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February 23, 2017Weekly newsletter of
Barrington CongregationalChurch United Church of
Christ
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Sun, Feb 26 10 am Worship Service for All Ages, NurseryCare only11:15 am – 1 :15 pm Senior Youth Group, Room 92:30 pm Sing and Celebrate Choir rehearsal, Sanctuary3 pm Installation Service for Rev. Dale Azevedo, SanctuaryAfter service Reception in Fellowship Hall
Tues, Feb 2811 am Staff meeting, Dale’s office1 - 2:30 pm Memory Impairment Support Group, Library3 pm RICUCC Racial Justice Committee Meeting, Library
Wed, Mar 1 Ash Wednesday7 pm Ash Wednesday service, Sanctuary7:45 Choir Rehearsal, Vestry (note the later start time)7:45 pm Deacons Meeting, Room 6 (note the later start time)
Thurs, Mar 21:30 - 3 pm Women's Faith Group, Library6 pm NAMI Family Support Group, Room 6
Sun, Mar 58:30 am CEYM meeting, Library10 am Worship Service with Communion, Church School11:15 am Sing and Celebrate Choir rehearsal, Room 611:15 am Ad Hoc Landscape committee, Room 711:15 am - 1:15 pm Confirmation Class, Room 911:20 - 12:30 pm Speaker Series, Library1 - 4 pm OWL Session, Library5 - 7 pm Junior Youth Group (JYG), Fellowship Hall
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Weekly Deadline
The deadline for Information for inclusion in the eBridge and Sunday Announcementsneeds to be sent to Christine at [email protected] by Wednesdays at Noon.
The Rainbow Doors are back
The doors are back up and are now on the railing outsideFellowship Hall. Check them out while they're still here - they'llbe heading to another RI Conference church soon as theyspread the message that 'God's Doors Are Open To All'.
SundaySunday morning Worship for All Ages
Join us for worship at 10 am this Sunday morning with a WorshipService for All Ages. Rev. Dale Azevedo's reflection is “Who’spulling your leg? or arm? or …?” You won't want to missit!
Historical Bible Month - last Sunday!
Thisweek’s Bible is a New Revised Standard Version(NRSV) presented toBarrington Congregational Church, UCC in 1999 by the children of Elwynand Ruth Thomsen. At the same time the family also gave us all of ourcurrent pew Bibles. Dale and Brendan’s readings each week inFebruaryfrom these historical Biblesis part of our ‘3 Centuries and Beyond’ celebrations. All fourBibles that were used will be available for viewing this Sunday, February 26thduringcoffee hour.
Dale's Installation Service is this Sunday at 3 pm
The service when Rev. Dale Azevedo will be officially installed asthe Senior Minister of BCCUCC will take place this Sunday,February 26th at 3 pm in the sanctuary of our church. All areinvited. Representatives from the RI Conference will be involved inthe service, there is a guest preacher from Connecticut, and Dale's family will be here. A reception will follow in FellowshipHall. We do hope that you can join us as we officially make Daleour Senior Minister and celebrate his ministry with us!
Mission Trip 'Envelope' Fundraiser
This Sunday in Fellowship Hall you'll see the notice boardcovered in 'house' envelopes each with a different dollaramount on it. You are invited to take any envelope then return itwith the amount listed on the front. Read more from Brendanabout this year's Mission Trip and this novel fundraiser. Letter from Brendan
Next weekMemory Impairment Support Group
Meets Tuesday, February 28th from 1 - 2:30 pm in the churchlibrary. The group isopen to patientsand caregivers, and participants need not be members of this church. For more information contact Jim or LoisMcCartney at 245-3288 [email protected]
Ash Wednesday, March 1st
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. All are invited for aspecial AshWednesday service at 7 pm in the Sanctuary, and thenfor a weekly Wednesday evening service throughoutLent (seebelow for more information about all of the Wednesday eveningservices).
Wednesday evenings in Lent
This Lent, join your friends at BCCUCC for a special WednesdayeveningLenten worship series. We will gathereach Wednesdaythrough Lent at 7 pm in the Sanctuary for a brief readmeditationfollowed by communion. This year’smeditations will comefrom Robert Fulghum’s classic book, All I Really Needed to Know ILearned in Kindergarten.
This series will begin on Ash Wednesday, March 1st,with a moreinvolved Ash Wednesday service, and then continue each weekthrough Wednesday, April 5th. All are welcome.
Women's Faith Group
On Thursday, March 2nd the group will continue reading anddiscussing Crossing the Bamboo Bridge by Barrington residentMaiDonohue. Hermemoir has been described as ‘A Captivating storyof a young Vietnamese girlwho resisted all odds and realized a trueAmerican dream”. Learn more about her at www.MaiGoodness.com
Copies of the book are available for purchase from thechurch officeat the discounted price of $16. Allwomen are welcome to join thegroup including those from other churches and faiths. For moreinformation contact Carol Louttit 245-2299 or Nancy Martin or 273-1078.
