Volunteer Christmas Party
Friday, Dec. 13, 6:30 pm
Central is so grateful for its many, many volunteers! Please come and celebrate the holidays with us. Join us in Chapel Hall not only for some laughter and Christmas cheer, but also for our annual holiday dinner. Please RSVP to the Church Office (401-331-1960 or info@centralchurch.us) by Dec. 4.
The Angel Giving Tree
Sunday, Dec. 14
Help create a Merry Christmas for children in DCYF care. Look for our Angel Tree in the coatroom. Simply choose a tag – or tags – from the tree. Each bears a child’s name, age, gender, and suggested gift. Select a thoughtful, age-appropriate item. Wrap your gift, write the contents on back of the original tag, and attach it. Then deliver the gifts back to the Angel Tree by Saturday, Dec. 14.
Carol Service / Silver Tea
Sunday, Dec. 22, 4 pm
There isn’t a better way to start Christmas week than at Central’s inspiring and music-filled Carol Service, an East Side tradition and highlight of the Christmas season. You will hear the story of Jesus’ birth unfold in scripture and song, sung by the Central Congregational Church Choir and Children’s Choir – accompanied by harp, cello, and organ. Afterwards, please stay for our elegant Silver Tea in the festively decorated Chapel Hall.
Christmas at Central!
Set-up: Saturday, Dec. 7, 8:30 am
Event: Sunday, Dec. 8, 11:30 am
Spread the word: This one-stop-shopping mecca features the Craft Workshop (handmade crafts, jewelry, and holiday décor), the Gallery, themed Gift Baskets, Grandma’s Attic (collectibles, antiques, and flea-market finds), Sweet Shoppe (homemade baked goods), handcrafted Wreaths by CCC Youth, Ye Olde Book Cellar (new and gently read books), and Lunch Room, where guests can enjoy homemade soup and bread.
Amos House Breakfast Volunteers
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 6:30 am
Please consider becoming an Amos House Breakfast Volunteer! Amos House provides 400 meals every morning. And on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8 am, Central members meet in the Amos House kitchen to help assemble pre-packaged breakfasts. If you can volunteer every week, that’s great. But if you can only come occasionally, we welcome – and need – every extra set of hands. Questions? Contact Tracy Baran (tmoorf@gmail.com).
CCC Youth Wreath Making
Wreath Making: Saturday, Dec. 7, 11 am
CCC Youth’s annual sale of hand-decorated Christmas wreaths is the major fundraiser for its summer mission trip. Please help our youth make the wreaths (children should be accompanied by an adult, please). Just join us in the Makepeace Room for all sorts of crafty fun with glue guns, pinecones, and ribbons. And if you haven’t already, don’t forget to order your wreath(s) during coffee hour!