This Week at FCCLW 11/13/16

Published: Thu, 11/10/16

November 13, 2016

Rummage Sale

We will be holding a Flea Market and Yard Sale with Eden Place Neighborhood Association on Saturday November 12th. If you would like to have a table, see Barry Nicholson, Bob Lilly, or John Button. The Women's Fellowship will be having their famous cookie table!

Bakers of cookies needed!!! The Women's Fellowship will be conducting our annual "fill a box for $6" cookie sale along with assorted other goodies. The offerings will be sold during the November 12th Rummage Sale held in conjunction with Eden Place Neighborhood Association from 8-2 p.m. Please consider baking and bringing your offering to the sale set-up early Saturday morning or Friday afternoon before the sale.

Service of Gratitude Join us on Thanksgiving as we gather to worship with people of the many faiths that make up the Lake Worth community. At 10:00 AM, we will gather to hear the prayers and music from various faith traditions. Immediately following the service, we will together participate in a mini service project by packing several hundred pounds of rice and beans into one pound packages for CROS ministries. This will be a wonderful opportunity to begin Thanksgiving together as people of faith. We look forward to seeing you there! CLICK HERE for more information Divine Dance Study On Wednesday evenings from October 26th – November 16th, we will gather to discuss Richard Rohr’s new book, Divine Dance. We will also watch video interviews with Rohr discussing the book. See more information about the book and group on our website. Haiti Hurricane Relief In response the recent hurricane that devastated Haiti, the Missions Committee of the First Congregational Church is joining forces with Church World Services (CWS). We are asking members to contribute financially toward this effort. You will find an envelope in your bulletin this week, please consider placing a check made out to "Church World Services" or cash that will go directly to CWS. The U.C.C. partners with this organization frequently, and we have as well. The former Tool & Blanket Fund is a CWS effort. You may go on cwsglobal.org for more information. Communicating Events and Opportunities Our "virtual church secretary" Terry Foley, who produces our bulletins, weekly newsletters and edits our website, is now the clearinghouse for gathering news and announcements to go in our publications. You can email her at bulletin@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. 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.		All Day Silent Retreat Where: Church parlor When: Monday, November 14, 2016: 9 AM to 3:30 PM Bring lunch, if staying all day. Cost: Requested $20 donation for the day & $10 donation for half day Choir Chime Group Lynne Serratore is organizing a chime choir! If you are interested in being a part of this group, please see Lynne for more information. Christmas Preparation Save the date: November 25th 10:00 a.m. (Friday after Thanksgiving). All willing hands gather to decorate for the Christmas season. Anyone interested in participating and/or decorating a float for the Christmas parade, see Ginny Somerville or Janet Lisle YOU ARE INVITED! The 7^th Day Adventist Church will conduct their worship service entirely in English – just for our benefit on Saturday, November 26 @ 10:30 AM Come and join in this worship experience. Thank You Thanks to the congregation for their generous support of Hurricane Matthew Relief to Haiti through the Church World Service. We collect $327. Thanks to the congregation for supporting Domestic Violence Awareness month. Last Sunday's Fellowship Hour collection netted $98 for the agency Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse. 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.