NAMI Family Support Group
NAMI RI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) holds a monthly support group at ourchurch for family members of people with mental illness. The group is open to anyonein the community and they meet the first Thursday of the month from 6 – 7:30 pm inRoom 6. Their next meeting is Thursday, March 2nd and all are welcome. For moreinfo contact Cindy Elder at 331-3060 or [email protected]
From the River's Edge
Brendan at the Statehouse
by Rev. Brendan Curran, Assoc. Minister - February 16, 2017. The followingstatement was presented by Brendan to the Health, Education and WelfareCommittee at the Rhode Island Statehouse on February 15, 2017. Brendan hadbeen invited to testify...
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Coming SoonAd Hoc Landscape Committee
Those interested will meet briefly on Sunday,March 5th afterworship in Room 7. They will discuss plans for the planting ofanew tree on the terrace (to replace the birch tree that had toberemoved). Anyone with an interest or suggestions for areplacement treeis invited to attend (or contact Pat Stoddard,[email protected], 246-0111 x.102 with your thoughtsforconsideration at the meeting).
After Worship Speaker Series
The theme chosen by the Mission and JusticeTeam for this year is ‘VisualizePeace’. They have supported the CommunityDinners and have worked with the East BayCitizens for Peace to presentprograms. Now, they are inviting everyoneto a SpeakerSeries that will take place after church during Lent from about11:20 am - 12:30 pm. Please join them tohear about three programs that they have supported this year thatreach out tothe wider community in both mission and advocacy.March 5th: KathleenCloutier, Executive Director of Dorcas International Institute ofRhodeIsland.March 12th: BarbSilvis, Chair, Advocacy and Justice Commission of the RI StateCouncil ofChurches.March 26th: Emily Jones, Interfaith Coordinator, RhodeIsland Interfaith Coalition toReduce Poverty. Emily is also giving the sermon on this date.
A New Book Discussion
Barrington Interfaith Partners is encouragingBarrington's houses ofworship to read and discuss the ‘Read Across RhodeIsland’ book JustMercy: a Story of Justice and Redemption by BryanStevenson;(more can be found about this program at https://ribook.org/rari/. ANew YorkTimes book reviewer describes Stevenson: "For decades hehas fought judges,prosecutors and police on behalf of those who areimpoverished, black or both.. . . Injustice is easy not to notice when itaffects people different fromourselves; that helps explain theobliviousness of our own generation toinequity today." Here atBCCUCCdiscussions will be held in the church library on Mondays, March 6th, 13th& 20th, from 7 - 8:30 pm and then all participating houses of worship will come togetheron Thursday, March 23rd in ourFellowship Hall from 7 – 8:30 pm to share thoughtsand information with eachother. Contact Helen Schall [email protected], SusanRotblat-Walker 253-8969 [email protected],Ann Doran 245-9-58 0r [email protected],or NancyMartin 273-1078 or [email protected] more information.
Knitting for Others Group
Meets Tuesday,March 7th from 7 – 9 pm at Carol Louttit’s home - Atria Apt 204, 147Bay Spring Ave., Barrington. They continue to work on prayer shawls andother projectsand can provide patterns and help for newcomers. Allknitters/crocheters are welcome,especially new faces! Please let Carol (245-22991 or [email protected]) or Mary LouSlicker(245-0085 [email protected]) know if you are coming. Contact Mary Lou formore information about the group.
The Book Group
Meets Tuesday, March 21stat 7 pm in the church library. They willdiscuss All I Loveand Know by JudithFrank: "In Frank's deeply moving secondnovel, Matt Greene andDaniel Rosen, a couple in Northampton, Mass., cope withthe deaths of Daniel's twinbrother and his wife-Israeli citizens who arekilled in a terrorist bombing in Jerusalem" (Publisher's Weekly). All are welcome. For info on the group, contact Helen [email protected] or 245-4724.
Can You Help?Donate Items to Dorcas International
During the month of March, theMission and Justice Ministry Teamwill becollecting items for DorcasInternational. Right now there is aneed for toiletries (shampoo, soap,razors,feminine hygiene products,toothpaste, etc. - hotel or regularsize). A collection bin will be in Fellowship Hall. Click on this link to learn what other items are needed, or go to www.diiri.org to learnmore about the organization. Thank you.
Community Bulletin Board
Foster Parents Needed
Boys Town New England presently serves childrenand families in Rhode Island andSouthern Massachusetts. Every day, thousands of children have to beremoved fromtheir homes. Currently,there are about 2,800 homeless children in RI and 9,000 childrenin MA. It is their mission to care for our childrenand families throughout ourcommunities. As a result, the Boys Town Foster Care programis seeking individualsand/or families who are willing to provide a safe andnurturing, temporary or permanenthome for our children in need. As a Boys Town Foster Parent, you willreceive on-goingtraining, 24/7 professional support, and a monthlyreimbursement. If interested inbecominga licensed Foster Parent or learning about the many ways you can help BoysTownFoster Care, please contact the RIRecruiter/Trainer, Eva Termale, at 401-662-5245or MA Recruiter/Trainer, Sarah Bruce, at508-685-0693.You can also learn more at www.boystown.org/new-england
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