Announcements and Calendar for the Week of March 11, 2012

REMINDER! ANNUAL MEETING ADJOURNED TO TODAY, 11:15 am The regular Annual Meeting of the First Congregational Church of Woodstock held on January 22, 2012 was adjourned to March 11, 2012.

The Order of the Day for the Adjourned Meeting is:
1. To act upon the proposed budget for calendar year 2012 based upon the results of the 2012 Stewardship Campaign and the activities of the Ways and Means Committee.

CHURCH NOTES
TAKE NOTE! BENEFIT CONCERT FOR HEIFER INTERNATIONAL- East Woodstock Congregational Church - TODAY at 3:00 p.m. Enjoy the wonderful music of the acclaimed acapella vocal ensemble, Take Note! This program will support Heifer’s mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the earth. There will be a free will offering and a reception following the concert.

MORNING WATCH -- 7:00 to 7:30 am on Tuesday mornings during Lent. RENEW your prayer life ~ REFRESH your spirit ~ RECONNECT with God.
Give yourself a gift of thirty minutes peace before you begin the work or school day. Invite God into your day with scripture, silent meditation, and prayer. MORNING WATCH is open to adults and high school students in the community. We will meet at the Hill Church for the convenience of WA Students.

COMPASSION CAMP REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Camp dates are set for July 23-27, 2012 and forms are posted online and outside Deb’’s office door. CIT/Counselor applications are also available. All youth currently in grade 6 and up are invited to attend our week-long program of fun and service work in the local community. Register before March 31 and receive an Early Bird Discount!

Order your Chocolate Covered Coconut EASTER EGGS now for delivery on April 1. Fill out your order form and leave it in the church office today. Youth will be making these treats to raise funds for summer programs——Silver Lake, Compassion Camp, and NYE. We need many hands for this project! Plan to come to our Egg Factory on Sunday, March 18 from 6 to 8 PM or check with Debby for details about other times after school.

DEACON’S BREAKFAST: Next Sunday, March 18th. The deacons will host another before-church-breakfast, downstairs at 8:30, for a time of informal fellowship. We’ll have REAL (and decaf) coffee. All are welcome. If you could, please sign up at the kiosk or call Bev Brazeal at (860) 963-0288, so we have a general count of how many to expect (but we’ll plan extra, so please, if you don’t call, come anyway).

WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP: The regular monthly meting of the Women's Fellowship will take place on Wednesday, March 14 at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Maria Sangiolo will be our guest instrumentalist & vocalist, singing a wide array of tunes for all ages.


SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS: Last week, the Sunday school concluded the “Man Beside the Pool” rotation. The rotation was enjoyable to the teachers and students alike. It was quite impressive to hear the thoughtful and meaningful discussions from each child about their understanding of God’s healing powers and how He is always at work. Be sure to ask your children how they are helping carrying out God’s work! Once again a very special thank you to our teachers, Meg Bishop, Felix Klee, Eva Hulme, and Maria Sangiolo, for generously donating their time and talents.

With the Lenten season upon us, the children will begin a new lesson of reflection called, “Easter: Go and Tell.” Jennifer John will be coordinating this rotation along side teachers, Diane Peterson, Brittany LaFleur, and Joseph Giulietti.

We continue to see the pictures of the children’s Lenten gardens. They are growing beautifully. Very shortly we will be posting the photos for all to see!

The children are doing a wonderful job remembering to bring in their offering for their weekly mission. It is obvious this mission is meaningful to them -thank you, parents, for your support. This week the children should have brought in soap and deodorant. Next week's collection will be for wash cloths.

Reminder – March 23rd - we will be having another popcorn/ movie night. The movie is the Oscar award winning film Hugo.



Feeding Our Bodies and Our Souls
Mission Project
Access Emergency Homeless Shelter


Week 5: March 18th

What can I bring?

Wash Cloth
Things to think about…..

Call a Sunday school friend this week and remind them to bring in at least 1 wash cloth for this week…..

CALENDAR OF THE WEEK
Today
9:15 a.m. Junior Choir (downstairs)
9:15 a.m. Bell Choir warm up
11:15 a.m. Annual Meeting
3:00 a.m. “Take Note!” Concert at EW
Monday Community Kitchen
7:30 p.m. AA (library)
7:30 p.m. Sr. Bells (in balcony)
Tuesday
7:00 a.m. Morning Watch
Wednesday
10:30 a.m. Women’s Fellowship
6:00 p.m. Lenten Program (EW)
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts
Thursday
10:30 a.m. Bible Study
7:00 p.m. Sr. Choir/Gospel Mass rehearsal
Next Sunday
8:30 a.m. Breakfast hosted by Deacons 11:15 a.m. Second Hour with Mike: “God’s Story”
6:00 p.m. Easter Egg Factory (Kitchen)