Mission Sunday on December 30th will highlight the U.C.C. Christmas Fund. All proceeds from the enhanced and delicious coffee hour will be directed toward this valuable national ministry. Additionally, any profit
from our poinsettia orders will benefit this ministry.
The Christmas Fund for the Veterans of the Cross and the Emergency Fund is a Special Mission Offering that congregations have been supporting for over 100 years. The offering is administered through the United Church Board for Ministerial Assistance, the charitable arm of the Pension Boards. Funds
provide direct financial support to those who serve the church and are facing financial difficulties. Active and retired clergy, lay employees, and their surviving spouses may be eligible for the Supplementation of Small Annuities, Supplementation of Health Premiums, Emergency Grants, and/or Christmas “Thank You” Gift Checks.
Join Chicago-based writer and memoirist Kim Schultz as she returns to the Palm Beach area to teach a weekend-long writing workshop entitled: God Stories: Writing your Story of Faith. Through exercises, group work and personal narrative
writing, each participant will write their story of faith experienced in this world we all share. Participants are asked to be brave, honest and willing to be surprised. Please bring a notebook and pen you like to use. The workshop will take place Friday evening, January 25th, Saturday January 26th from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, and the opportunity on Sunday January 27th to have your stories read by Kim. The fee for the entire weekend is $50. If you would like to participate, but do not have the
funds, scholarships are available.
New Worship Series "Drawn In"
Join us beginning Sunday, January 13th at 10:30 AM for a new worship series, "Drawn In." We spend too much time being "driven" rather than "drawn in." We focus on what we "should" do rather than what we feel excited and compelled to do in our lives, in this world. During this series, we will connect with our inherent creativity and nurture this foundational aspect of being human, giving us renewed energy for passionate work,
delightful play, and creative problem solving to make this world a better place for all.
Enneagram Journey
Beginning Wednesday, January 15th at 6:30 PM, we will be engaging a twelve week study of the Enneagram. The Enneagram is an ancient, newly discovered tool that is beneficial for people in the personal, interpersonal and social spheres of human existence. It is extraordinarily useful because it works. Each of us has life experience that has given us a degree of self-knowledge; however there is always a deepening clarity we discover
through our Enneagram type. The awareness that comes is like a light shining in one's closet. If you would like to participate, please see Pastor Jason. There is a $50 fee for materials.
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Join us on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 6:45 pm in the parlor for our monthly book club meeting. We will be discussing the novel, Everything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee. The book describes the difficulties of twin
sisters dealing with immigration and mental illness. Lee expresses with great sensitivity the conflicts and heartaches.
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Come celebrate the New Year with an evening at the movies! Our next offering is a poignant tale of the plight of undocumented immigrants – “Under the Same Moon.” We follow the parallel threads of a mother working hard to save enough money
to bring her child to the U.S. and the misadventures and courage of the boy, who is – at the same time - trying to make his way to her. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Write it in your calendar! Friday, January 11. 2019 at 6:30 PM in the Church Parlor. We will continue our new format: 6:30 snacks provided, 6:45 movie time, break for those who want to leave, then discussion time for those who
linger.
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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. | 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!
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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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