Announcements and Calendar for the Week of Mar. 27

THANK YOU to all who participate in our KNITTING MINISTRY! These beautiful creations are a tangible expression of caring for friends and loved ones in our community. Our group meets in the church library at 3:30 PM on the last Tuesday of each month. New members are always welcome and we have lots of skilled knitters who are happy to teach beginners. Our next meeting will be on March 29. Patterns and prayers can also be found online at www.shawlministry.com.

GUIDE MY FEET LENTEN PROGRAM continues on Wednesday, March 30 at the Hill Church. Join us for a simple supper of soup and bread at 6 PM, followed by a short presentation, and worship. Our featured speaker this week is Rachael Arcand who works at United Services in Willimantic.

COMPASSION CAMP REGISTRATION FORMS are now available! Pick one up from the youth bulletin board downstairs or download from the church website at www.hillchurch.org. This outreach program is for youth who are currently in grades 6-9 and the camp will be held on the week of July 25-29. Register by April 8 to get the Early Bird Discount!

HELP WANTED! Easter Elves are needed to help make yummy chocolate covered coconut eggs on Sunday, April 3. These will be prepared for sale for the Easter Holiday. The process is simple but we need many hands! Proceeds will benefit our Summer Scholarship Fund for youth who want to go to Silver Lake, Synod, and Compassion Camp. Speak to Debbie Gray if you would like to help after church next week.

THIS MORNING’S CHURCH SCHOOL Pre-K –– Music & Movement –– Emily John –– End Classroom Grades K/1/2 –– Games & Dance –– Leslie & Eva –– Art Classroom Grades 3/4/5 –– Storytelling –– Diane Peterson –– Center Classroom Grades 6/7/8 –– Cooking - Charlie Bottieri –– Kitchen
Junior Choir –– Next Sunday we will be singing, I Will Be Your God. Please plan to arrive at 9:15 a.m. for anthem rehearsal. Thank you! THERE WILL BE A CONGREGATIONAL MEETING immediately following the service today so there will not be a coffee hour. Please join us for the Heritage Event, with pot luck supper, at 4:30 this afternoon. This potluck supper will be a time for fellowship and sharing stories.

CALL TO SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION TODAY
-Proposed amendments to the Exhibit A policies for management of the endowment fund adopted under the Special Resolution of January 24, 1999 and amendment of the related Church by-laws regarding the responsibility of the Trustees to manage the income from the fund and the reduction in Investment Committee membership from five members to three;
-Proposed amendment to the Church by-laws related to the composition of the Board of Deacons; and
-Discussion concerning the display of the American Flag on the church premises.

THE TRANSITION TEAM would like to invite you to a Church Heritage Event, "A Tale of Two Times: Then and Now," today from 4:30pm - 7:30pm. This is a very special all church gathering and potluck event. After dinner, we will roll up our sleeves and delve into the history of our church. It will be a time of fun recollection and remembered challenges. Children are welcome at this event. They, too, will be led in a similar exercise and have an opportunity to tell their stories. Shared participation will provide the vital background needed as we create a time line of our church and gather information for our future search for our next pastor. We warmly invite all to attend.


REMEMBER THE RUMMAGE SALE! Here’s one more date to add to your calendar: The SPRING RUMMAGE & WHITE ELEPHANT SALE AND YOUTH BAKE SALE (Friday only)
Coming to our church, Friday, APRIL 8, 2-5 p.m. and Saturday, APRIL 9 , 9 a.m. -12 noon
Donations may be left in the corner of the basement until 12 noon on Thursday, APRIL 7. Remember we need people to help us pack up at noon on Saturday & we need BOXES, TOO!!



CALENDAR OF THE WEEK
Today
11:15 a.m. Confirmation Class
11:15 a.m. Special Congregational Meeting
4:30 p.m. Heritage Event and Pot Luck
Monday
7:30 p.m. AA
7:30 p.m. Sr. Bells
Tuesday
3:30 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry
Wednesday
6:00 p.m. Lenten Soup & Bread Program (here)
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts
7:00 p.m. Book Discussion .
Thursday
10:30 a.m. Bible Study
7:00 p.m. Sr. Choir

Announcements and Calendar for the Week of Mar. 20

SERRV CART: Look for the SERRV tables at Coffee Hour today! Lots of new items, good for Easter giving, Spring excitement around your home or for that special gift for someone in your life!

CALL TO SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION MARCH 27, 2011
-Proposed amendments to the Exhibit A policies for management of the endowment fund adopted under the Special Resolution of January 24, 1999 and amendment of the related Church by-laws regarding the responsibility of the Trustees to manage the income from the fund and the reduction in Investment Committee membership from five members to three;
-Proposed amendment to the Church by-laws related to the composition of the Board of Deacons; and
-Discussion concerning the display of the American Flag on the church premises.

