Announcements

• Fall Music on the Green - 7 & 21 October

  

  We're bringing back Music on the Green for 2 special sessions on Friday 7 October and 21 October.  Bring your warm blankets and your toasty beverages for some family time with great music.  Town favorite Tom Scarola will regale us on the 7th with his interpretation of covers from across the decades, and our own Jesse Ofgang will bring his great assortment of instruments to serenade us into the colder months.  Watch for more details on some seasonal surprises.  Show times are 6:30.  Hope to see you there!

• Blessing of the Pets 9 October

  

  It's time to bless our pets!  Bring your furry, feathered, scaly, or even plushie pets for a special blessing during service on Sunday, 9 October, and then individual blessings after service.  As long as they are suitably restrained, all pets are welcome!  Hope to see all our beloveds that morning.

• Volunteering - Fill out the Survey

  If you’ve been thinking of becoming more involved in the life of First Church, we have a way for you to let us know! Deacon Hailey Lovallo has created a quick survey to let you let us know how you’d like to share your gifts and talents with our community. Click here to fill out this brief survey and we’ll get you fixed up! Some of our newer members are already helping out on Deacons, as readers, with coffee hour, and of course the Green Fair, and we’d love to hear from you, too. Last Sunday we even had a visitor join the music team. There are no entrance requirements – if you’re feeling called, let us know!

• Sunday Services

  We hope you can...   Join is in our Sunday Service at 10 am.   In person* or online via Zoom or YouTube.
  Download Sunday's Worship Guide
  No matter who you are - or where you are - you are welcome here!

  To join via your computer or smart phone: 
  via Zoom
  https://zoom.us/j/598785427
  Meeting ID: 598 785 427
  Password: 572708

  To phone in (audio only): (646) 558-8656
  Meeting ID: 598785427#
  Password: 572708

  via YouTube, Live-streamed and recorded - Now you can attend our Sunday morning worship service via YouTube if you find that easier. No log-in required to watch, but you'll need a Google account log-in if you want to post prayer requests. Posted on our YouTube channel are also prerecorded worship services and musical features for viewing anytime.

  This information can also be found on our Welcome page.

  * In Person:  We are currently gathering in the Meeting House and have continued to monitor guidance on Covid virus spread.  We are gathering for coffee hour after the services and masks are now optional though physical distancing for those not in the same household is still requested.  (If you forget your mask, there are still masks available.)  We are singing hymns together and children will gather with their families before they are dismissed to Sunday School which will continue in Wersebe Hall to allow for room to safely distance.  We will, of course, continue to monitor infection rates in the area and will revisit and modify as needed.

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• Want to Meet More Church Folks? Host Coffee Hour!

  Thanks to all who have volunteered so far!  We still need a volunteers to host the rest of the summer.  Won't you help out?

  Summer coffee hours are easy to host, with the only goal being a chance to socialize with friends and get to know new folks.  So our Deacons are encouraging VERY simple refreshments.  A few treats like cookies or cheese & crackers plus beverages like lemonade, iced tea, or coffee.  Set-up in the hall is quick and easy.  The "Keep it Simple" guidelines can be downloaded here.  And click here for our new online sign-up list.  There is even an optional checkbox to select if you are new to this and would like a buddy to show you the ropes. 

  If you you'd rather get on the schedule by email, we'd be happy to work with you on that.  But first take a glance at the online form to see which dates are still available.

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• Donate Non-perishable Food, Personal Care and Cleaning Products

  

  The Washington-Warren and New Milford Food Banks rely on donations from people like us. Won’t you make donation of food, cleaning supplies and personal care items to our local food banks a regular part of your routine?

  You may drop off shelf stable food, personal care and cleaning products to the shopping cart in the Parish House entryway Monday—Friday, 8 am to 4 or Sunday mornings.

  Donation suggestions include:  canned  meats (tuna, ham, salmon, chicken), quinoa, lentils, barley, brown rice, beans, low sodium soups (minestrone, vegetable, beef, lentil or chowder), Canned fruit – low sugar (mandarins, pineapple, peaches, applesauce, mixed fruit)

  To see more about how the New Milford Food Bank operates and what it looks like, you can watch their video here: https://www.facebook.com/TownofNewMilfordCT/videos/1082317702259089

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