This week, we engaged the joy of Mary and Beethoven, an offensive jot that makes a difference. You can watch the service on our website. Next Sunday we will imagine and move toward practicing the peace that the prophets dreamed of and Christ brings. And if you have never heard of the group “Sweet Honey In the Rock,” you are in for a treat! You can find out more on our website.
See the order of service here.
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If you are missing holiday music this year, consider joining the Women of Note for their virtual holiday concert this year. Our own Lynne Serratore is a member. See the details below.
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SOCIALLY DISTANCED CHRISTMAS CAROLING
We will be Christmas caroling on December 19 and December 20 at 3:00 PM. Please mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information if you would like to join us.
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December 21st is the longest night of the year. And as we find ourselves in the longest YEAR most of us can remember, it might be hard for many of us to get to "merry" this Christmas Season.
You are invited to join us for a simple service of song and prayer and the opportunity to embrace the sadness, the grief, the uncertainty we may be feeling at this time.
You are invited to join us at 7:00 PM on Monday, December 21, at 7:00 PM. We will be meeting via Zoom. This service will not be broadcast on Facebook or YouTube.
If there is someone specific for whom you are grieving and would like their picture included in the service, you can email the picture to pastorjason@lakeworthchurch.org.
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We will be gathering for our Christmas Eve service at 7:00 PM. We know it won’t be the same as being physically together and lighting candles, but it will be a real service. (We're not using the word "virtual" any
more; the worship we are participating in together is as real as it gets!) It's a real Christmas Eve service in which we will participate from wherever we happen to be.
Use the Zoom Link below. You can also watch on our YouTube Channel or Facebook Page.You may also call in to listen at 646-558-8656 and entering ID # 812 7922 7140. (Please note this is a different number than for our Sunday morning
service.)
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Thank You, Women's Fellowship!
Thank you to all of our cookie bakers, cookie buyers, and especially our Women’s Fellowship for organizing our first socially-distanced cookie sale. We raised over $300!
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Tuesday Night Ministries
Thank you for your support for our Tuesday night ministries. Because of your generosity, we were able to provide backpacks, socks, and t-shirts as Christmas gifts to our Tuesday night guests.
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2020 Christmas Offering
This year we are partnering with the United Church of Christ and RIP Medical Debt to pay off $500,000 in medical debt for those in need. You can find out more on our website.
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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. The password, if you need it, is fcclw. If you join us by computer, clicking the link will download the necessary software and take you right into the “parlor.” 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 Meeting ID: 718 419 400 and then Passcode: 839769.
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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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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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