Last Sunday: Rev. Brian Bodt led us in worship and preached a wonderful sermon on "Got Any Grapes?". You can watch it by clicking here!

This Sunday, April 21st: Worship at 9:00 and 10:30 with David preaching. Church School will meets at 9 am in the Church House classrooms. New kids always welcome! Our Junior Choir will practice at 8:30am in the Memorial Room.

No Religion in the News this week due to a fabulous speaker after the 10:30 worship service. See below for more details!

Bible Study: Rev. Brian Bodt will be leading Bible Study again this week while David is away. The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew, Chapters 5, 6 and 7) will be the focus and you are encouraged to read these three chapters, much of which will be familiar. On April 18, Brian will invite us to dig deep into the alternate vision of life conveyed by The Sermon. Loving enemies, not judging others, curbing anger, non-resistance to evil, acquisition of wealth and the efficacy of spiritual practices are some of the "hot-button" ways The Sermon challenges the status quo of our personal and communal lives.

Please join us on Thursdays at 10am in the Parlor! All are welcome!

Interested in the Appalachia ASP experience? Alida needs 26 more adults (age 19 and older) to accompany our 230 teens this summer! We've had more than 60 awesome adults sign up -- now we need you! Please check out all the info at greenfieldhillchurch.com/asp and contact Alida to learn more!

A talk on the relations of Congregationalists and Native Americans in the Colonial Era! This Sunday, April 21st, the GHCC Adult Ed Board is offering a conversation with Paul Wegner, Assistant Executive Director of the Institute of Native American Studies, on the relations of Congregationalists and Native Americans in the Colonial Era. This talk is in anticipation of the GHCC 300th anniversary next year. The talk will begin at 11:30am (after worship) in the Sanctuary and consist of a moderated Q+A with Paul for 45 minutes. It will then be opened to questions from those attending.

Mark your calendar: Stephen Panus, author of Walk On, joins us for a talk and book-signing on Tuesday evening, April 30th at 7:00 p.m. Walk On is Stephen’s powerful memoir of loss after the death of his 16-year-old son Jake, who was a member of our SPF youth group. An inspirational and emotionally powerful story of a father who suffered every parent’s worst nightmare, yet found a way to turn his pain into purpose, Walk On has been selected by ABC TV’s “Good Morning America” for the GMA Book Club and will be featured on the April 20th show as the Buzz Pick.

3rd Annual Tails and Tulips! On Sunday, April 28th at 2pm, join us for a walk starting at church, walking through the Memorial Garden where yellow tulips were planted for Mental Health Awareness, and ending at the Fultons’ Barn where there will be live music (Sasco Dead and Sky Alan), food and drinks, and reps from several mental health resources. No pooch? No problem! Just grab a friend! Click here to register (it’s free!). Thank you for supporting our mission and helping us smash the stigma and bring hope!

History buff? Love this area? Pat McCullough, who leads the wonderful walking tours at the Dogwood Festival, would like to share the fun with others! If you'd be interested in learning the ropes from Pat, and helping to lead the tours, please be in touch with Pat at Patrickmcc56@yahoo.com

There's still room at our annual GHCC Women's Retreat, led by Alida, will take place Saturday, April 27th, at St. Birgitta's Retreat Center in Darien, from 9 to 3, led by Alida. Cost will be $40 per person, including lunch. RSVP by emailing the church office by Apr. 24.

Register now for this summer’s Vacation Bible School “Camp Firelight: A Summer Camp Adventure with God!” which will be held August 19-23, 2024 from 9:30 to noon each day. Each day the children will gather to share the daily Bible story skit and puppet show, music and movement. They will also participate in a variety of engaging activities including centers for science, story, arts and crafts, games and outdoor play. The program is open to all children entering kindergarten through 5th grade (as of Fall 2024). The cost is $75 per child. For additional information or to register, click here.

DOGWOOD FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHTS!

Take a look at these exciting events and areas of the Festival!

We're getting excited for this year's Dogwood Festival (May 11-12). It's time to purchase your tickets to the third annual Dogwood After Dark. Bring your friends and neighbors and don't miss this special night as we gather to celebrate all things Dogwood and kick off the weekend in style! Click here to get your tickets soon!

Volunteer Sign-Ups are online now!! Please go to greenfieldhillchurch.com/dogwood and click on the Volunteer link to choose your shift! We need all kinds of help, and would love to have you join the fun!!

The Dogwood Kids Zone is back with all of our special traditions: inflatable slide, cotton candy, crafts, games, the Dogwood Mini Dash, special visits from Danny Magic and the CT Audubon and much more. This is a perennial favorite for GHCC volunteers, so make sure to sign up today. Make plans to meet your friends at the Dogwood Festival! We'll see you there! 

Click here for our Dogwood Festival website with lots of other great info!

GHCC Men’s Golf Outing ~ Back by popular demand the GHCC Men's group will be having their 2nd annual golf outing at Smith Richardson Golf course on Friday June 7th in the early afternoon. This is open to all GHCC members. Please contact Greg Bambach at gregbambach@yahoo.com if interested.

From the Refugee Apartment Set Up Team: Since January 24, we have set up 11 apartments and welcomed 40 new refugees. And this week we welcome a Congolese family of 10 and an Guatemalan family of 6. And the good news is that CIRI has been told to expect about 200 more refugees before October 31st. We will be busy and again are asking for your help in making these apartments welcoming homes. We have done some price shopping and are switching our Wish List from Amazon to Walmart for more savings... please click here for the link. Same free shipping directly to the Church at 1045 Old Academy Road. We will need lots of dishes, tableware, glasses, mixing bowls, and cleaning supplies in the next few weeks. Two ways to help, please come and work with us on a set up or donate some items from the Wish List. It is also easy to donate cash on the GHCC website. Thank you for supporting this ministry. Contact Kathy Rafsky or Pam Dies with questions.

End Hunger One Step at a Time - The Annual CROP Walk takes place on Sunday, May 5th from 1:30pm-4pm, beginning from United Congregational Church, 220 North Avenue in Bridgeport. CROP Hunger Walks are community-based walk fundraising events held in cities and towns across the United States, created to support the global mission of Church World Service. You can register online at crophungerwalk.org/bridgeportCT

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It has come to our attention that a few people have received spam emails from a fake “David” asking for money. PLEASE NOTE, your pastors will never ask for help/money via email. If you should get something like this, please just delete it. Thank you! 

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