Friday, January 22, 2010

Announcements and Calendar for the week of Jan. 24

CHILDCARE DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING will be provided for all age children in the downstairs area of the church this morning.

THIS MORNING’S CHURCH SCHOOL ROTATION SCHEDULE: Pre-K/Kinder/Gr 1 –– Kitchen –– Karen Cloutier and Dylan Girardi Grades 2 & 3 –– Music & Movement –– Maria Sangiolo Grades 4 & 5 –– Art Room –– Ian Farquhar Grades 6/7/8 –– Science –– Ginny Viteri

Egg Carton Request –– the church school is in need of many cardboard 12 count egg cartons for an upcoming project. Please leave your donations in the Great Room. Thank you.

Daily Bread –– the church school is collecting jars of peanut butter and boxes of granola bars. Please leave on the table in the Great Room. Thank you so much!

The 7th Annual SYG ITALIAN DINNER will be held on Saturday, February 27 at 5:30 PM. Save the date and plan to invite a friend for this delicious meal. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. See Charlie Bottieri if you would like to help out or purchase a ticket.

The SOUPER BOWL OF CARING will return on Sunday, February 7. Last year, over 13,000 church and school groups collected 10.3 million dollars for hunger relief in just one day! Over the last 6 years our youth group has collected over $5000 to feed hungry families in Northeastern CT. Place a dollar or more in the soup kettle on February 7. Your gift will support the work of the Daily Bread Food Pantry in Putnam.
Save the Date: Sunday, January 31, following worship. Our board of deacons has scheduled an opportunity for members of our church to continue discussions that will arise at our annual meeting on January 24 concerning our focus, new mission initiatives, and priorities as a church in a new decade. All are invited.

WEEKLY CALENDAR
TODAY - ANNUAL MEETING AND LUNCHEON
MONDAY
7:30 p.m. Sr. Bells
7:30 p.m. AA Group
TUESDAY
10:30 a.m. Bible Study
3:30 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry
WEDNESDAY
2:30 p.m. Youth Council Meeting (here)
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts
NEXT SUNDAY
5:00 p.m. GIV2 Lift Off Event
7:00 p.m. SYG meeting