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All Saints Sunday

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Sunday, Nov. 3, at 10:30 am

All Saints Day is a joyous occasion at Central. The children make “paper-bag Saints” of people they see as saints in their lives. On Sunday morning, they’ll process into Worship with their paper-bag Saints – accompanied by the All Saints Band playing “When the Saints Go Marching In” – and then bring the bags home to fill with food items for Your Neighborhood Food Pantry (www.ynfp.org). Especially needed this year: canned goods and peanut butter. They’ll gather before Worship in Chapel Hall.

 

Confirmation Class

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Sunday, Nov. 3, 9:15 am

Confirmation is an important milestone in the Christian life cycle, as well as life here at Central. All eighth graders – and older youth who wish to join – are invited on this journey of spiritual discovery. Confirmands investigate their personal sense of the Mystery, set intentions for leading spiritual lives that are fulfilling to them, and help each other wrestle with theological questions as they share unique experiences, perspectives, and beliefs. Confirmation Sunday will be Jan. 12.

Join the Band

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Sunday, Nov. 3, 10 am

Organist / choirmaster Patrick Aiken is looking for a few – actually, several – good instrumentalists to form an All Saints Band that will join Central’s church school children in the All Saints Day Parade during Worship on Sunday, Nov. 3. The band will play “When The Saints Go Marching In” in the key of F. Rehearsal will be at 10 am that morning. Please help us make a joyful noise as we remember and celebrate saints – past and present – who have touched our lives as Christians.… [Read More]

Pumpkin Picking!

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Sunday, Oct. 20, 4 pm

All Central families will want to join CCC Youth for some good old-fashioned pumpkin patch pickin’ and other fall/Halloween fun. Please join us at Four Town Farm (90 George Street, Seekonk, Mass.) This working farm and farm stand – five generations strong – is a joy for all ages.

Fruits of the Spirit Gatherings

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Thursday, Oct 17, 6:30 pm

We are continuing to explore Paul’s Fruits of the Spirit – love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control –and what they mean for us today. Just sign up in Chapel Hall! We’ll meet at Tracy Baran’s home.

Blessing Bags Project

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Sunday, Oct. 6, 11:30 am

CCC Youth is assembling hygiene kits that they’ve termed “Blessing Bags” for Better Lives Rhode Island – a non-profit that helps unhoused individuals find shelter and much-needed services. You can support our youth in this endeavor by donating hygiene products on our Amazon Blessing Bags Wish List and by helping assemble the Blessing Bags on Sunday, Oct. 6, after Worship, in Chapel Hall. Contact Morgan Johnson or Cheryl Ludwig, CCC Youth volunteers, for more information.

Mission & Action Luncheon

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Sunday, Oct. 6, 11:30 am

The Mission & Action committee’s mission luncheon features guest speakers Shirley Hardison and Suzanne Swanson, co-chairs of the Haiti Task Force. The Haiti Task Force – a mission of the Southern New England Conference UCC and long-time Central mission partner – has been providing education, health care, orphan relief, spiritual support, and community-based services for more than 30 years. Lunch will be a simple soup and bread supper. Join us in Chapel Hall.

Gallery Opening

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Friday, Oct. 4, 5 pm

This month, the Gallery at Central presents “Elemental Echoes: An Exploration of Color and Time,” by Providence artist Hollybeth Runco. This exhibit includes a variety of landscapes and waterscapes that juxtapose Hollybeth’s dynamic use of color and passion for palette knife work with refined brushwork – giving viewers insight into her artistic evolution over the past six years. Come, meet the artist!

Amos House

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Back-to-School Celebration

Help Amos House send the 200 children living in its shelter and reunification programs back to school.  Every child will get a haircut, new backpack, and supplies needed for success in school. Make a cash gift to underwrite the cost of clothes, shoes, and supplies. Or, shop directly for items on Amos House’s Amazon Wish List. To help in other ways, contact Jessica Salter, Chief Philanthropy and Communications Officer (jsalter@amoshouse.com / 401.272.0220 ext: 210).

In the Gallery

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September 2024

This September, the Gallery will present “Robert O. Thornton: Favorites – A Retrospective Exhibit in Honor of His 101st Birthday.” Mr. Thornton (yes, that’s Peter Thornton’s dad) painted nights and weekends while working as the RISD Museum photographer. His paintings were shown annually at the RISD Faculty Exhibition until his retirement in 1992 – and he has had many private sales along the way. Meet the artist at the opening reception on Friday, Sep. 6, 5 to 7 pm.