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THIS WEEK IN WORSHIP

Pastor Brad Bergfalk will be leading Worship service this Sunday.
Ashley Adams will offer a Children's Message,
Deacon of the Day will be Eric Hermansen,
David Nobles will be our Lay Reader .
Please join us for coffee hour following the
service.
God’s House Needs You!
Join our family of volunteers and discover the difference you can make in the lives of others.

The heart and soul of First Congregational Church of Bethel is its people. As Christians we seek to serve and the efforts of the faithful are vital to our daily mission. Your Officers, Boards and Committees do not take your participation for granted and know that what is accomplished would not be a reality without the faithful dedication of those who have answered the call to step up and be counted.

Service and Volunteer Opportunities at First Congregational Church of Bethel that could use volunteers immediately;
Officer Position – Moderator (term expires 2019)
Settled Pastoral Search Committee
Fellowship and Communication Board

For a complete listing of opportunities and a brief description of the Boards and Committees, please review our present Officers/Boards/Committees Slate located on the bulletin boards near the Main Hall kitchen door and Parish House entrance. 

Please do not hesitate to get involved. Training is provided and there are many opportunities available for helping out. Please think about an area of Congregational Life that you may want to learn more about or in which you would like to take a more active part. All of our meetings are open meetings and we would welcome you to sit in to get an idea of what may be involved.

For further information please contact one of the present Board/Committee members, Moderator Jim Welsh ( jim.welsh.jr@gmail.com ) or Kurt Habeck ( kkhabeck@aol.com ) Nominating Committee.
WE WELCOME OUR NEW INTENTIONAL INTERIM MINISTER

Rev. Dr. Bradley Bergfalk is a credentialled minister in the Connecticut Conference of the UCC. He most recently served as Senior Minister at First Congregational Church of Litchfield. He is married to Roxanna and they have three young-adult children. Rev. Bergfalk has served congregations in both settled and intentional interim roles in New Hampshire, New York, Washington State, Alaska, Nebraska, and Connecticut. He lives in
Chester, CT.
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IDEA SESSION ONE
( I dentifying D irection E ngaging A ll)

Join us on Sunday, September 22nd immediately following our worship for our first in a series of listening Sessions during this transitional period. The purpose of these sessions is to begin a conversation about where God might be leading First Congregational Church of Bethel and what we will need to do to prepare for that reality. The session will last one hour and be facilitated by our Intentional Interim Minister.
Youth Group meets each Sunday
Senior High and Junior High will meet
4:00pm-6:00pm.
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Computer Classes
Looking to learn more about computers? Email? Writing documents? Excel Spreadsheets?
First Church wants to help with our inter-generational Computer Lab .
with topics you would like to
 learn more about.
We will begin to offer classes this coming school year.


Office Hours
Monday 9am-12pm
Wednesday 9am-12pm
Friday 9am-12pm
LAY READERS AND COFFEE HOUR HOSTS

Thanks to everyone who has volunteered! Sign-up sheets are available, we need volunteers
for Coffee Hour on
Sept. 29th.

Lay Readers and Coffee Hour hosts are needed in October.

First Congregational Church of Bethel, 46   Main   St ,  Bethel , CT  06801
Phone # 203-743-1877
An Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ.