Central News
November 2024 | Vol. 33, No. 3
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A Good Word From Patrick
Hey folks! Christianity is courageous. It is courageous to pursue deep, grounded joy when the norm is cynical and angry. It is courageous to pursue peace when the norm is frenzy, hustle, and anxiety. It is courageous to pursue love when the norm is animosity and hate. It is courageous to pursue compassion when the norm is competition. It is courageous to pursue kindness when we’re taught to see one another as enemies.
The Christian faith has not always been represented well, but at its heart, our discipleship is courageous. In a turbulent season, where our collective mooring seems lost, we look to Christ and his unreasonable capacity to remain grounded despite the circumstances. In the midst of storms, he walked out to still the sea and reassure his friends who were overwhelmed by their circumstances. In the midst of formidable social pressure, surrounded by crowds on every side, he cultivated balance by serving to his capacity and then retreating for rest and prayer. In the midst of political accusations and the overt misuse of power, he remained steadfastly devoted to his core message of healing and hope for all who long for a new life outside the grasp of tyranny.
No matter what happened to him or around him, Jesus consistently reminded his friends, the crowds, and even his adversaries that things don’t have to be the way they are. We don’t need to orient our lives against one another. We don’t need to have an enemy to work for progress. We don’t need to hold traditions, habits, and doctrines so tightly that we keep ourselves from growing faithfully forward. We don’t need to absorb every societal anxiety to live an active life devoted to the flourishing of our communities.
If we are disciples of Christ, we are called to a courageous life, standing against the status quo, serving at the margins of society, and peacefully dismantling the systems and structures that intentionally or accidentally keep people from experiencing the abundant grace of God.
When I ground myself in the wrong things – like my own anger, anxiety, cynicism, or grief – I can feel myself wearing thin and growing bitter. When I ground myself in the Spirit, I find that I have greater clarity and a deeper well. If we hope to join God in having a transformational impact on the world, it will only be because we grounded ourselves in a power greater than ourselves. Through prayer, meditation, and the study of scripture, we may find ourselves flooded with a peace that goes beyond understanding, a joy that is resolute, and a compassion that knows no bounds, enabling us to stand calm in the storm and know the next right step before us.
It’s a turbulent time, friends. And so I take comfort in your company in the work before us. I’ll see y’all on Sunday!
Be well – Patrick
Unveiling Rebecca
On Sunday, Nov. 10, following Worship, Central will unveil the portrait of Minister Emerita Rebecca L. Spencer, which will hang in the Fireplace Room in honor of her 35 years of service to Central. The portrait was painted by artist Susan Starkweather. Susan and her husband, Winn Major, have been Central members since 1980, and Susan is a longtime member of the Gallery Committee.
Susan began her career as a commercial artist, but in the late 1970s, began to focus on fine-art painting and portraiture. Today, her work can be found in dozens of private homes. She has exhibited throughout the state, including at the Art League of Rhode Island, Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, Providence Art Club, and The Gallery at Central. Susan also serves on the Patricia Edwards Scholarship Selection committee, funding art study for promising high school students through the Rhode Island Foundation.
The Deacon’s Bench
If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you. – Leviticus 25:35 ESV
When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. – Leviticus 19:33-34 ESV
Immigration and the needs of the poor are perhaps two of the most important issues facing our country. I suspect we all struggle with the question of whether those in need are lazy and content to take advantage of government financial support or whether they are truly in need because of physical or mental health issues or limited ability. The New Testament suggests that if someone becomes poor, he should be supported by his fellow citizens. The gospel of Luke 14 in verse 13 speaks of holding a banquet for the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind rather than friends, relatives, or rich neighbors. As Christians, we are exhorted to support marginalized populations. I believe that includes showing respect, as well as financial assistance, to those who struggle. If we consider that our taxes, in some part, go to help people in need, it may cast a more positive light on paying taxes. A friend of mine once remarked that one of his goals was to “raise a happy taxpayer.”
