Announcements and Calendar for the Week of Mar. 21

ATTENTION CARDMAKERS! We are having a fundraiser to help out kids attending Regional Youth Event (RYE) this summer. Come make five wonderful cards to represent the four seasons plus one to lift your spirits. Two sessions are scheduled - Thursday, April 8 at 10:00 a.m. or Friday, April 9 at 6:00 p.m. The cost is $20.00 payable to Senior Youth Group. Please see Tracy Knust or Debby Kirk if you have any questions.

THIS MORNING’S CHURCH SCHOOL ROTATIONS: Pre-K/Kinder/Gr 1 –– Art –– Miss Kat Bottieri Grades 2 & 3 –– Science –– Mr. Charlie Bottieri Grades 4 & 5 –– Cooking –– Mr. Jim Nowak Grades 6/7/8 –– Games –– Mr. Andy Perry Gathering Leader –– Jennifer John
Thank you to Kat, Charlie, Jim, Andy and Jennifer for your leadership throughout our Symbols of Holy Week unit!

A WALK THROUGH HOLY WEEK: Next Sunday the church school children will experience A Walk Through Holy Week in the downstairs area. We will begin in Jerusalem with a Palm Parade, gather for The Last Supper, move to The Garden of Gethsemane, and then The Courtyard. After The Walk To Golgotha we will visit The Tomb. Parents –– Please encourage your child to retell the story using their Lenten Box symbols.

DAILY BREAD –– Many boxes full of food were delivered to Daily Bread this past week. Thank you so much! Please continue to be generous so that we can fill up our Great Room table once again. Peanut butter and jelly is needed, but all non-perishable foods are welcome.

OUR COVENANT TO CARE liaison has sent the following request: "With the economic climate the way that it is, our families are in need of so many various items, clothes, food, etc. If we could collect ten $20 gift cards this would be extremely helpful!"
To facilitate meeting this Easter request, your CTC committee will gratefully accept either the Walmart gift cards or cash which will be converted into Walmart gift cards for $20 each. We will need to receive all donations by Palm Sunday, March 28, in order to be ready for delivery before Easter. You can either leave the gift cards or money in the office or see Martha Harrison, or Tom or Lynn Singleton. If you would like an official church receipt, please be sure we get your name and the amount of your donation or gift card. As usual we appreciate your generosity and kindness for people who are really going through some difficult times.

PLEASE HAVE your articles for the April SHARE in the church office today!

TONIGHT IS SUNDAE NITE! All youth in grades 5-12 are welcome to join us for a game of BUNKO and myo ice cream sundaes! Come to East Woodstock Congregational Church tonight (March 21) from 6 to 7:30 for this fun dessert meeting. We'll have info about Compassion Camp, Silver Lake and other summer programs for youth.

COMPASSION CAMP 2010 is scheduled for the week of July 26-30. All youth who are currently in grades 6-9 are invited to sign up for this program of summer fun and local outreach. Forms are available online at www.hillchurch.org or next to Deb's office door. All who turn in a registration form and $40 deposit by March 28 are eligible for the discounted early bird rate of $75. Space is limited to 30 students so sign up today!

FINAL MEETING OF LENTEN PROGRAM: Giv2 LEARNSHOP ON HUNGER. What is "hunger insecurity" and how does it affect people in CT? This learnshop on Wednesday, March 24 will help you understand what we can do to help feed people who are struggling to get by. Youth and adults are encouraged to come to this last meeting of our Lenten series on service. Supper is served at 6 PM followed by a presentation by Janet Kniffin of the CT Food Bank. This evening is a great preparation for the upcoming April 20 Giv2 event at the Community Kitchen.

Calendar of the Week
Today
12:00 p.m. GIV2 Planning Team
6:00 p.m. SYG Sundae Night @ EW
Monday
7:00 p.m. Sr. Bells (note earlier starting time!)
7:30 p.m. AA
Tuesday
10:30 a.m. Bible Study
3:30 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry
Wednesday
6:00 p.m. Lent Program - Hill Church - Giv2 Learnshop on Hunger
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts
Thursday
7:00 p.m. Sr. Choir
Friday
9:30 - 11:15 Woodstock Academy Students in Great Room
Saturday
5 - 7:30 Democratic Committee Supper
Next Sunday - Palm Sunday, Holy Week Begins
2:00 p.m. HONK at Break a Leg productions

Announcements and Calendar for the Week of Mar. 14

Announcements and Calendar for the Week of March 7

CHURCH SCHOOL FAMILIES –– This morning is an intergenerational worship service; an opportunity for families to worship together. The nursery is staffed this morning for children ages 4 and under. Symbols of Holy Week rotational workshops will resume next Sunday.

DAILY BREAD –– the church school is collecting PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY during the month of March! Please leave your donations on the table in the Great Room. Thank you!

PRAYER WALL –– Families and friends are invited to place prayers on the prayer wall in the church school classroom corridor. The church school children will lift up those prayers each Sunday morning.

WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP: The regular monthly meeting of the Women’s Fellowship will take place on Wednesday, March 10 at 10:30 followed by lunch. Our program is Marilyn Pomeroy with a "Tour of China." Marilyn will also offer our worship while Barbara Child and Shirley Field are our hostesses.

AID TO HAITI: Thank you for all the generous donations for the Baby Care Kits for Haitian infants! We collected an total of 282 diapers, 168 diaper pins, 94 t-shirts, 207 washcloths, 88 gowns and sleepers, 41 sweatshirts, and 133 receiving blankets. We packed a total of 41 complete kits and sent all of your donations to Church World Service for distribution to families in need. Church World Service, www.churchworldservice.org is an agency that partners with UCC churches and has been working in Haiti for decades. Many thanks to Mary Ellen Kelly for transporting the 155 lbs of freight to Fed Ex.

Compassion Camp is scheduled for the week of July 26-30. All youth who are currently in grades 6-9 are invited to sign up for this program of summer fun and local outreach. Come to our "Sundae Night" at East Woodstock at 6 PM on March 21 to learn more and pick up registration forms.

CALENDAR OF THE WEEK
TODAY
10:00 a.m. SYG Breakfast Club @ EW
11:15 a.m. Deacons’ Luncheon
MONDAY - Community Kitchen
7:30 p.m. Sr. Bell Choir
7:30 p.m. AA Group
TUESDAY
10:30 a.m. Bible Study
7:30 p.m. Trustees
WEDNESDAY
10:30 a.m. Women’s Fellowship
6:00 p.m. Lenten Program
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts
FRIDAY - SUNDAY: Women’s Celebration, Burlingon, VT