THE TRANSITION TEAM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AN EVENT IN MARCH YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS:
Mark your calendars for our Church Heritage Event, "A Tale of Two Times: Then and Now," Sunday, March 27, from 4:30pm - 7:30pm. This is a very special all church gathering and potluck event. Bring your favorite recipe or choose one of the wonderful recipes from the personal collection of Ian Scott's wife Patricia which are sweetly symbolic of the historical nature of our program. Sign up in the Great Room during Coffee Hour any Sunday in March. After dinner, we will roll up our sleeves and delve into the history of our church. It will be a time of fun recollection and remembered challenges. Children are welcome at this event. They, too, will be led in a similar exercise and have an opportunity to tell their stories. Shared participation will provide the vital background needed as we create a time line of our church and gather information for our future search for our next pastor. We warmly invite all to attend. Rides will be made available; please call the church office to arrange transportation.

POT LUCK RECIPES AVAILABLE: Don’t forget to stop by the table at Coffee Hour & select a recipe for the upcoming Pot Luck Supper on March 27. We have selected some of Ian Scott’s family recipes & we hope you’ll pick one card for a main course or a dessert and try the recipe for this upcoming church supper. Or if you want to make your “old standby church supper favorite” & not take a card, that’s fine too.

This Morning’s Church School
Pre-K –– Cooking –– Kitchen –– Charlie Bottieri K/1/2 –– Music & Movement –– End Classroom –– Emily John Grades 3/4/5 –– Games & Dance –– First Classroom - Leslie Sweetnam & Eva Hulme Grades 6/7/8 –– Storytelling –– Center Classroom - Diane Peterson Rotation Assistant - Ellen Boylan
Church School Leader for this morning is Diane Peterson. Thank you Diane!
Junior Choir - There will be a brief rehearsal this morning after church school. Our guest conductor will be Emily John. Thank you Emily!



CALENDAR OF THE WEEK
Today
11:15 a.m. Confirmation Class meet with mentors (or by appointment)
Monday
7:30 p.m. AA
7:30 p.m. Sr. Bells
Tuesday
7:30 p.m. Trustees
Wednesday
6:00 p.m. Lent Program (EW)
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts
7:00 p.m. Book Discussion .
Thursday
10:30 a.m. Bible Study
Next Sunday Blessing of the Prayer Shawls
9:15 a.m. Bell Choir warm-up
11:15 a.m. Confirmation Class
11:15 a.m. Special Church Meeting
4:30 p.m. “Tale of Two Times” and Potluck Dinner

Announcements and Calendar for the Week of Mar. 13

REV. MIKE AND THE TRANSITION TEAM will hold a Second Hour today following worship. How do things feel at church these days? Do you have any questions or concerns you would like to express? Rev. Mike and The Transition Team will discuss progress as they see it. It is time for a “stop check”. Plan to grab your coffee and cookie and meet in the library.

CALL TO SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION MARCH 27, 2011
-Proposed amendments to the Exhibit A policies for management of the endowment fund adopted under the Special Resolution of January 24, 1999 and amendment of the related Church by-laws regarding the responsibility of the Trustees to manage the income from the fund and the reduction in Investment Committee membership from five members to three;
-Proposed amendment to the Church by-laws related to the composition of the Board of Deacons; and
-Discussion concerning the display of the American Flag on the church premises.


THE TRANSITION TEAM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AN EVENT IN MARCH YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS:
Mark your calendars for our Church Heritage Event, "A Tale of Two Times: Then and Now," Sunday, March 27, from 4:30pm - 7:30pm. This is a very special all church gathering and potluck event. Bring your favorite recipe or choose one of the wonderful recipes from the personal collection of Ian Scott's wife Patricia which are sweetly symbolic of the historical nature of our program. Sign up in the Great Room during Coffee Hour any Sunday in March. After dinner, we will roll up our sleeves and delve into the history of our church. It will be a time of fun recollection and remembered challenges. Children are welcome at this event. They, too, will be led in a similar exercise and have an opportunity to tell their stories. Shared participation will provide the vital background needed as we create a time line of our church and gather information for our future search for our next pastor. We warmly invite all to attend. Rides will be made available; please call the church office to arrange transportation.

POT LUCK RECIPES AVAILABLE: Don’t forget to stop by the table at Coffee Hour & select a recipe for the upcoming Pot Luck Supper on March 27. We have selected some of Ian Scott’s family recipes & we hope you’ll pick one card for a main course or a dessert and try the recipe for this upcoming church supper. The recipes will be available next week as well, but if you want to make your “old standby church supper favorite” & not take a card, that’s fine too.

CHURCH SCHOOL –– We are beginning a new unit called “Teach Us How To Pray”. The children will be exploring many different kinds of prayers. Jesus taught his disciples to pray and gave them an example that we still use today. We call this example the Lord’s Prayer. This morning in our group event, we will make prayer journals to use throughout the Lenten season.
ROTATION LEADERS for the “Teach Us How To Pray” unit are Emily John, Diane Peterson, Charlie Bottieri, Leslie Sweetnam and Eva Hulme. Thank you for your leadership!
DAILY BREAD –– The church school is collecting peanut butter and diapers for our local food/bank. Visit http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/x1512124941/Putnam-food-pantry-expands-mission-with-help-from-volunteer-coordinator#axzz1G26SNc4L to learn about Daily Bread’’s mission.
JUNIOR CHOIR –– We will sing the anthem on March 27th. Be sure to attend weekly rehearsals! Thank you!