The recent surge in immigration across our borders has created much angst in our country. Some of our fellow citizens are worried about the drain on our country’s financial resources. Some are concerned about an increase in crime. Some are worried about threats to their jobs. One can only speculate about why people would risk long, arduous, and dangerous journeys from their homelands to a new, unfamiliar country and culture. Are they seeking safety? Are they seeking opportunity? The Bible says to treat the sojourner as a native. Personally, I would support providing financial, medical, and social aid for immigrants – including pathways to integration into our country. I am not an economist, but I think that approach is more cost-effective than spending on increased detention or physical barriers. After all, a great many of us are immigrants or descendants of immigrants to this country! – Bob Griffith
Update: Director of Religious Education
I know many of you share my enthusiasm and optimism for the Religious Education program and the rebirth it has undergone in this very eventful year of 2024. In the few months since her arrival as our Director of Religious Education, Susannah Bales has done an incredible job of rebooting our religious education programs to meet the needs of our current families and potential new visitors. Under her leadership, we have increased our capacity for hospitality, broadened our service and community-building opportunities, clarified our curriculum to balance fun and formation, and cleaned up and cleared out spaces to enable diverse programmatic ministry. Her leadership has been essential in this season.
In these months, Susannah has discerned that Central – with its clearly recognized need for a sustainable and robust program in children’s and youth religious education – would be best served with a period of leadership from an interim Director of Religious Education. An interim period can be fruitful and lead to greater stability and vitality for the religious education program overall. The work Susannah has already done to initiate a programmatic and structural overhaul will set up a permanent Director of Religious Education – and the church as a whole – for success in our vision of the Religious Education program. To be clear, we’ve undertaken this process with an eye toward strengthening our long-term relationship with senior minister Patrick Faulhaber and not as an indication of concern.
So, we will reconvene a search committee to identify the individual who can help us achieve this vision. We are grateful that Susannah has agreed to stay on as Interim Director of Religious Education – to guide us in finding the right individual for this position and consult with the search committee. And, we are deeply indebted to her for all the work she has already done in making the religious education program far better than she found it. This most certainly will help us attract a broader array of professional candidates and will be in the best interest of the long-term success we anticipate in religious education at Central.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have thoughts, suggestions, or connections for the search committee to consider in this very important process in the future of our congregation. Best – Charley Rardin
Seeking a Church Home?
If you are looking for a church – or know someone who is – we would love to talk with you about it at our Inquirers’ Meeting. It’s very informal. You’ll meet with our senior minister, Patrick Faulhaber, and others like you who think Central may be the right church home. No commitment necessary. To join us, fill out a pew card during Sunday Worship or call the Church Office at 401-331-1960, and Patrick will get in touch.
Inquirers’ Meeting: Tuesday, October 22, 7 pm
Faith Exploration: Wednesday, October 30, 7 pm
New Member Sunday: Sunday, November 3, 10:30 am
New Member Potluck / Reception
Welcome new members to the Central family during Worship and then stay after for the New Member Potluck Luncheon and Reception. The Membership Committee will provide main dishes, but you can enliven the fare by sharing a favorite side dish, casserole, salad, or dessert. Sunday, Nov. 3, after Worship, in Chapel Hall
A Quiet Morning
Please join us for this “mini-retreat.” We’ll begin with light breakfast conversation about the spiritual practice of breath prayers and quiet time, ending with communion. RSVP to Claudia. Saturday, Nov, 9, 8:30 to 11:30 am, at Hamilton House
Festival Sunday Decor
Please help the Flower Committee celebrate Festival Sunday (Nov. 24) by donating items to decorate Central’s communion table. We need pumpkins, winter squash and gourds (all sizes and types), large mums, and dried corn. Place donations in the marked box near the Diman Place Sanctuary entrance from Sunday, Nov. 17, through Wednesday, Nov. 20. Thank you!
Fall Church Clean-up
Come one, come all – young and not so young – to help prepare our church building and grounds for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. We’ll clean, rake, dust, and more as a community of faith. Please send project ideas and supply needs to Antonia Greco, (antonia@centralchurch.us). And when you arrive, there will be coffee, doughnuts, and plenty of good cheer! Saturday, Nov. 23, 9 am to 12 noon.
