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Volume 9/ Number 3 / March 2008

Jesus said, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me." (Luke 9: 23)

Old Greenwich, FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH United Church Connecticut OF GREENWICH of Christ

M EETINGHOUSE M ONTHLY

Lent and Holy Week at First Congregational Church

March 2: The Way of the Yield Sign

March 9: Sharing the Shadows

March 16: Palm Sunday The Touchstone of Thanksgiving Palm procession for all children in the Meetinghouse; child care available. Remember your food offerings!

March 20: Maundy Thursday 6 pm Service of Tenebrae.

March 21: Good Friday 10 am Family Service for preschool and older children.

8 pm Service of Music and Meditations featuring Dale Wood’s A Service of Darkness.

March 23: Easter Day Sunrise Surprise 6:30 am Sunrise Service at Tod’s Point.

The Glory of God’s Great Clue 9 and 11 am Festive Services in the Meetinghouse with choirs, brass and timpani; child care available.

2 The Meet inghouse Monthly

Speaking Pastorally…

“Sometimes I wonder what it looked like from the cross – I dare not try to fathom what it felt like.”

Thomas John Carlisle This Lenten season we have been seeking to follow in The Uncrowded Way of the Cross and its Difficult

Disciplines of Discipleship. To fully “take up the cross daily” in our following of Christ is not easy.

Some people like to look at the last page of a novel to know the ending before actually reading the book. Some

people like to eat the middle of an Oreo first. And some people like to have dessert before eating their salad and vegetables. Very soon we will begin our annual trek through Holy Week – and there are many people who wish to

avoid the unpleasantness of Jesus’ struggle and suffering and simply show up on Easter. Many people do not take

seriously growing in Christian discipline because it seems too hard, too “old fashioned”, too boring, or too much of a sacrifice – and it certainly doesn’t fit with the “crowded ways” of our convenience and pleasure oriented culture.

You already know that the Difficult Disciplines of Discipleship which we are exploring are not punishments or

hardships for hardships’ sake, but that true discipline is learning and following in the way of the teacher. Holy week

begins with the excitement of the Palm Sunday parade and quickly moves into the passion of Christ.

This year, you will be able to experience in a dramatic way that week of weeks and especially the Maundy Thursday

that falls within it. We will gather for a simple meal in the Auditorium (as Jesus’ disciples gathered on that fateful night) and then come together in the Meeting House for a Service of Tenebrae. This moving worship experience, in

which the crucifixion is commemorated by the gradual extinguishing of candles, will bring home to your heart the

awe-full and powerful steps and words that led our Lord, finally, to the cross of sacrifice and death. If it has not been your custom to attend on Maundy Thursday, this year will change your mind.

Good Friday finds Jesus betrayed, denied and the victim of crucifixion. And it gives us a chance to at least “wonder

what it looked like” from “The Uncrowded Way of the Cross”. There will be a 10 am children and family service on Good Friday and then at 8 pm a service of Meditations and Music featuring the Chancel Choir and Dale

Wood’s A Service of Darkness.

All of this prepares us to meet the joy of Easter morning with a 6:30 am Sunrise Service at Tod’s Point led by our

Senior Pilgrim Fellowship and then two identical Festival Services featuring brass and timpani at 9 and 11 am.

I simply want to invite you to do everything you can to make a meaningful movement all the way through Holy

Week – as together we embrace and are embraced by the mystery of God’s great love!

See you on the way!


Kettle Quilters—every Monday

Church Committee—first Monday of the month

Confirmation—Tuesday evenings

Membership Committee—first Wednesday of the month

Hats Off!—Thursday mornings

Chancel Choir—Thursday evenings

Nights Off—third Monday of the month Trustees—third Wednesday of the month (Tuesday, March 18 this month)

Parish Life—as needed when planning an event

Regularly Scheduled Events in the Life of Our Church:

After the Resurrection Beginning on March 25, and continuing for 5 weeks, Jacky Schofield will lead a Bible study class on The Acts of the Apostles. Come and experience the exploits of Paul and his cohorts as they struggle to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ and build the early Christian church.

