Announcements and Calendar for the Week of Dec. 19

THANK YOU to all who helped with SANTA’S SITTING SERVICE last Saturday. Our teens gave parents a day off to prepare for Christmas and had a great time baking cookies, doing crafts, and playing outside with the “youngers.” In addition, we raised $168 toward our Boston

THE BETHLEHEM MARKET-PLACE is now open! Feast on a savory menu of Mediterranean cuisine. Our table is brimming with vegetables, fruits, legumes, breads, cheeses, meats, teas and desserts!
Visit our market-place shops! Create a clay doll in the Pottery Shop. Experience the scents of ancient herbs and spices in our Confectionery. Try your hand at grinding grain in the Mill Shop. Make butter in the Goat Shed. Purchase the gift of an animal at Heifer International Table.


SAVE THE DATES! Urban Outreach trip on March 4-6. High School youth and adults who are interested in that opportunity can download registration forms from the church website.

FLOWER COMMITTEE: There will be a meeting of the Flower Committee on Tuesday January 4th at 9am at Cheryl Swenson’s. Anyone interested in joining us is welcomed.

SHARE deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 21!

WEATHER CLOSINGS: For information on church closings or delayed worship services due to severe weather conditions, please tune to WINY Radio in Putnam which is 1350 am, or to the NBC Connecticut Weather Center channel. Our deacons will also send out an e-mail, letting you know if there will be a closing, delay or any other special information pertaining to weather conditions.







WEEKLY CALENDAR
TODAY
9:15 a.m. Sr. Bells
11:30 a.m. Bethlehem event
11:45 a.m. Confirmation Class Huddle
5:00 p.m. Blue Christmas Service
MONDAY
7:30 p.m. Sr. Bells
7:30 p.m. AA
TUESDAY
10:30 a.m. Bible Study
3:30 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry
7:30 p.m. Trustees
7:30 p.m. Hillbillies
WEDNESDAY
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts
FRIDAY
7:30 p.m. Candlelight Service
NEXT SUNDAY
10:00 a.m. Blessing of the Toys