Interfaith Thanksgiving Worship
This year St. Martin’s Episcopal Church will host Providence’s Interfaith Thanksgiving Worship. This service brings diverse congregations together in thanksgiving, while also celebrating and generating greater understanding of our differences and similarities. In the past, more than ten Providence congregations have participated, so bring your friends and neighbors! This is a wonderful opportunity to worship together and give thanks as we reflect on the many gifts we receive as part of a diverse, interfaith community. Wednesday, Nov. 27, 7 pm, at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church (50 Orchard Avenue, Providence)
Light our Advent Candles
It’s a Central tradition for families to light the Advent candles during Sunday Worship in December. Please email Susannah if you are interested!
Hiring Nursery Workers!
Do you know anyone age 21 or over who would be interested in working in our nursery on Sunday mornings? If so, please email Susannah for more information.
Poetry Corner: Thanksgiving
Thanks for this blessed Earth,
Thanks for our homes and roads.
Thanks for our children’s worth,
Thanks for our cheers and votes!
– May Grant
From Claudia
In October, I wrote about our wonderful woods as I was growing up. I was reminded of that at October’s Women Gather meeting. We were talking about things that scare us – in the past, present, and future. We shared profound stories along with a lot of laughter.
I remembered something that day. The town where I grew up had a trash pickup, but only for things that couldn’t be burned. When I was a child, we had a large metal barrel a safe distance from the small barn situated between the woods and our house. When I was old enough, it was my job to take any combustible trash to that barrel after supper and burn it – and stay there till the fire was totally out. Did I mention that this was a long time ago?
We had one streetlight that wasn’t near our property. So, when I made my trek to the barrel, it was very dark … unless the moon was out. But moonlight only made really weird shadows. Going down to the barrel was scary. I told the group that I would sing all the way down and back, figuring that if I stopped singing my mother would come to see why!
This month, Women Gather will talk about blessings. As I wrote this, I realized one of my many blessings is that I no longer have to burn that trash. We all pray for blessings, don’t we? Blessings for ourselves, our families, our friends, our communities, our country, and our world. And we give thanks for those blessings that come to us in so many different forms. We pray for wisdom, for strength, for courage, for healing, and for much more. In the midst of our lives, we give thanks to God, the source of all blessings.
Psalm 30:12 proclaims, “I’m about to burst with song; I can’t keep quiet about you. God, my God, I can’t thank you enough.” May we continually sing our praises to God, for nothing can separate us from God’s bountiful blessings.
With grateful thanksgiving – Claudia
Christmas at Central is Coming!
Our annual holiday bazaar will once again be open for business on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. We need your presence and your help to make this FUNraiser the success we know it can be! Please contact the committee chairs to volunteer.
We’ll start accepting donations on Sunday, Dec. 1 in Chapel Hall. (Due to scheduled events, we are unable to receive items any earlier.) No toys, games, or videos, please.
Set-up for the event will be on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 8:30 to 11:30 am. Let Claudia know if you can help (claudia@centralchurch.us). Please contact our committee chairs to offer your goods and services:
Craft Workshop
Handmade crafts of all kinds
Torin Mathieu
We are actively looking for artisans and crafters (knitters, card makers, ceramicists, woodworkers, weavers, etc.) and other vendors (ornaments, Christmas cards, candles, etc.) to join us. Please send Torin your ideas!
The Gallery
Multimedia works of art
Jim Scott
Gift Baskets
Themed gifts that are sure to please
Heidi Iuliano
Bill Iuliano
Grandma’s Attic
Collectibles, antiques, and flea-market finds
Nancy Gage
Frances Munro
You never know what you will find in Grandma’s Attic: Tiffany bowls, pet supplies, tools, TVs, jewelry, even furniture. But we rarely sell out, so we’re looking for a few “Grandma’s helpers” to box up unsold items. As a reward, you can take home a share of the spoils! Please contact Frances, Nancy, or Claudia to volunteer.