Classes will be scheduled for:

Tuesdays, 7:30–8:30 pm and

Sundays, 11:30 am–12:30 pm

ORGAN RECITAL - Our own Terry Flanagan

will present an organ recital on Sunday, March 2

at 4:30 pm at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York City. The program is part of the church’s

Lenten organ recital series and will be 30 minutes

long. He will play music of Langlais, Bach, Franck

and Cochereau.

Choir Room Redecorated

Under the careful guidance of Stephanie

Hanbury-Brown, the third floor Choir Room, which also functions as Terry Flanagan’s office, has

been beautifully redecorated. The tapestry of

Noah’s Flood, a large and exquisite piece by French

artist Elizabeth Baillon, has come to marvelous life against the newly painted wall. Do plan to stop by

before or after worship on any Sunday to have a

look. You’ll be glad you did.

Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service and Supper

Thursday, March 20 at 6 pm

Members and friends of First Church are invited to

attend a reflective and worshipful evening on Maundy Thursday, featuring a supper of soup, breads and fruits;

celebration of the Lord’s Supper; scripture readings; and

singing. The supper is followed by First Congregational

Church’s Tenebrae Service in the Meetinghouse.

Recommended contributions are $5 for adults and $3 for children, which will be collected at the door. To help

with the planning, please sign up during the Coffee

Hours after Church Services on March 9 and 16.

Special thanks to Erlinda and Larry Haviland for once again preparing the delicious soup that has been a

tradition of this supper for the past few years.

AUDIO BIBLE STUDY

An audio Bible Study on Romans, led by Dan England,

will begin on March 14. By logging on to a special page

on the church's website, you can listen to or download a weekly 15-minute segment of commentary. For

computerless people, CDs will be available on March 16

in the church office, but you must contact Marge York at 637-4207. Watch bulletins for further details.


Our Choirs Get Ready for Holy Week – Music Department Musings

By John Stansell Advent/Christmas and Holy Week/Easter are obvious highpoints in the musical life of any church.

Preparations are already underway at this mid-February writing for the upcoming Easter cycle of worship services and I’m thinking it might be fun for members of the congregation to read about what’s going on in the music

department.

Even though it ushers in the most solemn week in the church year, Palm Sunday echoes with Hosannas, and our young people are always a part of that observance. This year I have given the Children’s Choir the honor of

singing with both the Youth Choir and the Cherub Choir. “Lift Your Voices, Wave the Palms” by Stan Pethel

and “Antiphonal Hosanna” by G. Alan Smith are, as that second title indicates, antiphonal pieces, meaning that

the singing alternates between two groups. Over the years I have learned that young people do some of their best singing under these circumstances, energized by a little healthy competition!

The Palmer Handbells have two pieces, “Baroque Voluntary,” an anonymous piece edited by Dale Wood, and

“A Festive Entrada” by Cynthia Dobrinski, that they will play as a prelude to our Palm Sunday worship. That second piece employs C-3, the biggest bell we own. And the Chancel Choir is preparing a new piece I recently

ordered, “Ride On In Majesty” by Craig Phillips. Craig is from my native Nashville, Tennessee, and studied

with my first organ teacher, Peter Fyfe. He is organist at All Saints Episcopal church in Beverly Hills, California. We have two other of his pieces in our library.

When children and their families gather for our 10 o’clock morning service on Good Friday, the Children’s

Choir will sing in Latin a lovely setting of “Pie Jesu” by Mary Lynn Lightfoot. In the evening at 8, it is our tradition to offer a mostly musical service. This year the Chancel Choir will repeat Service of Darkness by Dale

Wood. (We sang it in 1996, 1999 and 2003.) It consists of seven hauntingly beautiful pieces related to Christ’s

seven last words on the cross. They will be interspersed with meditations by our own and guest clergy, reflecting upon this most solemn of days. Attendance at this service is the perfect preparation for the glories of Easter

morning.

And glorious it will be on Easter Day with the Chancel Choir, brass, timpani and organ at the 9 and 11 am services! “Christ Our Passover” by Richard Dirksen, former choirmaster at the National Cathedral in

Washington, DC, will be the big offertory anthem. At 9 the Children’s Choir will sing “An Easter Carol” by

Joseph Running. After singing at the Sunrise Service at the beach, the Youth Choir will join us at 11 in the Meetinghouse, singing “Easter Is Here” by Jon Paige. As usual the brass and timpani will add their voices to the

hymns, and we will close both services with the entire congregation joining the choirs in the “Hallelujah” chorus

from Handel’s Messiah. (By the way, Easter is March 23, just about as early as it can be. It’s always the first

Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.)

