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News of our Church Family A Special Invitation… Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 7:00 pm will be our first meeting with our new District Superintendent, Rev. Ken Kieffer. This will be our annual Church Conference, to which anyone of our church family is invited to attend. We will try to help Rev. Kieffer get acquainted with our church’s life and ministry. Your voice and presence would help us in that endeavor! Please come! Cleanliness is Next to Godliness!
Thanks everyone! Mama Mia! Our Friday Night Lasagna Dinner in October netted $1505, thanks to everyone’s hard work and dedication. Our next dinner will be on November 20, 5-7 pm, featuring a return of Pastor Chuck’s famous “Country Meatloaf,” with baked potato, mixed vegetable, beverage and heavenly dessert. Holly Boutique Luncheons The
Crafters and Artists from the Holly Boutique rented our hall once
again and ladies from our church provided lunches on Friday and Saturday. Prayer Shawl Ministry Persons interested in making prayer shawls used in our ministry to those in need are welcomed to come to the next meeting on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, 7:00 pm at the home of Dave and Mina Bullock. For more information call Mina at 651-1873. See the Case Hall bulletin board for thank-you notes from many who have received and been comforted by them. Neighbors
Helping Neighbors Focus on Canton will again coordinate the “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” Day. Job assignments will be distributed at the Canton Community Baptist Church, Dowd Ave. beginning at 8:30 am. A bag lunch is provided to all workers. Please consider helping neighbors who are in physical, financial or family need. Tasks such as raking, window washing, weeding, dump runs, simple painting, turning mattresses, changing draperies, etc. are often popular requests. If you know of someone who might need such help, please suggest their name. Please call Carmen Mills @693-2035 to sign up for assistance or to volunteer. Any time you can spend will be greatly appreciated. 
Thanksgiving
Eve Worship The Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service at Washington Hill United Methodist Church will take place on Wednesday, November 25th, at 7:00 pm. Each year community members fill this historic church to the balconies as they observe the Thanksgiving tradition. Bertha Warner will make sure the pot-bellied stove is filled with wood, Roland and Ann Stickney will trim the lanterns and Gladys Knyble and family will give a warm welcome to all who come. Participating in this year’s worship service will be pastors of all three churches that were formed by Washington Hill members: Carl Franson from Pleasant Valley, Bob Sorozan from West Granby and Pastor Chuck representing North Canton and Washington Hill. Pastor Franson will bring the evening’s message. Remember to bring a small flashlight for darker places in the sanctuary and enjoy worshipping in this historic sanctuary. Canton
Community Thanksgiving Service The annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service for Canton will be held on Sunday afternoon, November 22 at 4:00 pm at the St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Collinsville. Choirs from most of our Canton churches will participate in this “Feast of Singing” and combined choirs will offer a beautiful anthem together. (Choir members are asked to arrive by 3:00 pm for rehearsal.) Come and enjoy this wonderful celebration of thanksgiving and song. LUNCH BUNCH Lunch Bunch will go to “Dish and Dat” in the Shoppes at Canton on Tues, November 17, 2009. This is the new establishment in the former “Simmer Restaurant” near Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Shop. Meet at church at Noon or at restaurant at 12:30 PM. For more information call Pat McGarry at 693-0591.
Greening
of the Church The first Sunday of Advent is November 29th! We quickly turn our thoughts from turkey and Thanksgiving to the season of Advent and preparing ourselves for Christmas.
The beginning of that preparation is The Greening of the Church, which
will be held following worship on Sunday, November 29th. We deck the
halls with beautiful greens, decorate our Case Hall Christmas Tree
with lovely symbols of Christ made by Trinity members, hang wreaths
on our church doors and anticipate one of the loveliest seasons of
the church year. After we have done the decorations, we will enjoy
a light lunch together lovingly made by our Council on Ministries.
Please save the date and help us “Deck the Halls!”
Christmas
Gifts for Residents of Christmas is coming! It’s time to spread God’s love by giving to the residents at Bishop Wicke Health Center in Shelton. All gifts need to be unwrapped and placed in the Christmas-wrapped box by December 6. The gifts will be delivered on December 8th. Please select any items from the following suggested gift list: Books
(large print, fiction, mysteries, poetry, etc.)
HATS FOR MERCY HOUSE Knit hats will once again be collected for residents at Mercy House in Hartford. Members of our church periodically provide meals there and will give the hats as gifts early in December. A display will be in Case Hall. (For more info, call Barbara Mason.)
Upcoming Dates to Put on Your Calendar Dec.
6 - Cookie Swap and Advent Activity Volunteering in Mission Cassandra Broadus-Garcia of Simsbury UMC has provided helpful information about upcoming mission opportunities for our area churches: Local
Missions Work- Hartford Working with Hands-On-Hartford, our VIM team will join others to complete needed work at the Tabor House in Hartford. Tasks include but are not limited to painting, minor construction work, and kitchen work. Contact Cassandra Broadus-Garcia at broadusc@ccsu.edu <mailto:broadusc@ccsu.edu> or 860-651-7148 for further information and/or to register ASAP. This is coming up fast and we need to get our team together quickly! A "stay-at-home" VIM opportunity! National
Missions Work - VIM Hurricane Katrina Disaster Recovery Team to Biloxi,
MS SUMC will continue the 5-year commitment to Hurricane Katrina Disaster Recovery efforts by sending another team to Biloxi, MS. Anticipated tasks include light construction work, painting, and cleaning. Contact Cassandra Broadus-Garcia at broadusc@ccsu.edu <mailto:broadusc@ccsu.edu> or 860-651-7148 for further information, including dates for required training. THIS MAY BE SUMC'S LAST TEAM TO BILOXI, SO DON'T MISS IT! Sign up now! International Missions Work - Ghana - Sept. 2010 Individuals are invited to join others in a NYAC-sponsored international VIM ministry to Ghana. Work will include constructing a new school classroom, thus helping to improve education for children in Ghana. Further information will be available in the future. Contact Nancy and Frank Hawkins at hawkinsF3@sbcglobal.net or 860-651-3958 for preliminary information or request an electronic brochure from Cassandra Broadus-Garcia at broadusc@ccsu.edu.
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