Pumpkin Picking!

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

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

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

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

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

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).