CHAPEL TIMES
SEPTEMBER 2013
FOUR CORNERS COMMUNITY CHAPEL
CONGREGATIONAL, UCC
200 Angell Road, P.O. Box 7128
Cumberland, RI02864
401-333-6171
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EMAIL ADDRESS
THE REVEREND JEFF CRAW, PASTOR
SECRETARY: Nancy Nelson, Administrative Assistant
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-1:30pm
Summer Hours: Wed-Fri 8am-1:30pm (6/1-9/2)
ORGANIST/CHOIR DIRECTOR:
Vance Westgate –401-726-2518
PRESIDENT:
Ray Jenness – 401-233-2290
CHAPEL SCHEDULE
8:30AM Service of Worship with the Sacrament of Communion
***Two Services & Sunday School begin on Sept. 15, 2013***
10AM Service of Worship & Sunday School
(Communion served the first Sunday
of the month.)
RALLY DAY & FCCC FAMILY PICNIC ~ Sept. 8th.
For the Chapel Picnic please bring a dish to share, those with their last name beginning with A-M salads, N-Z desserts.
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS
The Deacons are responsible for Coffee Hour, beginning on September 15th.
Please consider donating K-cups for coffee, tea & cocoa
HAPPY BIRTHDAY !
September Birthdays
Carrie Collette, Alan D’Adamo, Paul D’Adamo, Jenn George, Helen Green, Nicole Hewey,
Steve Hill, Ryan Stevenson, Darlene Wood
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TRUSTEES – Meeting 9/9 @ 7PM
Sept. Counters –9/1 Steve Hill, 9/8 Earl Wood, 9/15 Mark Gilson
*The Chapel handyman, Leo Collard, is available for work hours for your projects. He is recommended by Bill Caldwell. Leo’s # 767-2194
COUNCIL– Meeting 8/26 & 9/23 @ 7pm
DEACONS -Meeting 9/3 @ 7pm
9/1 Deacons: Arlen & Lea Dau, (B)Dave Binsack, Jenn George
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MEETING – Meeting 9/9 @ 7PM Sarah C. Carpenter Room
Save the Date! RALLY DAY 9/8
- Registration will occur on Rally Day, September 8th starting at 9:30 in Fellowship Hall.
- Informal class meetings for Toddlers (ages 2-3) through 2nd grade will occur in their designated classrooms immediately following the Children's message. Children will meet parents after services in Fellowship Hall.
- On September 15th classes resume and children will go to their age level classroom as follows:
- Toddlers: Ages 2-3
- Preschool-Kindergarten (ages 3-kindergarten)
- First and Second Grade
- Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade
- Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grade.
The Christian Ed Board is seeking individuals who are willing to teach the Grades 1-2 and 6-8 Sunday School Class.Teachers would rotate with others and generally would be needed to teach 1-2 times per month. Please see any of the Christian Ed Board Members to express interest
The Christian Ed Board is also looking for teenagers willing to help out on a rotating basis in the Toddler Room and Preschool-Kindergarten room. This provides a great opportunity for teenagers to earn community service hours. Please see any of the Christian Ed Board Members to express interest
MISSIONS– Next Meeting- 9/8 @ 11:15am Mobile Blood Drive: 11/3/13
The Northern Rhode Island Food Pantry is held every third Saturday of each month, the pantry is at 10 Nate Whipple Highway in Cumberland, 10am-noon. Please continue to help supply non-perishable items as you always have for the food pantry.Non perishable foods needed are: peanut butter & jelly, tuna, cereal, crackers, juice, coffee.
CHAPEL CHOIR – Organist, Vance Westgate (726-2518)! We would love to see more people join us in September! Rehearsals will begin on 9/12 @ 7:30 in Heaven’s Hall. Please come, all are welcome.
Mr. Westgate is also accepting students for piano lessons, please call him for information.
Children’s Choir Rehearsal, Sunday’s 11:15 in Heaven’s Hall by the piano.
Watch for the start date in the bulletins.
Music Committee Chair – Mark Fortin
WOMEN’S GROUP ~
The Women’s Group welcomes all women of the Chapel over the age of 18. See Jane Erskine or Carolyn Williamson for more information.
The Quilting and Sewing Group meets at the Chapel on Wednesdays at 12:30pm. All are welcome to attend and bring their sewing projects. Beginners to experienced, need assistance or just to chat, come and socialize.
If you have, or a relative of yours has a colorful quilt that could be displayed in the Sanctuary for a month or so, we would like to enjoy it. Over the summer quilts displayed were from Carolyn Williamson, a guilt owned by Candy Yates and done by Myrtle Heskett, Jane Erskine, & Nancy Lord. Carolyn is looking for Harvest Themed Quilts for September.
GET WELL WISHES & PRAYER LIST:
If you know of someone who needs to be on the care list, or a facility address that should be included, please call the office.
Prayers of healing for Amanda Choiniere
Bill Caldwell is undergoing some tests.
Danielle and Mike Mancuso welcome new baby daughter, Anna, on July 2nd.
Eleanor Dodsworth: Wyndmere Woods, 1044 Mendon Rd #104, Woonsocket, RI 02895
June Robinson (#159) - EmeraldBay Manor, 10 Old Diamond Hill Rd.Cumberland. 02864
Jocelyn Seaward’s husband, William, is at Holiday Home.
Marjorie Cochrane is also at Holiday Home, 30 Sayles Hill Rd., Manville02838.
Let the office know of any illness, hospitalizations, or good & joyful news.
MISSIONS
*Ongoing Collections include: Box Tops for Education, Campbell Soup & Betty Crocker labels, used eyeglasses and cases, small trial size toilet articles for gift packs, disconnected cell phones.
Soup Kitchen – Did you know that the Four Corners Mission Board helps at an area soup kitchen? Once every 9 weeks, our church is responsible for providing volunteers at a local soup kitchen (at Park Place Congregational Church in Pawtucket) Long-time Missions Board member, Ralph Jordan, purchases and prepares the food. Additional volunteers bake desserts, pick up donated rolls from an area bakery, and deliver to the soup kitchen. We then assist with serving the meal, which is a gratifying experience. This is approximately a 2 hour commitment on a Saturday.Church members interested in helping at the soup kitchen and/or baking should contact Ralph Jordan (333-1796) or Anne Bouchard (658-2108) for more information.
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Carolyn Williamson is thepurchasing supply person for the Chapel Kitchen.
Notify her of any kitchen supplies that may be needed: paper products, coffee, juice for the children during coffee hour, sweetners & creamers, cleaning products, etc.
FUTURE EVENTS:
Beginning Sept 10th the Merry Dickens Carolers will be rehearsing in Heavens Hall, (usually one night a week) and will perform a Christmas Concert on Dec. 1st at 4pm. This concert will benefit the 2013 Chapel Christmas Bazaar (12/7)
9/18 @ 7pm in the Chapel Office ~ FAITH BREAK, a time of Pastor and Parish discussions. See enclosed flyer
9/28 9am-1pm RECYCLE EVENT
The Chapel Men’s Association will begin their famous Chapel Breakfast schedule on October 6th. Serving from 9am – noon. All proceeds go into the funds for scholarships given in June. Free Will Donations ~ All Welcome!
A New Member Orientation will be held on October 24th in the office building conference room at 7pm. All Adults Welcome.