The Psalms of Dolly Parton
This week, we heard the Psalms of disorientation and were reminded that everything is not always good and that we must make space for grief and anger. You can watch the service on our website. Next Sunday, we will finish our series by engaging the Psalms of re-orientation and discovering how we join God in rebuilding after everything falls
apart.
See the order of service here.
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Drawn In Again: Creating as Compassionate Resistance
Over the next few weeks, we will learn the results of one of the most significant elections of our life time. What will happen after that? How will we rebuild relationships that have become estranged over the past months? How do we build a society that traits all with dignity? How might we address the inequities built into our society? How do we make beauty in a world of strife? For the next
five weeks, we will revisit the idea of "Drawn In" again. We will hear from artists and others creating a better world around us. What are you being called to create? What are we being called to create?
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Let Us Know What You Think!
We want to know how you feel about returning to worship in person. Please take a couple of minutes to complete the survey here.
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Rummage Sale Success
Thank you to all of you who helped with our recent rummage sale. Over $700 was raised in support of our Tuesday Community Dinners.
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Justice Ministry House Meetings
We have one more virtual house meetings scheduled on Friday evening, October 16.
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Thursday Morning Chat & Fellowship
Join us on Thursday mornings at 10:00 for virtual chat and fellowship in our "virtual parlor." You can join us by clicking here. If you join us by computer, clicking the link will download the necessary software and take you right into the "sanctuary." If you are joining on your smart phone or pad, you will need to download the Zoom app
from the Apple App Store or Google Play. You can also call 646-558-8656 and enter code 718419400.
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As another way of connecting with our congregation and our community, we have started a YouTube channel. Here, you can watch (and share) sermon and teaching videos as well as videos from our life together.
Go to our channel, subscribe to it, and share it with others. When we get to 100
subscribers, it unlocks some additional features we can use.
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Needing Help With Zoom?
It has been a challenge for most of us to learn new technologies in such a short period of time. Sometimes it feels like we're in Disney World's Carousel of Progress, but it's spinning way faster than it should. If you're still having difficulty with signing on Zoom, here is a tutorial that might be
helpful.
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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.
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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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Thank you for your consistency and your generosity in your giving during our current unique and challenging circumstances.
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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