Sweet Shoppe
Homemade baked goods and treats
Nancy Collins
Amy Hebb
Laurel McLaughlin
Amy Punchak
Wreaths by CCC Youth
Handcrafted wreaths
Larry Kellam
Ye Olde Book Cellar
New and gently read books
Ellen Miller
The Lunch Room
Homemade soup and bread
Temi Sonubi
Clean-up
Liz Viall
Publicity
Ellen Miller
Save the Date: Carol Service and Silver Tea
On Sunday, December 22 at 4 pm the Central Congregational Church Choir will present its annual Christmas Carol Service, followed by a Silver Tea in Chapel Hall. Please invite your family and friends to come and hear the story of the birth of Christ unfold in scripture and song
Adult Sunday School
Jesus’ earliest followers faced obstacles like the political power of the Roman Empire and varied religious beliefs of those around them. Even through persecution, Christianity persevered and spread. In Adult Sunday School we’ll explore how, in those early days, Peter and Paul led the way that became “The Way.” Questions? Ask Claudia. Sundays, Nov. 3 to 13, 9 am, in the Fireplace Room
Donate to College Care Packages
Please bring your leftover Halloween candy and other non-perishable treats you think CCC Youth Alumni will appreciate as they face their first-semester college finals. Email the names and addresses of your college students to Susannah, and CCC Youth will pack up some love for them just in time for exams! Leave your donations no later than Sunday, Nov. 10, 10:30 am, in the Gallery.
Women Gather
This month, Central’s women’s fellowship group will come together to count their blessings! Questions? Ask Claudia. Sunday, Nov. 10, 12 noon, in the Fireplace Room
Food For Thought Book Group
Claudia’s book group will discuss “Our Missing Hearts,” by Celeste Ng – a deeply suspenseful and heartrending novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear. Thursday, Nov. 14, 7 pm, in the Fireplace Room. Coming up on Dec. 12: Christmas Book Swap and Dessert
Toward Better Christian Politics
This group, led by Kristin DeKuiper and Barb Silvis, will continue to discuss political polarization and how Christians can respond – using a study/discussion guide entitled “The After Party: Toward Better Christian Politics,” developed by New York Times columnist David French. A light lunch will be served. Previous attendance is unnecessary! Sunday, Nov. 17, 12:15 pm, in the Fireplace Room
Central Men’s Group
Open to all ages, Central Men’s Group is a monthly breakfast gathering – held on the third Thursday of each month – for fellowship and spirited conversation on topics ranging from current events and ethics to trends and shared experiences. If you have questions, contact John Trevor. Thursday, Nov. 21, 7:30 am, in the Fireplace Room
Fourth Thursday Book Group
This month, the Fourth Thursday Book Group will meet on the third Thursday … because of Thanksgiving. They will discuss “The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt’s New World” by Andrea Wulf. This biography – a national bestseller – tells of the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world and, in the process, created modern environmentalism. Email Ann Scott at eannscott56@gmail.com for a Zoom invitation. Thursday, Nov. 21, 12:30 pm, via Zoom. No meeting in December. Coming up on Jan. 23: “The Wager” by David Grann
Buy Nothing Day
It’s time to clean out your closets for the 2024 Buy Nothing Day coat exchange, which provides free winter wear for adults and children. We need coats, jackets, and sweaters heavy enough to be worn as outer garments – as well as hats, scarves, gloves, and mittens. All should be gently used (or brand new) and clean. And, if you knit or crochet, this is a good time to make hats while you bust through your stash of yarn. Please drop off your donations in Wilson Chapel through Nov. 24. For more information, contact Liz Viall.
Family Service Day
Once again, Central families will join Church Beyond the Walls for worship and lunch. This remarkable street-church community builds solidarity among people from all walks of life: housed and unhoused, poor and privileged, churched and unchurched. Questions? Contact Susannah. Saturday, Nov. 30, 12:30 pm to 2 pm, 275 N. Main St., Providence
REnewal
Dear friends, fall is in full swing around here! As I sit in my office across from our brand new Youth and Confirmation room in a freshly cleaned and organized Religious Education (RE) Wing, I smile to myself. While the beautiful maple leaves shimmer outside the window in sepia-toned sunshine, I am recalling the lovely discussions and peals of laughter I heard in this hall on Sunday morning while Confirmation and Church School were happening. This community has rallied and focused to reconfirm its commitment to children, youth, and families! It is this re-engaging, re-connecting, and re-imagining that has led to the re-energizing that folks are feeling, and I am grateful.
In October, we focused on kids and families having an opportunity to make a difference by hosting a Family Service Day at Church Beyond the Walls, a street-church community called to build solidarity among people from all walks of life – housed and unhoused, poor and privileged, churched and unchurched. We learned, visited, and helped serve lunch with our neighbors in Burnside Park.
