Sunday, Nov. 13, 2 pm

Central will host the 2022 Annual Meeting for the Rhode Island Association of the UCC. After worship, we will approve the budget, review officer nominations, and discuss new business. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Dr. Chris S. Davies, Southern New England Conference’s new Executive Minister for Programs and Initiatives. Please plan to join your siblings in faith from across Rhode Island!

The Religious Education Committee is seeking volunteers for this new committee, which will assess church school and religious education goals and priorities, as well as review and select new church school curricula. Please contact Judy if you are willing to serve. Dates, times, and frequency of meetings will be determined by the group’s availability.

Sunday, Oct 23, 12 noon

Join our visit to Rhode Island’s only Black heritage museum. We’ll tour exhibits that illuminate the Black experience in Rhode Island, including the Black Church and African American Press. Guests receive a map of early Providence Black history. The $5 admission supports free swimming lessons for black youth in Rhode Island. Questions? Contact Claudia. We‘ll meet at Stages of Freedom at 10 Westminster Street in Providence.

Sunday, Oct. 16, 10:30 am

CCC Youth will lead the worship service and share their experiences and insights about their remarkable summer mission trip to Rainelle, W.V. Over the course of one week in July, the group gardened, cleaned, washed windows, and worked at a nursing home and thrift shop. They came back determined to do more and to continue their mission work here in Providence.

Deadline: Sunday, Oct. 9, 11:30 am

WORD, led by Simone Punchak, has worked with Clothes to Kids to organize a clothing drive for children in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Pick up a flyer in the Gallery to see what items are needed most.  Please leave your contributions in the collection box in Chapel Hall. Sunday, Oct. 9, is the last day to donate.

Pre-COVID, Centralites brought non-perishable foods every Sunday for Camp Street Ministries’ food pantry. Now, it’s time to help fill their shelves once again! Think soup, pasta, cereal, rice, canned fish, meat, fruit, and vegetables, as well as sauces, spices and condiments. Please bring food items to Worship and leave them in the baskets inside the sanctuary doors – or drop them off in the church office during the week.