Ghanaian fabric bag to be made specifically for you by our own Batik Boutique. Orders will be fulfilled by Christmas. A selection of completed bags will also be available for purchase. Proceeds from bag sales go directly into the Scholarship Program. 100% of all scholarship monies raised through Amenyo go directly into student scholarships.
......"Here, abroad, and in a special way with the people of Kpenoe, Ghana, we commit ourselves to ministries of preaching good news, binding up the brokenhearted, freeing the captives and proclaiming the year of the Lord's favor."
from FCCW Mission Covenant
[Adopted by the Church Council and ratified by the congregation of the First Congregational Church, Wolfeboro in worship during the 2008 visit of Prosper and Angelica Attakey.]
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WOLFEBORO SERVES
Sunday, October 20th
Wolfeboro Serves is delighted to offer
INSIDE CAR DETAILING!
Cost: DONATIONS!
We plan to use the funds raised to support service events such as meal packaging and holiday gifting. We will be vacuuming your car, cleaning the windows, dusting consoles, cleaning your dashboards, etc! Sign up for a time slot using
this link
. Please put your NAME and CELL # for us to contact you! ALL DETAILING WILL OCCUR IN THE PARKING LOT OF First Congregational Church of Wolfeboro!
Wolfeboro Serves is a service-focused, social-justice centered youth group for students in grades 7 through 12. We will meet once a month, and gather to put our faith into action. We are determined to be ecumenical (and happy to be interfaith, if you bring friends from other traditions!), welcoming, useful and inspired. Bring friends! All are welcome!
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GROUNDS GANG FALL CLEANUP
Saturday, October 19th @ 9 am
The Properties Board is having a fall church grounds cleanup morning on
Saturday, October 19th at 9 am.
We plan to have two leaf blowers present, but could use help getting leaves out from bushes, or do some late weeding, pruning a few scrubs, and other minor tasks. Possibly bring gloves, a tarp, weeding tools, rake, etc. Rain date October 26th! Please help if you can! Call Ken Marschner at 630.4978 if you have questions. Thank you in advance.
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CARE PACKAGES
The youth will be writing letters and packing care packages next
Sunday, October 27th
to be sent out to our college students and service members. You can help by bringing in items such as gum, homemade cookies, deck of cards, tea, candy, chapstick, microwave popcorn, cup of soup, stress balls, socks, stationary, beef jerky, or individual sized snacks. Bring them on Sunday or drop them off at the church office this next week. Thank you!
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OUTREACH LUNCHEON
Thursday, October 24th
For several years, seven area churches have participated in a series of Outreach luncheons for residents of nursing homes, shut-ins, and Northern Human Services. The luncheons are served in the undercroft of All Saints Episcopal Church and provide good food, fellowship and entertainment. Once again FCCW will participate in the month of October, scheduled this year for
Thursday October 24th.
Faith in Action is coordinating our church's participation by asking for volunteers to prepare either a hot chicken casserole, jello salad, brownies or to donate boxes of frozen French style string beans. All cooks will be provided with the appropriate recipe at the time of signup. We are looking for kitchen help as well. All kitchen volunteers must arrive between 10:30 and 11:00 am to the All Saints kitchen and all food must be delivered to the kitchen by 11 am for a 12 noon luncheon.
Denise Thayer will be working to provide a signup sheet list and recipes on the first three Sundays in October in the gathering space at the back of the sanctuary after service. We always have a wonderful time preparing, plating and eating the food along with our invited guests and encourage your participation in the popular outreach activity. If you are unable to sign up in church or if you have any questions, you may contact Denise Thayer at 569-3959.
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NEIGHBORS IN NEED
The Neighbors in Need offering will be received
Sunday, October 20th.
It supports the UCC’s ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. Two thirds of the offering is used by the UCC’s Justice and Witness Ministries to fund a wide array of local and national Justice initiatives and direct service projects like health care, voting rights, hate crimes, immigration, civil liberties and environmental justice. Also, one third of the offering goes to the UCC’s Council for American Indian Ministries, known as CAIM.
Today there are 20 UCC congregations on reservations and over1,000 individuals from various tribes. Historically, forebears of the UCC established churches and worked with Lakota, Dakota, Nakota, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arickara and Hocak in North and South Dakota, Wisconsin and northern Nebraska. CAIM is an invaluable resource for more than 1,000 individuals from dozens of other tribes and nations who are members of other UCC congregations in the US. Neighbors in Need helps make a just world for all possible. So please give as generously as you can. And remember, contributions to Neighbors in Need can be made on line at any time at
ucc.org/nin
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CHURCH SCHOOL
We offer childcare in the nursery for babies and toddlers and church school classes for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade.