Then the whole church community came together to donate items and pack more than 100 Blessing Bags for Better Lives Rhode Island, which provides many of our neighbors who are living unhoused with some basic supplies and comforts when times are tough.
Amidst these service projects, CCC Youth has also been building community through our Youth Lunches Out and beginning Confirmation! We are excited to offer Confirmation again this year, an important opportunity for youth to explore their spirituality and learn more about what it means to be a member of the Christian community.
There’s so much more to come and so many changes on the horizon! As the RE program continues to renew and re-energize, we are continuing to discern what should come after a season of transformation and who can provide the best long-term leadership. Being with Central during this time of change is a gift – and with your continued energy, trust, and support, we will go from strength to strength as we move forward! – Susannah
Christmas Wreath Fundraiser
CCC Youth’s annual sale of hand-decorated Christmas wreaths is a primary fundraiser for the summer mission trip. Please support Central’s youth this endeavor.
Donate pinecones. As you clean up your yard, gather up pinecones. The more we collect, the fewer we must buy. Dry pinecones of any size or type (pine, spruce, hemlock, fir) are welcome. Just drop them off in the box labeled “Cones for Youth Group.”
Help create wreaths on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 11 am to 1 pm. Join us in the Makepeace Room for Christmas tunes, snacks, and wreath-making fun with glue guns, pinecones, and ribbons. All ages are welcome (children accompanied by a parent please.) Come help make the magic happen!
Order your wreath(s) any Sunday in November in Chapel Hall during coffee hour. We’ll have a sample with ribbon options from which to choose. Orders will be ready for pick-up on Sunday, Dec. 8, after Worship during Christmas at Central.
To order a wreath, sign up to help, or ask a question, contact Susannah at susannah@centralchurch.us.
Join the Cherub Choir
Central’s Cherub Choir – open to all children in preschool through second grade – will sing the introit during Worship on Christmas Pageant Sunday. The choir will rehearse every Sunday – except Nov. 24 – 10 am, in the Education Wing Gathering Room.
Have a child in grades three through eight who wants to sing? Contact Patrick Aiken to learn more about Central’s Children’s Choir!
Confirmation Class
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 meet weekly on Sundays, through Dec. 8, 9:15 am, in the Education Wing.
All Saints Day Parade
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. Sunday, Nov. 3, 10:15 am, in Chapel Hall.
CCC Youth Lunch Out
All Central middle- and high-schoolers are invited to meet up after Worship. We’ll either walk over to Thayer Street for food and fellowship or hang out at the New Member Luncheon. Sunday, Nov. 3, 11:30 am, on the Chapel Hall Stage
College Care Packages
CCC Youth will pack up Halloween candy and non-perishable treats donated by Central members to send to CCC Youth Alumni in time for their first-semester college finals.(And, don’t forget to email college students’ names and addresses to Susannah!) Sunday, Nov. 10, 11:30 am, in the Gallery
Calling All Young Artists!
The Calling Committee would like to commission Central’s children and youth to create new care cards! Kids can make whatever they think will brighten someone’s day in any medium they like – as long as it lies flat – on an 8½” x 11” sheet of paper (which we can supply). We will scan the images and create new cards!
Church School Christmas Pageant
During Advent, Central’s first through sixth graders reenact the Christmas story as only children can. Rehearsals begin this month – Sunday, Nov. 24, during church school – so everyone can participate!
Summer Youth Mission Trip
The summer mission trip is scheduled for July 5 to 13 – tentatively in West Virginia. This year, we will work with Appalachia Service Project (ASP). Check out the ASP website for more information on their summer service trips and what to expect. All sixth graders and older are invited to register now. Just contact Susannah!
Kids Can Read Scripture
We would like to involve children and teens in our Sunday Worship service. Kids ages 12 and up can sign up to be scripture readers for most any week! Just email Judy Jamiesen (jjamiesn@providence.edu).
Religious Education Registration
If you haven’t already, please register your child or teen for Central’s 2024/25 programming, so we have the correct contact, emergency, and medical information to care for your child during our time together.
Become a Religious Education Volunteer
A vibrant RE program requires the support of everyone in the congregation. Interested in getting involved? Apply to volunteer with Central children and youth, and Susannah will be in touch!
