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December 1, 2021

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Good Morning Beloved Community!

This is a busy time of year for SHUCC, and this week is no exception. The ministry council had a great meeting last night, and this weekend we will have the Christmas Bazaar and Cookie Walk! I want to thank Lynda Spaulding for all of her hard work putting together the baskets, and I want to thank all of you who contributed to the basket raffle and also to those of you who are baking some delicious cookies for the cookie walk. If any of you would like someone to serve as a quality control agent, look no further…I am here to serve and would be more than happy to sample them. I look forward to seeing all of you there on Saturday for the Bazaar and Cookie Walk.

This Sunday is the second Sunday of Advent and Rev. Donna Ives will be leading the service, which will include communion. I regret that I will not be able to worship with you this Sunday as I will be leading worship and preaching at Emmanuel United Church of Christ in Sebring, FL this week. I will be with you in spirit.

Lastly, I would like to encourage you to consider serving on the Ministry Council starting next year. This is a wonderful way to get involved in the ministries and work of SHUCC. If you feel called to leadership, any of us would be happy to talk with you about opportunities that are available and ways that you can help. It truly does take all of us to carry out the work that we have been called to do, and I can’t think of any group of people that I would rather serve alongside than all of you. Love ya…Mean it!

-Chance

The Giving Tree Project

The Mission Ministry Team is supporting The Giving Tree Project at Spring Hill Elementary School this holiday season. The Giving Trees are set up in the narthex, there are a few tags left to help children who have been identified by the school’s administrative team to receive a gift of clothing which will include an outfit of shirt and pants/skirt (not school uniform), shoes, and pajamas. In addition, each child will indicate 2 wish-list items.

Tags include the name, age, gender, and giving ideas for each child. You are invited to select a tag or tags, purchase the suggested items, and return the gifts to the narthex by Sunday, December 12.

Members of the Mission Team will be present on Sundays to assist you in the process of selecting a name(s) and filling out the sign-up sheet. They will also be available each Sunday to receive your gifts and make sure all gifts are properly tagged.

If you are unable to purchase the items yourself, members of the Mission Team will be happy to accept your financial donation and shop for you!

If you have any questions, please call Cindy Cannioto at 352-683-5246 or Marty Hodgkins at 302-981-6347.

Thank you for your generosity! And Thank you for participating in the important and fun ministry!

Click on the link below to view the FL Conference UCC "Celebrate Florida" Newsletter for December 2021 and January 2022.

Celebrate Florida Newsletter

A Celebration of Life Service

has been scheduled

for Nancy McKenney

on Thursday, December 16th

at 11:00 am

in the church sanctuary.

Attention All SHUCC Ladies!

On Wednesday, December 15 at 12:00 noon, we will meet at the Wellington restaurant for lunch. We hope many of you will join us. We will need to make reservations so please contact Helen D'Angelo (352-277-3409) or Gloria Bulau (352-686-3312) or sign-up on the sheet on hallway bulletin board. The deadline for reservations will be Monday, December 13. We look forward to sharing a meal and conversation with you.

PLEASE PRAY FOR.......Sherrie Raymond, Scott Harris, David Pulliam, Myrtle Helfers, Eric, Carrie Haggerty, Tristan, Patty, Jim Fairchild, Kathy Scheible, Ray & Joan Posney, Janet Pruitt, Randy, Brittany, Horst Hackemer, Kelly Trask, Ashley & family, Donna Spaulding, Joann Edmonds, Lurena Rice, Deb Kazmierczak, Andy, LaRetta Thompson, Jill Thompson, Addy Hackl, and Melody.

The Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry ministry helps us reach our hungry, worried and lonely neighbors with a little bit of food, and a whole lot of love. Thank you to all who give food, finances and/or time to this outreach. Please drop your donations off at the Food Pantry on the 1st and 3rd Saturday mornings between 9 and 11 am. The church office can no longer accept donations.

We are in need of the following:

Cereal / Pasta and sauce / Canned pasta /

Canned fruit / Canned veggies / Peanut butter /

Jelly / Crackers / Canned meat (tuna, chicken etc.) Macaroni and cheese / Rice / Beans / Canned soup, chili, stew, etc.

Our Food for Thought program provides snacks for kids at Spring Hill Elementary. This helps the kids concentrate and learn, as well as relieving a financial burden of the teachers, who would normally provide the snacks from their own funds. When you donate to the food pantry, include non-sugary cereal, goldfish crackers, and other non-sugary snacks.

With rare exceptions, announcements will be made by the person leading the service each week rather than having multiple people make individual announcements. With that in mind, if you have an announcement that you would like to be made on Sunday, please send the wording and details of the announcement to either the church office (shuccoffice@gmail.com) or to Chance (shucc.mid@gmail.com) by Noon on the Friday before you want the announcement made. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Spring Hill United Church of Christ - YouTube PAGE

The Sunday worship service will be uploaded to our page each week.

Link:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0zAt2wCXUzEJ1Om7HQX8mQ/

PRAYER CHAIN:

If you would like to have someone added to the Prayer Chain or be part of the Prayer Chain, please call Gloria Bulau at 352-686-3312 or send an email to deergloria@tampabay.rr.com.

Your request will remain confidential.