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The Mission & Action Committee is partnering with Hope High School’s Hope Circle (hopecircleprovidence.org), a group of volunteers who use their creativity, smarts, and love to nourish this vibrant and hungry school. Join them in the Fireplace Room to learn about opportunities to volunteer – including mentoring and tutoring students and staffing Hope Street Fashions, their student thrift store. Questions? Contact Michael Fournier (mfournier0816@gmail.com).
This is the last chance to clean out your closets for the 2025 Buy Nothing Day Coat Exchange, which provides winter wear for adults and children free of charge. Please see what you can add to the racks. We need warm coats, jackets, hats, scarves, gloves, and mittens. All items should be gently used and clean … or brand new. Drop off donations in Wilson Chapel.
Come one, come all to help make Central beautiful for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. We’ll clean, rake, dust, organize, and more as a community of faith. Please send project ideas and supply needs to Antonia Greco, (antonia@centralchurch.us) in the Church Office. When you arrive, we’ll have everything you need – plus coffee, doughnuts, and plenty of good cheer! We’ll work until 12 noon. But if you can’t stay the entire morning, please contribute whatever time you can!
Get a head start on your holiday shopping at this untraditional flea and farmers market. The Providence Flea features unique local goods – all homemade, hand-crafted, and small batch – from more than 80 artists, independent makers, and vintage vendors. Parking and entry are free. Food and beverages are available for purchase. Questions? Ask Cristina. Join us at The Flea at Farm Fresh Market Hall (10 Sims Avenue, Providence).
Join our senior minister, Patrick Faulhaber, for an afternoon of honest and hopeful conversation about the end of life: what matters most, how we want to be remembered, and the plans that make that possible. Death Becomes You will help you think about legacy, care, and love that endures. All are welcome and encouraged to RSVP to Patrick. We’ll meet in the Fireplace Room.
Do you know a CCC Youth alum who could use a mid-autumn pick-me-up or a little treat as they face their first-semester college exams? Please bring your leftover Halloween candy and any other non-perishable goodies you think they will appreciate to church on Nov. 9. Then join CCC Youth in the Gallery after Worship, where we will pack up some love for these old friends. Questions? Contact Cristina (cristina@centralchurch.us).
Please join our Thanksgiving Food Drive for Your Neighborhood Food Pantry (www.ynfp.org). They need stuffing mix, canned gravy, cranberry sauce, canned vegetables, cake mixes, brownie mixes, canned yams, macaroni, and turkeys (frozen, please). Turkeys must be placed in the refrigerator. Everything else can be delivered to the baskets at the front of the sanctuary during Sunday Worship. Nov. 20 is the last day for donations. Thank you!
Central Congregational Church Choir invites you to an evening of music and fine dining. The Choir will perform “Gloria,” by Francis Poulenc (1899 to 1963). This joyful work features a solo by soprano Diana McVey and guest conductor Andrew Welch of Brown University. Afterwards, enjoy a wine-and-cheese reception in Chapel Hall, featuring Poulenc’s self-described favorites, along with child-friendly home-baked delights.
Central women will embark on a weekend of relaxation and renewal at the Episcopal Conference Center (872 Reservoir Road) in nearby Pascoag. – 30 minutes northwest of Providence and just a few minutes from the village of Chepachet. Imagine! No cooking, planning, appointments, or deadlines. Just 180 wooded acres of hiking trails bordering Echo Lake – and nourishment for your body, mind, and soul. Contact Claudia with any questions.
Young adults age 18 and up are invited to join a relaxed, open conversation about life and faith. Life is too big to walk alone – let’s journey together! We’ll connect, share stories, and build community along the way. Bring your questions, bring a friend … everyone’s welcome! The group meets on the fourth Thursday of each month in the Fireplace Room. Questions? Contact Cristina.