Friday Film Fare
In The Lavender Hill Mob, Henry Holland (Alec Guinness) is a meek bank clerk, who for years has overseen the transfer of a staggering fortune in gold bullion. Stealing a shipment is not the real challenge; the hard part is getting the gold out of the country. But then appears a fellow rooming-house lodger (Stanley Holloway) who manufactures souvenir replicas of the Eiffel Tower to be shipped to France. Fake gold replicas, that is. So why not make some that aren’t so fake? And thus is born a perfect crime scheme that goes wildly awry through a series of edge-of-your-seat turns in this hilarious gem from the late 40s/early 50s golden era of British film comedy [81 minutes; b&w; Not Rated; 1951]. Join Jim Silverthorn on Friday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 pm, in the Fireplace Room.
In the Gallery
This month, the Gallery at Central presents the work of two local artists: Barbara Healy and Robin Nunes. Barbara’s paintings capture a moment or memory of wonder, joy, and beauty, something special that caught her eye. She is inspired by the diverse colors of light, atmosphere, and nature. Brushstrokes over glimpses of color intentionally reveal some of the painting process. Robin’s work ranges from cityscapes to “en plein air” paintings. She stands in front of, marvels at, and then paints what she sees in nature. Regardless of subject matter, her palette knife adds whimsical touches to the paintings. Come, meet the artists at the Gallery Opening on Friday, Nov. 8, 5 to 7 pm.
November Events
| 3 | Adult Sunday School | 9 am |
| Confirmation Class | 9:15 am | |
| Stewardship Committee | 9:15 am | |
| Cherub Choir | 10 am | |
| All Saints Day/New Member Sunday | 10:30 am | |
| Church School | 10:30 am | |
| New Member Reception | 11:30 am | |
| Youth Lunch Out | 11:30 am | |
| 4 | Children’s Choir Rehearsal | 5 pm |
| 6 | Amos House Breakfast Volunteers | 6:30 am |
| Gallery Committee | 9:30 am | |
| 7 | Board of Deacons | 5:45 pm |
| Choir Rehearsal | 7:30 pm | |
| 8 | Gallery Opening | 5 pm |
| 9 | A Quiet Morning | 8:30 am |
| 10 | Adult Sunday School | 9 am |
| Confirmation Class | 9:15 am | |
| Cherub Choir | 10 am | |
| Worship | 10:30 am | |
| Church School | 10:30 am | |
| Portrait Unveiling | 11:30 am | |
| Women Gather | 12 noon | |
| 12 | Plant & Properties Committee | 5:45 pm |
| 13 | Amos House Breakfast Volunteers | 6:30 am |
| Mission & Action Committee | 6 pm | |
| 14 | Food for Thought Book Group | 7 pm |
| Choir Rehearsal | 7:30 pm | |
| 15 | Friday Film Fare | 7:30 pm |
| 17 | Adult Sunday School | 9 am |
| Confirmation Class | 9:15 am | |
| Cherub Choir | 10 am | |
| Worship | 10:30 am | |
| Church School | 10:30 am | |
| Toward Better Christian Politics | 12:15 pm | |
| 18 | Children’s Choir Rehearsal | 5 pm |
| Technology Committee | 7 pm | |
| 19 | Prudential Committee | 7 pm |
| 20 | Amos House Breakfast Volunteers | 6:30 am |
| Newsletter Deadline | 3:30 pm | |
| 21 | Central Men’s Group | 7:30 am |
| Fourth Thursday Book Group | 12:30 pm | |
| Choir Rehearsal | 7:30 pm | |
| 23 | Church Clean-up | 9 am |
| 24 | Adult Sunday School | 9 am |
| Confirmation Class | 9:15 am | |
| Festival Service of Thanksgiving | 10:30 am | |
| Church School | 10:30 am | |
| Membership Committee | 12 noon | |
| 25 | Children’s Choir Rehearsal | 5 pm |
| 27 | Amos House Breakfast Volunteers | 6:30 am |
| Interfaith Thanksgiving | 7 pm | |
| 30 | Family Service Day | 12:30 pm |
The Church Office will be closed Monday, November 11, for Veterans’ Day – and Thursday and Friday, November 28 to 29, for Thanksgiving.