This Week at FCCLW 10/4/15

Published: Thu, 10/01/15

October 4, 2015

Blessing of the Pets

On Sunday, October 4th we will wrap up our Season of Creation and celebrate the Feast of St. Francis with a Blessing of the Pets and Animals service. We will gather in the courtyard of the church campus at 12:30 PM for a brief service and blessing of all the animals in attendance. This is a great opportunity to invite friends and family for a brief, meaningful worship experience with your faith community!

God at Work We are celebrating Labor Day a month late by engaging the subject of work, its importance and spirituality. We will also be hearing from Jeanette Smith from Interfaith Worker Justice, about justice issues in the workplace. CROS End Hunger Walk We will once again be participating in the CROS End Hunger Walk, the annual fund and awareness raiser for Christians Reaching Out to Society. Check here for more information. Living Questions Join us beginning in October for a new small-group experience. See more on our website. Choir Rehearsals Resume Our choir does a wonderful job each week in leading and enhancing our worship. They are also a great group to be a part of. They rehearseon Monday evenings at 7:00 PM and on Sunday mornings at 9:15 AM. They are a welcoming, friendly group led by our music director, Bruce Linser. No matter what your musical skill level, you will find a place in our choir! Choir rehearsals resume Monday evening, September 14th, at 7:00 PM. Listening Meetings In September we will be kicking off the P.E.A.C.E. year by holding listening meetings in various locations and at various times. The purpose of these meetings is to create a safe, sacred space for us to share our stories of what we are concerned about in our community. There is one more meeting left this Friday, October 2nd at Johana Castillo's house. Contact the office for more information. Flea Market and Craft Sale On Saturday, November 14th 8:00am-2:00pm, First Congregational Church of Lake Worth will hold its annual Flea Market & Craft Sale. Vendors wanted-10×10 spaces available Outside for $25 Or Inside ac space (limited) $35 Food available in the kitchen for sale both breakfast and lunch. Contact Christopher at 954-303-8363 or the church at (561) 582-6691. You can also email us for more information.		Worship Planning Meeting The next special season of the church year is Advent, the four weeks leading to Christmas when we prepare ourselves for for the incarnation of God in Christ and in our lives. Would you like to be a part of planning our worship during this season? We need help with chancel (stage) decoration, readings, music, and other elements. The word liturgy means "the work of the people" so we are going to take the opportunity to involve more people in creating our worship experiences. We will meet in person but also communicate and collaborate online. Contact Pastor Jason for more information. Autumn Autumn is a season of exhilarating beauty. It’s also a season of steady decline and, for some of us, deepening melancholy. The days become shorter and colder, the trees shed their glory, and summer’s abundance starts to decay toward winter’s death. Read more of Parker Palmer's thoughts on Autumn at onbeing.com. Online Giving Have you explored the opportunity of electronic giving? You can choose to have a set amount taken from your bank account on a regular basis or you can make a one (or more) time gift by checking account or credit card on our website. Your regular electronic giving means that your gift is available for ministry even when you are away (or forgot your checkbook!). Thank you for your continued support of the ministry of First Congregational Church! Hey, Thanks! You're sharing this newsletter with your friends! More people read (or at least opened) our newsletter than we send out. If there is something here that interests you, it may interest someone else. If a friend sent this to you and you would like to receive it regularly, you can subscribe on our website. Facebook If you are on Facebook, you can keep up with what is happening "between Sundays" on our Facebook page. First, go to our page and "Like" us. However, just liking us does not mean that you will see everything we post. Each of our Facebook posts only goes to about 2% of the people who like our page. To make sure you see everything, after you like us, go to the pull-down menu on the "Like" button and click "Get Notifications." This way everything that we post will show up on your own Facebook wall.