Announcements

• Trivia Night... this Sat has been Canceled

  Watch for a new date in the New Year!
• Hurricane Dorian Response UPDATE

  Click here for the latest update on Hurricane Dorian relief efforts through UCC Disaster Ministries.  Your "One Great Hour of Sharing" donations from our annual spring offering drive helps to fund Disaster Ministries. 

  The UCC site also includes information about why donations of physical goods can harm more than help.  That information is worth a read.

  You can donate directly on the UCC website at the above link. Or send checks to our church office with a note in the memo line that the funds are for disaster relief.  Either put into the Sunday offering or mail to: FCC, PO Box 1285, Washington, CT 06793.
• Judea Journal - REVISED

  This revision contains the last full paragraph to Pastor Robyn's article plus a couple of other minor info corrections.

  Click here for the NEW VERSION
• Soldier Boxes - Donations needed by THURSDAY, Sept 19

  "The Town Hall Gang" sends two boxes to military personnel stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan every week.  One box is for personal care items and the other is for food items.  They send to a variety of troops - some with connection to people in Washington and others are total strangers.

  NOTE: We’ll be packing on Thursday this week as Mark Lyon’s reception is on Friday.

  Our Soldier for THURSDAY September 19, 2019

  SSG Khyler D. Powell
  Attn: Any Soldier®
  25th SIG BN BAF
  APO AE 09354

  Added here: 28 August 2019
  Expected to leave Afghanistan: 13 Feb 2020
  Contact for approx number of Males: 10, Females: 5
  Unit is from: Other

  28 Aug 2019:
  We live in barracks, two people per room. We have 110v. We have microwaves to warm things up. We have a laundry service, but we are advised to put our on soap in our bags, to ensure they get properly cleaned. I am representing my platoon. Hygiene products are very scarce in the PX due to there only be a few products fro each gender. Not many snacks in the px either.

  We are actually stationed out of Qatar on this deployment in Afghanistan.

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  The team normally packs for shipment on Friday evenings upstairs in Town Hall. Items can be dropped off weekdays at the Town Hall in Bryant Plaza.
  Please place items in the upstairs room next to kitchen.
  Contact Denise Arturi if you have any questions about the program or items in found on a weblist of troops requesting supplies.
  Also, for shipping purposes, any canned food should be small.

  For more information, contact Denise Arturi:  860-868-2880
• Climate Action Rally in Woodbury - Sun, Sept 22 at 1 pm

  In solidarity with the youth-led Global Climate Strike Week, there will be a Rally in Woodbury.  Here is a very local opportunity to show your support!

  WHERE: at the intersection of Routes 6 and 64, across from Carole Peck’s Good News Café

  WHEN: SUNDAY, September 22 at 1 -3:30 pm

  Questions?  Contact Monica Burnham
• Memorial Service for Matthew Kraft - Sept 28 at 1 pm
  

  Dear Family and Friends,

  A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 28th to honor and celebrate the life of our Matt.

  The service will take place at the First Congregational Church of Washington (6 Kirby Road, Washington, CT 06793) at 1:00 pm.

  The service will be followed by a gathering at the Bryan Memorial Town Hall (2 Bryan Plaza, Washington Depot, CT) to share memories, stories, enjoy the company of one another, and to have a bite to eat.

  We are asking for you to send us your memories, stories of and with Matt, thoughts or quotes/sayings to be included in a Memory Book we are compiling for the service. Please email to Roxanne at rkraft78@aol.com. We welcome all of your memories so they can become part of ours.

  In lieu of flowers donations in honor of Matthew Charles Kraft can be made to: the Semper Fi Fund or “The Town Hall Gang”.

  Semper Fi Fund donations aid the wounded, critically ill, and injured service members of our nation and their families (website: semperfifund.org).

  “The Town Hall Gang” is a group of dedicated individuals in Washington, CT who started a service project to support our troops. It has involved the shipment of over 1,500 care packages to 550 servicemen and women in the Marines, Army, Navy, and the Air Force serving primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan. Donations cover the cost of postage and the purchase of supplies. Checks should be made out to “The Town Hall Gang” and sent to Town Hall Gang, c/o Town Clerk, P.O. Box 383, Washington Depot, CT 06794. If you would like to be on an email list with details of weekly needs or if you have a name of a serviceman/woman deployed who could support boxes, please contact denise.arturi@charter.net.

  Please share this email with others who knew Matt and would like to join us in this special celebration of his life.

  With love and deep gratitude,

  The Kraft Family,

  Roxanne, Greg, Ashley & Eric DeVos
• The Gospel of Mark--A Live Presentation - Sept 28, 2 pm

  The complete Gospel of Mark will be presented by Rev. Shannon Wall on Saturday, September 28 at 2 pm at the First Congregational Church of Watertown, 40 DeForest Road (Route 6), Watertown, CT.  The presentation is sponsored by the Women’s Fellowship of the church.

  All are invited to experience the three-year ministry of Jesus, told only in the words of scripture, and told with all the words of scripture. The presentation is recommended for adults and children age 10 and older at their parents’ discretion.  A Q&A session will follow for those interested.

  Rev. Wall is Acting Pastor of the First Congregational Church of New Milford, CT.  She received an MFA from the Graduate Acting program at NYU; and a M.Div. degree from Yale Divinity School, where she won awards for scripture reading and preaching.

  The suggested donation is $5.  To reserve, email fccwtn@snet.net or call the church office at 860-274-6737
• Hazardous Waste Drop-off on Sat, Oct 5 in New Milford

  Now is your opportunity to responsibly clean out those hazardous waste items in your house, garage and basement.  Drop-off is for households from the towns of Bridgewater, Brookfield, Kent, New Milford, Roxbury, Sherman, Warren and Washington only.

  WHEN:  Saturday, Oct 5 from 9 am - 3 pm
  WHERE:  John Pettibone School, 2 Pickett District Rd, New Milford, CT

  For a full description of what qualifies as hazardous waste, click here.
• Have You Completed Your SURVEY?

  The past couple of weeks, we have been asking members and attenders to complete a relatively short survey that includes feedback about all aspects of our church life.  If you have not gotten one yet, you can CLICK HERE for your copy.

  Please complete and return to the church office or Pastor Robyn by 6-30-19, if possible.  Late submissions will be accepted but please... as soon as you can.
• Path to Membership
  

  We would love to have anyone interested in becoming a member attend a luncheon after service on September 29 in the Parlor, hosted by the Deacons and Council. We will discuss the workings and structure of the church as well as Member status and expectations, so you can decide if you would like to officially join.

  On October 6th, we will have a New Member Sunday for anyone who attended the Orientation to stand up and declare Membership through a short Invitation and Response.

  It’s painless, really, so bring your questions and your curiosity and come and see what we are all about.

  Please RSVP to the office BY September 23rd….  (860) 868-0569 or by email

  to the church office