Each week the children will start in worship and after chancel steps will head to their classrooms with their teachers for the remainder of church. On the first Sunday of the month youth will start in church school and join their families for communion.
K-Grade 3
- meets in the classroom on the first level
Grades 4-6
- meets in the Chapel on the 2nd level
Grades 7-12
- meets in the Quimby Room on the 2nd level
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NURSERY HELP NEEDED
Looking for an hour of fun while you listen to the church service? Christian Nurture is in need of people to care for the little ones in the nursery. Can you give a Sunday or 2 during the next three months? Contact Norma Metz at
snmetz@roadrunner.com
for more details. A sign up calendar is in the back of the sanctuary. Than you for your help and support!
TEACHERS NEEDED
Volunteers are needed to teach and assist in our Sunday School classrooms. If you are interested in helping out, for a Sunday or a season, please see a member of Christian Nurture Committee after church to sign up or email Ali Hayford at
alisonhayford@gmail.com
Thank you!
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ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, AND APPRAISAL DAY POST-DATE
Our all-church event was over-the-top in so many ways. It was successful financially, but it turned out to be such an all-inclusive event for the congregation. Whether a donor, a chef, a preparation worker, a day-of-worker, a poster maker, a money manager, to being a customer or someone who just wandered in, you all contributed to the success. Our appraiser brought in just over $1000.00 and donated his services in hopes of making connections for future business with him. When I asked what we could do for him in addition, he said that it would be very helpful to make a positive comment on his Chamberlain Antiques site. I told him that I would be happy to do that, and would encourage others to follow suit if they were able and chose to. To reach the appropriate place please do the following:
1. Go google and type in Chamberlain Antiques
2. Do not hit any of his sites on the left but look at the one to the right, with pictures, address etc
3. Hit “Google reviews” (the sentence will also include the number of reviews cited
4. That leads you to a page which includes reviews and offers the chance to “write a review.”
5. You MUST choose the number of stars you would give him first, and then you can begin writing and “submit your post.”
This is an enormous help to him, so please do take the time to endorse what he did for us. Thank you!
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CENTER HARBOR SOUP KITCHEN
Tuesday, November 5th
The Center Harbor Soup Kitchen is a registered non-profit organization operating out of Center Harbor Congregational Church serving meals every Tuesday, free of charge. They are open to all who come, for any reason and host approximately 30-40 people each meal. Their goal is to serve members of the Moultonboro, Center Harbor, Meredith, Sandwich, Tamworth, Tuftonboro and other surrounding communities. They operate solely from donations from individuals and organizations. FCCW supports the Soup Kitchen financially as well as by volunteering to work twice a year.
Our fall date for serving the meal at the Center Harbor Soup Kitchen is
Tuesday, November 5th
. We leave from the church parking lot at 4:00 and return at around 7:00 pm We are seeking 2 or 3 more volunteers. There are two "seasoned veterans" already signed up to go so anyone new to this experience will have no problem knowing what to do. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Bob Nelson at 569-7948. Come help us serve God by serving a meal!
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Join Pastor Gina and Pastor Bill from All Saints on Tuesdays for discussion and sharing around a common read. We will meet each week (with some exceptions), from 4:00-5:30 pm in the Gathering Space at FCCW, 115 S. Main St. We will spend a few weeks on each book that we read. All are welcome!
Wolfeboro Reads Fall 2019 Dates
October 22
The Second Mountain, by David Brooks
November 5, 12, 19
There, There, by Tommy Orange
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CONFIRMATION CLASS
Confirmation classes will be offered for youth 8th grade through 12th grade over the course of the school year. Classes will continue be held in the Chapel from 11:30 - 12:30 pm on select dates.
October 27th
November 3rd
November 10th
November 24th
December 1st
December 8th
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SAVE THE DATES
11/17 - Gifts of Hope
12/8 - Advent Workshop
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BEREAVEMENT GROUPS
Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice and Pastor Gina are offering several different types of support groups this winter. All the groups are free of charge and will meet at FCCW. To register, learn about specific dates, times, locations and/or more information, please call or email Dan Kusch,
Phone: 603-569-2729 or email:
Next Step - Offers participants of our past grief support groups an opportunity to continue to connect and share ongoing support.
