FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UCC

200 Main Street, P.O. Box 1300

Wellfleet, MA 02667-1300

The Rev. Paul Cullity, Pastor

Phone (508)349-6877

FAX (508)349-7732

Email:

www.wellfleetchurch.org

Tidings- November/December 2015

AN IMPORTANT REMINDER for those of you who are still waiting to return your pledge card. Please do it today. We need to know that we will be able to have lights and heat this next year!!

Do you think that you don’t know what is going on at church these days? Please consider getting involved. You are definitely needed and wanted. We do care when you are not worshipping with us each Sunday. Come and bring a friend.

We need to shore up our Church community. If you have any ideas for things you would like to have happen. . . .a game time, a potluck supper, a tea or a get-together at someone’s home, please call the church office

(508-349-6877) or me (508-349-2508).

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Nancy Cook

Stewardship Committee


WE EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO:

Family & Friends of

Ethel “Duch” Crowell who died on October 12th.

Elizabeth “Liz” Pickering who died on October 27th.

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Change of Address

George Vitek

15 Seapine Road

Wellfleet, MA 02667

James & Joan Baker

15 Main Street, Unit B

Orleans, MA 02653

Joan Thompson

P.O. Box 3035

Wellfleet, MA 02667

Thank you…
The Lasker Family - Matthew and Erin, Cynthia and John - thanks our Wellfleet church friends for the many prayers, cards and concerns regarding Ian's health. Ian continues to make remarkable progress and to thrive as he returns to his happy life at home, at pre-school and at play.
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Military List

Please call the church office with names of family members or other loved ones who are serving in the armed forces of our Country.

Andrew Porteus, son of Nancy & Jonathan Porteus; Simon Berrio, son of Beth & Buddy Berrio, grandson of Duch Crowell; Mark Spillan; Danny James; Versalles Washington, brother of Frank Thomas ; Keith Lajoie, nephew of Holly & David Lajoie; Matt Perry, grandson of Jewell Barker.

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NOVEMBER BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS !

11/1 Donna Grout

11/7 Judy Ann DePierri & Jacob DiPinto

11/8 Walter Eibensteiner

11/9 Kyle DiPinto

11/13 Kendra Lindberg

11/22 Juniper O’Campbell

11/25 Donna Jordan

11/29 Fred Young

DECEMBER BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS!

12/11 Mary Cullity & Jordan Nye

12/16 Ruth Marriott

12/17 Sarah Porteus

12/21 Martha Possner

12/23 Dottie Downs & Betsey Patterson

12/24 Siri Lindberg

12/27 David Lajoie

12/30 Brittany Souza

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PRAYER LIST

Please contact the church office to add a name or update this list.

“If one member suffers, all suffer together…If one member is honored, all rejoice together.”(1 Cor. 12:26) May the presence of Jesus Christ be with those on our PRAYER LIST and with those who care for them. Pray for:

Bill Beik Amy Costa

Joyce Dutton Cassandra Evans

Carol French Sueko Hall

Donna Jordan Nancy Nye Betsy Searcy Ann Swanson

And for those who are chronically ill and confined to their homes, nursing homes and hospitals. Please notify the pastor when family or friends are hospitalized.

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Pastor Paul’s Sabbatical

One of the aspects of life-long ministry that we have not experienced in this church is the need for pastors to take a sabbatical time every five or six years. This is a time of refreshment and renewal, an opportunity to look at the calling to ministry in a new way, and an opportunity for the church to experience a different voice for a period of time. This year, Pastor Paul is taking a three-month Sabbatical from September 1st through November 30th. The idea of sabbatical was introduced to our congregation in worship on July 26th, by the Rev. Don Remick, our Southeast Area Conference Minister. Rev. Pancheta Peterson will lead worship for November. The work of pastoral care and pastoral emergencies will be facilitated by Rev. Eric Spencer, who can be reached through our church office for that entire time.

ALL SAINT’S DAY – November 1, 2015

is also observed as Totenfest or Memorial Sunday, when those who have died in the past year are remembered in prayer. On this Memorial Sunday, we remember in prayer and give thanks to God for the following persons:

David Ambrose

Joanne Berquist

Dave Blake

Ethel Crowell

Raymond Crowell

Fran Devasto

Richard Dorr

David Ernst

Letitia Fricker

Cheryl Hautanen

Alfred Hill

Robert “Bob” Jordan

Bradford Lawson

Arthur H. MacBriar Jr.

