This Week at FCCLW 10/9/16

This Week at FCCLW 10/9/16

Published: Thu, 10/06/16

October 9, 2016

Thank you

Thank you! Because of your generosity we collected well over our 200 jar goal. That's over 200 families that our church will be extending mercy to.

T Shirt Orders We are taking orders for new First Congregational United Church of Christ T-shirts. The prices will be $12.00 for adults and $10.00 for children. See Gary Sitler for details and to see sample shirt sizes. Enneagram Journey Postponed We are postponing our next Enneagram Journey class until January. We hope to have some more short-term opportunities for learning during the rest of 2016 - keep an eye out! Meet Terry Foley Beginning in October, our "virtual church secretary," Terry Foley, will be taking on more responsibility for our church communication. Terry, who lives in Texas, has been producing our bulletins and weekly newsletters for the past two years. Now, she will also be editing our website and taking over responsibility for gathering news and announcements to go in our publications. You can email her atbulletin@lakeworthchurch.org. Keep in mind that announcements to go in the current week's bulletin or newsletter needs to be sent to her by the previous Sunday. For example, items for the 10/6 newsletter and 10/9 bulletin need to be sent by Sunday, 10/2. Facebook Live As much as we love gathering together on Sunday mornings, there are times when we are out of town or otherwise unable to be there in person. You can now watch our worship service live on Facebook right on your computer, tablet, or smart phone. At 10:30 on Sunday just head over to our Facebook page and join us! Facebook 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. If you are on Facebook, you can keep up with what is happening "between Sundays" on our Facebook page.		Domestic Violence Awareness October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Rebecca Keck, the violence prevention educator for Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, will be with us in our worship service on October 16th to make a brief presentation and will join those who are interested after the worship service to present information on domestic violence awareness and prevention.. Bruce Linser Directs Our own Bruce Linser is directing a new show, playing the next two weeks, at Florida Atlantic University. "Omnium Gatherum" takes place at a dinner party where the subject of 9/11 comes up, with the the various characters holding differing opinions on the causes. You can visit the FAU websitefor more information and to purchase tickets. Toiletries Needed On the first Tuesday of each month we distribute toiletries to our Community Dinner guests. We are currently in need of small soaps, shampoos, deodorants, feminine hygiene products, wash cloths, tooth brushes and tooth paste. 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.