Check out Central’s new virtual online membership directory. Just click on the  “Members Only” link on the “Home” page. You will be asked to fill out a registration form. Once we review the form and confirm your membership, you’ll receive an email granting access. Thereafter, to view the directory, just log in with your email and password. The listings are searchable, and there is a form to submit changes. You can even save listings to your Outlook or Apple contact list!

Sunday, Sep. 4, 11:15 am

Celebrate Labor Day weekend with Central friends old and new! We’ll meet after Worship at Gregg’s (1303 North Main Street, Providence). Check out the family-friendly menu (www.greggsusa.com/Menu/Daily-Specials) and RSVP to Claudia.

Sunday, Sep. 4, 10 am

Our summer church school program enables Central children to engage with Bible stories in new and different ways. There may be an art activity one week, an active game another week, and a dramatic retelling of the story another week. By creatively interacting with the Bible, children will experience its teachings in more personal ways.

Sunday, Aug. 21, 3 to 5 pm 

The entire Central congregation is invited to the first ever Rhode Island Association UCC summer picnic! There will be music and games for the whole family. And, the Rhode Island Association (formerly Rhode Island Conference) will provide dessert, water, and lemonade. If you like, bring a picnic lunch or snacks. Picnic tables are available, though you may want to bring blankets and lawn chairs. RSVP online to: tiny.cc/riuccpicnic/. Meet us at the Picnic Pavilion in Goddard Park (1095 Ives Road, Warwick).

Thursday, July 21, 5 pm

Reimagining Chapel Hall is in the home stretch.  But Central’s valiant design committee – Barry Bayon,
Bill Claflin, Caroline Considine, Steve Eustis, Warren Jagger, Elizabeth Roberts, Barbara Thornton, Tom Viall, and senior minister Rebecca Spencer – labors on to ensure that construction goes as smoothly as possible and meets all expectations.  They’ll get together via Zoom.

Sunday, July 17, 11:15 am

After Worship, let’s enjoy brunch together at The District (54 South Street, in Providence), a restaurant that the Providence Journal calls a “gem in the heart of the Jewelry District.” The menu (thedistrictri.com/new-page-3) features innovative brunch fare, as well as its signature pizzas – was voted Best in Rhode Island three years running. RSVP to Claudia.