This Week at FCCLW 3/5/17

Published: Thu, 03/02/17

 
March 5, 2017                                                                 
 
Five Wishes


On Sunday March 5th after worship, Pastor Jason will be facilitating an information session on end of life issues and the tool, The Five Wishes. Lunch will be provided.
 
Family Camping
Next week is our family trip to Everglades Youth Camp. We will be camping out Saturday night and returning to the church for worship Sunday morning in our grubbies! If you have not made arrangements with Marilyn Stone, please do so by Sunday.


Renewal Book Club
The book selected for our March 21st meeting is Mrs. Sinclair's Suitcase, a novel by Louise Walters. And for those of you who are reading ahead, the selection for the April 18th meeting is Balm: a novel by Melissa DiCarlo. Please join us in the parlor at 6:30 pm. All are welcome.


Gleaning


Mark your calendars for a Family Gleaning Day on March 18th. See our website for more information.


Nehemiah Action


On Monday, April 3rd at 7:00 PM we will gather with 3,000 people of faith from 22 other churches all over Palm Beach County to hold our public officials responsible for the problem of homelessness in our county.
 
Our goal this year is to turn out 90 people (our average worship attendance). You should be invited by one of our Justice Ministry Network Members. If you need a ride, we will be car pooling from the church.
 
We are looking forward to doing justice together!


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!
 
 
 


 

 

 


 

 
 
Easter Lilies
This Easter, we will once again have Easter lilies available to purchase in memory or honor of a special person or event. The cost is $15.00 per lily. You may used the order form in the bulletin.

Collecting Bags
Vickie Grimes' church in Atlanta, Virginia Highlands, has begun a new ministry of crocheting sleeping mats for the homeless out of plastic grocery bags. Each mat takes many many bags so we are going to send some up to help. You can bring your Winn Dixie, Target, Public, Walmart plastic bags to church and we will send them up to Virginia Highlands.
 
If you would be interested in starting a ministry like this here, see Vickie.


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!
 
 
 
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