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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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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).
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.
This is the last week of Summer Worship – with services and church school beginning at 10 am. However, for those who are travelling and unable to attend Sunday Worship, Senior Minister Patrick Faulhaber is offering an opportunity to engage with the weekly service – which, as with every aspect of our faith together, is meant to be a cooperative practice. Be on the lookout for his weekly emails: “Notes for the Journey!” And, get ready for Gathering Sunday!
This month, CCC Youth will take a day trip to Old Sturbridge Village, the largest living history museum in the Northeast, celebrating life in early New England from 1790 to 1840 (www.osv.org). They will enjoy the sights and sounds of times gone by and support one of our own, Ellie Hopkins, who is working there this summer! Contact Susannah (470-223-0337) for details or to RSVP.
If you have been in Central’s Education Wing recently, you will have noticed it needs some freshening up! Please join Susannah and the Religious Education Committee in reviving and updating this space. There will be jobs for all ages, so bring the kids! We recommend wearing work clothes and closed-toed shoes. We’ll be lifting and moving things, so you’re sure to get a bit dusty and dirty. And don’t worry, we will provide snacks! We’ll work until 6 pm.