Warren Marsh

Moira Myers

Elizabeth Pickering

Marcy Rea

Tom Reinhart

Rev. Richard Stoughton

Shirley Semple

Vicki Blakeley Schmidt

Nancy Spillane

Richard Tesson

Edwina Wright

WORSHIP FOR NOVEMBER 2015

Rev. Pancheta Peterson Preaching in November

November 1: ( Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost)

Ushers: Dianne Eib & Dot Oberding

Greeters: Erik & Carol Spencer

Reader: Ellen Wright

Comm. Svrs.: Donna Grout, Dianne Eib, Dot Oberding & Ellen Wright

First Reading: John 11:32-44

Gospel Reading: Revelation 21:1-6A

Sermon Title: Another Chance at Life

November 8: ( Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost)

Usher: Dianne Eib

Greeter: volunteer needed

Reader: volunteer needed

Coffee Hour: Erik & Carol Spencer

First Reading: Mark 12:38-44

Gospel Reading: Psalm 146

Sermon Title: The Poverty Within

November 15: ( Twenty-fifth after Pentecost)

Ushers: two volunteers needed

Greeter: Jana Currier

Reader: Cyndy Van Hook

Coffee Hour: Mona & Jon Antonuzzo

First Reading: Psalm 16

Gospel Reading: Mark 13:1-8

Sermon Title: Que Sera, Sera

November 22: (Thanksgiving Sunday)

Ushers: two volunteers needed

Greeter: volunteer needed

Coffee Hour: volunteers needed

First Reading: 2 Samuel 23:1-7

Gospel Reading: Revelation 1:4b-8

Sermon Title: Called To Be Priests

November 29: (First Sunday of Advent)

Ushers: two volunteers needed

Greeter: volunteer needed

Coffee Hour: volunteers needed

First Reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16

Gospel Reading: Luke 21:25-36

Sermon Title: The Precious Gift of Advent

Nauset InterFaith Thanksgiving Service

Each year, the Nauset InterFaith Association sponsors an Interfaith Thanksgiving service to gather as a united people throughout the lower Cape, to give thanks to God for the blessings of the year, and to take time to remember those who are less fortunate. This year, the service will be held at the Eastham United Methodist Church, at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 22nd . All the churches and faith communities of our region are invited, and we can help by attending, by bringing some baked goods to contribute to a fellowship time following the Service, and by bringing a financial gift for the ministries to the poor and homeless in our region. These services are an opportunity to remember that like the Pilgrims so many years ago, we are all in this together, and rely on our neighbors and friends to survive. Let’s give thanks together!

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White Gift Sunday - December 6th

You’re invited to bring in a toy wrapped in white paper and marked for a boy or a girl. Please consider the teen members of our communities whose families are in need. Stop and Shop offers a variety of appropriate gift certificates for purchase, such as iTune cards, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy and American Express gift cards. T.J. Maxx in Orleans also has gift cards available. Please label gift cards “for teenager” or “for child”. Gifts for teens will be donated to the Lower Cape Outreach and children’s gifts will be donated to Mass Appeal for distribution.

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Homeless Prevention Council Adopt-A-Family for Christmas - Giving the Gift of Hope. On November 29th and December 6th & December 13th we will take a special offering to support this program. Our goal is to raise $200.00 to adopt one family.

The Adopt-a-Family program, originally suggested by HPC supporters, has provided Lower Cape children with holiday gifts for nearly 17 years. In 2014, they were able to give 284 children from 130 families, gifts of toys, clothes and bikes. Without the generosity of our community, these kids would not have had their Christmas wishes come true.

How It Works

Case managers at HPC work with clients, as well as local schools and churches, to identify families in need. They then match the families with community members and organizations who want to provide gifts for them.

Clients' full names and records are completely confidential, they offer first names, ages of children, and share their gift wish lists. After the families are "adopted", each donor decides what they'd like to give and either shops for the gifts or provides the cash and HPC will do the shopping.

Village Church Fair

Saturday, Dec. 5th

10am-3pm

Featuring:

  • Baked Goods, Christmas Cookie Stroll
  • Knit goods
  • Crafts
  • Christmas Raffle
  • Gift wrapping
  • Jewelry
  • Unique America Doll clothing
  • White Elephant Sale
  • Luncheon available

Remember: He’s making a list, checking it twice…….

* The Craft Team is currently in need of coffee cans for the cookie exchange and bakers. Please contact the church office if you are able to help. The Craft Team meets every Monday from 1 to 3pm in Fellowship Hall. All are invited & welcome to participate.