Meets monthly on the 2nd Tuesday at 4 pm in the Quimby Room.
Next meeting will be on November 12th.
Parent's Circle - Grief Support for parents who have lost children at any age to any circumstance or reason. All are welcome. We encourage you to come as individuals or together.
We will meet monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 6:00-7:30 pm in the Quimby Room. Next meeting will be on November 12th.
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FCCW MUSIC
The Adult choir rehearses on
Wednesdays from 7-8:30 pm in the Sanctuary
The Bell Choir will rehearse on
Sundays after church from 11:15 - 12:30 pm
in the balcony
.
New members are always welcome!
Any questions?
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EMAIL PRAYER CHAIN
Members of our congregation’s prayer chain receive prayer requests by confidential email. Anyone wishing to participate who does not use email may receive a phone notification.
To join: Call or email Krista at the FCCW office. To request prayer: Call or email Nancy Harwood (603-344-2752
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“HOST” A COFFEE HOUR
If you are willing to host a coffee hour this fall or winter, please select a Sunday of your choice and sign up in the Gathering Space. Food is optional! If you would like to host but are unfamiliar with the church kitchen, a member of the Family Care Board will be happy to assist!
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CHANCEL FLOWERS
Would you like to donate flowers for the cancel in the sanctuary? Consider donating a flower arrangement for the beauty of the sanctuary at Sunday service.
You may give it in memory of a loved one or to celebrate an anniversary, birthday, or holiday.
You make take the arrangement home after worship or have a deacon deliver it to a shut in. Please call the office or Gayle Gosselin at 493-5390 or
gayle6458@gmail.com
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USHERS
Want to get more involved in church life? Ushering or leading worship are great ways to help our church. Ushering is fairly simple and requires little more than arriving early on the Sunday you're serving. Leading worship requires only a few minutes of your time during the service.
There is no requirement for frequency. If you think this might fit your schedule, contact Bruce McCracken
bmc@metrocast.net
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BATIK BOUTIQUE
Are you looking for a way to serve? Here is an opportunity to join an amiable group of people and help our mission in the village of Kpenoe, Ghana. Sewers, cutters, pressers & beaders meet on Fridays in the chapel from 9:30 am - 1pm. If are interested in joining our group, please call Meg Geoghegan at 569- 4886. New members are always welcome.
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PRAYER SHAWL & VETERANS LAP ROBE MINISTRY
Do you knit? Do you crochet? Would you like to learn? Come and sit with us, every
3rd Friday from 10:00 - 11:30 am, as we make prayer shawls for members and friends of FCCW and lap robes for veterans in Hospice. Beginners and advanced knitters are welcome! For more information please contact Corinne Brown at (603) 569-0029 or Dotti Kay at (603) 569-6467.
The next Prayer Shawl group will meet on Friday, November 15th at FCCW in the 3rd Level gathering space.
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DINNER BELL
Dinner Bell is a program that offers a free meal at All Saints Church on Thursdays at 5 pm. We are looking for volunteers to help every 2nd week of the month from 3:00 - 6:00 PM. We need 2 people to setup, serve, and clean up. You can call the church office for more information. 569-1555 or
kristafccw@gmail.com
Dates to consider -
11/14, 12/12. Sign up at the back of the sanctuary.
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CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUP
A time of sharing and community for parents or caregivers and children of varying ages. The playgroup will meet on
Monday mornings at 9:30 am in the nursery here at FCCW or on nice days at the Nick. The group will generally meet weekly. Sign up for the Facebook group to find out where they are meeting each Monday. If you know a parent who might enjoy fellowship with other parents during this time frame, please invite them to come to the group! For more information contact Ali Hayford.
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FCCW CHURCH PHOTOS
Service
Sacraments
Children in the Service
Music
Events
Miscellaneous
Old to new Church
If you have photos you would like to share please send them to
Bruce McCracken
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WATCH OUR SERVICES
Wolfeboro Community
Television
Channel 25
Sundays: 9:00 am, 3:00 pm,
9:00 pm
YouTube Channel
Site URL:
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FALL BACK
Don't forget to turn your clocks back on Sunday, November 3rd
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PO Box 913
Wolfeboro NH 03894
(603) 569-1555
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The Rev. Gina Finocchiaro
Senior Minister
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Krista Marschner
Office Administrator
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Andy Campbell
Music Director
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