CALENDAR OF THE WEEK
Today
11:15 a.m. Second Hour with Rev. Mike and Transition Team
11:30 a.m. Confirmands meet with mentors
11:30 p.m. Compassion Camp Staff (EW)
Monday Community Kitchen
7:30 p.m. AA
7:30 p.m. Sr. Bells
Tuesday
7:00 p.m. Outreach
7:30 p.m. Hillbillies Jam
Wednesday
6:00 p.m. YMT (meet at Lent Program)
6:00 p.m. Lent Program (here)
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts
7:00 p.m. Book Discussion .
Thursday
10:30 a.m. Bible Study
7:00 p.m. Sr. Choir
Saturday
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Announcements and Calendar for the Week of Mar. 6

THE TRANSITION TEAM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AN EVENT IN MARCH YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS:
Mark your calendars for our Church Heritage Event, "A Tale of Two Times: Then and Now," Sunday, March 27, from 4:30pm - 7:30pm. This is a very special all church gathering and potluck event. Bring your favorite recipe or choose one of the wonderful recipes from the personal collection of Ian Scott's wife Patricia which are sweetly symbolic of the historical nature of our program. Sign up in the Great Room during Coffee Hour any Sunday in March. After dinner, we will roll up our sleeves and delve into the history of our church. It will be a time of fun recollection and remembered challenges. Children are welcome at this event. They, too, will be led in a similar exercise and have an opportunity to tell their stories. Shared participation will provide the vital background needed as we create a time line of our church and gather information for our future search for our next pastor. We warmly invite all to attend. Rides will be made available; please call the church office to arrange transportation.

CHURCH SCHOOL – This morning we are wrapping up our “Burning Bush and Other Images of God” rotations. We would like to thank the following ladies for leading our youth through this unit: Joan Fortin, Jennifer John, Brittany LaFleur, Diane Peterson, and Maria Sangiolo. You are appreciated!
This Morning’s Rotations:
Pre-K – Joan Fortin – Art
K/1/2 – Jennifer John – Storytelling
3/4/5 – Brittany LaFleur - Games
6/7/8 - Maria Sangiolo - Cooking

Daily Bread – the church school is collecting Peanut Butter and Diapers (Step 1-6 daytime). Please leave your donations on the table in the Harrison Hall.

PRAYER CHAIN—Our prayers for one another have great power to heal and bring comfort. We have recently initiated an email group for members in the congregation who would like to participate. If you would like to receive the prayer requests and be part of this ministry of caring please sign up on the clipboard in the church office or contact Debby Kirk at ddkirk@snet.net. Prayer requests can be made to Rev. Mike Ader ader@iname.com or Debby Kirk by anyone who would like to be encircled by God’s peace.


YOUTH GROUP is wrapping up a 48 hour “Boston Urban Outreach” with service through the City Mission Society . Please keep our young people and their leaders in your prayers as they worship at the historic Old South Church this morning and travel home this afternoon. Our group will be sharing about our trip next Sunday.


“DIVE IN” TO SERVICE at the Special Olympics Swim Meet. All youth who have preregistered for this Giv2 event should plan to meet at East Woodstock Church at 7:15 am. We will carpool to Windham High School and meet other Giv2 volunteers there. Event organizers tell us it is warm in the pool area, so wear lightweight clothing. Lunch is provided but there is also snack food available for sale. Check your email for other instructions! We expect to return at about 4:30 PM.


WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP The regular monthly meeting of the Women’s Fellowship will be held on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. Our guest speaker will be Evie Wright, a CT State Trooper, talking about Personal Safety. This meeting will be of interest to men, too, so bring your spouse or a guest. Hostesses for the luncheon to follow are Linda Chase & Mary Seney with Ruth Stevenson offering worship.


CALENDAR OF THE WEEK
Today
11:30 a.m. Confirmands meet with Rev. Mike
3:00 p.m. Youth Group returns from Boston
Monday
7:30 p.m. AA
7:30 p.m. Sr. Bells
Tuesday
1:00 - 6:00 Blood Drive
7:00 p.m. Council
Wednesday
10:30 a.m. Women’s Fellowship
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts
7:00 p.m. Book Discussion
7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service at Church of the Good Shepherd
Thursday
10:30 a.m. Bible Study
Saturday
7:15 a.m. Giv2 Youth to Special Olympics Swim Meet (meet at EW)
11:00 a.m. Rob Roy Macgregor memorial service
5:30 p.m. Progressive Dinner


An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held in the downstairs area of the church on Tuesday, March 8th from 1:30 - 6:00 p.m. They are always looking for blood donors, so please stop by if you would like to help replenish their supply.