Announcements and Calendar for the Week of Feb. 14

THE CHURCH SCHOOL is acting out the Transfiguration story this morning using a simple shadow theater in the downstairs area of the church. Thank you to the Kalafus, John, and Fisher families for providing special snacks for us!

PANCAKES! PANCAKES! all are invited to a light pancake buffet style brunch immediately following the worship service on February 21st in the downstairs area of the church. If you would be willing to bring a fruit salad, please see Ellie Donahue. Create a Lenten Story-box; a simple tool to help you explore the events of Holy Week throughout the Lenten season. Make one for yourself and one to share. Or just come enjoy fellowship with others over a tasty brunch!

THE "SYMBOLS OF HOLY WEEK" unit begins next Sunday for the church school. Thank you to the following teachers for leading this Lenten unit: Charlie Bottieri, Kat Bottieri, Andrew Perry and Jim Nowak.

DON’T HAVE TIME TO MAKE DINNER? Chicken Pot Pies are available in the kitchen freezer for a suggested $5.00 donation. All proceeds to benefit the general fund operating expenses. Please leave your donation in the envelope on the freezer door. Thank you and enjoy!

SAVE THE DATE!!! There is an All-Church Retreat being planned for March 6th from 9 - 12 in the Great Room. More details will be forthcoming soon!

ASH WEDNESDAY IS FEB. 17. There will be a service at 7:00 at The Church of the Good Shepherd in West Woodstock, with East Woodstock and our church participating in the service as well. All are welcome.

AID TO HAITI: HELP THE CHILDREN. We will continue to collect items for Baby Care Kits for the next two weeks. Look at the display on the kiosk in the Great Room or log on to www.churchworldservice.org for a list of items. Kits will be assembled at the Lenten Program on Wednesday, February 24. Join us at the Hill Church at 6 PM for a light supper followed by a short program and kit assembly.

GIV2 Northeast takes to the road! Giv2 (give squared) is our NEW CORPS of UCC youth + adults GIVING back to our communities in response to the GIFTS of God. Together we explore our faith through SERVICE + FELLOWSHIP. Our first event will be on Tuesday, February 16 when we will prepare and serve a meal at the Community Kitchen in Putnam. Youth in grades 7-12 who would like to participate should RSVP to Jennifer John or Jim Nowak today. Meet at the East Woodstock Church at 9:00 am on Tuesday and bring a cabbage, vegetable peeler, hat and hairtie.

THANK YOU for your generous donations for last week's SOUPER BOWL of CARING! We raised $288 for the Daily Bread Food Pantry which serves families in Northeastern, CT. Reports are still coming in, but to date 6,322 groups around the country collected over 6.3 million dollars for hunger relief.

SYG ITALIAN DINNER is just two weeks away! Do you have your tickets? Have you invited a friend to dinner? Join us for Chef Charlie's famous pasta with savory sauce. Seating is continuous from 5:30 to 7:00 PM and take-out is available. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. See Debby Kirk for more information.

JUST A REMINDER, The East Woodstock Congregational Church is hosting an EMPTY BOWLS Soup Dinner next Saturday evening. The dinner is at 6:00 with a concert at 7:00, featuring our very own Hill Church Hillbillies! All proceeds to benefit Daily Bread and TEEG. Call EWCC for tickets or more information at 928-7449.

SHARE deadline will be next Sunday, Feb. 21.
WEEKLY CALENDAR
TODAY - Women’s Sunday
MONDAY
7:30 p.m. AA
TUESDAY
9:00 p.m. Giv2 at Community Kitchen
10:30 a.m. Bible Study
7:30 p.m. Council
7:30 p.m. Hillbillies
WEDNESDAY
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts
7:00 pm. Ash Wednesday Service at Church of the Good Shepherd
THURSDAY
7:00 p.m. Sr. Choir
SATURDAY
6:00 p.m. Empty Bowls dinner/concert at EWCC
NEXT SUNDAY
11:30 a.m. YMT Huddle at EW
11:30 a.m. Lenten Breakfast/event