Ours is a joyous ministry – and a lot of work. Don’t miss these services, and if the music speaks to you, be sure

to thank a choir member, or two!


Honduras

The Honduras travelers have returned from an extremely successful trip! Our new excursion to the southern part of Honduras, through the capital city of Tegucigalpa was superbly organized through the efforts of the Global Ministries team there. We were able to stay at their retreat center, Monte Carmelo, just outside of the city for the first two nights. Our first day was spent helping to build a cement block wall around their seminary school in the heart of Tegus. Unfortunately the school is built in a rougher neighborhood, so it is felt that the wall will help to create a "safe zone" for all of its students and surrounding neighbors in need. Saturday we found ourselves off to the southern region of Pespire, the village of San Juan Bautista. There the group was challenged to repair and paint an entire school that services about 125 students and 70 families. The school was in much disrepair, with holes and gouges out of the cement building itself, needing new window gratings and a desperate paint job. The Solidarity Program through Global Ministries was able to purchase supplies to repair and paint the school through the donation sent by our Outreach Committee. So with all (or most) of our supplies there, the group was able to repair the building facade, paint the new window gratings while local welders installed them, and paint the entire school, inside and out. It was a bit touch-and-go on the last day, but with the spirit, energy and commitment by the SPF group and advisors alike, we were able to complete the task that was set before us when we arrived. The town was most appreciative and grateful for our help with their school so that the children are able to receive their education in a quality building. The school houses first through eighth grade (eighth graders met in the school courtyard as there was no more room in the facility).

The group was also able to hand out some much needed school supplies to the village children who attend the school. Each child received a bag with pencils, pencil sharpeners, markers, crayons, colored pencils, scissors, etc. It was a sight to see as these children, who were temporarily receiving school lessons in houses, march down the only dirt road in town, in straight lines, toward the school to receive their gifts. Along with the school gifts, we were able to bring some healthy valentines for the local families. These bags included soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, washcloths, shampoo, etc. We were very fortunate to bring things not only to the children of the school but also to the families. It was extremely touching when the children presented us with singing, prayers, “thank yous” and national songs in order to thank us for our efforts. It is a great gift that we received in return, seeing the joy and happiness on all of their faces throughout the week. It was hard to tell which group was blessed more, ours or theirs.

On a group note, the entire body that represented First Congregational Church in this mission endeavor was outstanding. From the oldest to the youngest, each and every person worked their hardest, desiring to complete the task that God had put before us. Not only was work done, but interactions with local children, people and culture showed the utmost care, concern and diplomacy. The entire congregation can be extremely proud of the group that went on behalf of our church. A huge thank you goes out to Kathy Fraser without whom we would not have found the Global Ministries Solidarity Program and our guide Kevin Howe. They were stupendous and instrumental in pulling this whole project together. Another thank you goes out to the congregation members that were able to write letters and notes of encouragement and thank you. Each mission participant was surprised and grateful for the heartfelt notes from home. Please be sure to come to the Second Hour on March 16 and hear all of the quirky stories from the group, funny and touching alike. There are some doozies you won't want to miss!

In closing, we are all looking forward to another chance to follow God's word and help others in need, wherever they may be.

Blessings to you all,

Debbie Crawford, Director of Youth


THE CHURCH SCHOOL LENTEN OFFERING

In February our children received their “Fill the Ark” Calendar and offering boxes. The calendar has information about Heifer International and daily suggestions for collecting coins for Heifer. Our Church School offering will be dedicated on March 30 during our Daniels Center worship service. Kudos to the Fifth Grade for engaging us in their Outreach Project for this year.

SECOND GRADERS AND THEIR FAMILIES SHARED WORSHIP AND COMMUNION ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2008 FOURTH AND SIXTH GRADES AND PASTORS’ CLASS BEGIN SPECIAL STUDIES

During March, the 4th Graders will learn about the United Church of Christ as well as some pretty interesting details about our own First Congregational Church. Several lay leaders of the congregation will talk about various activities of First Congregational Church and there will be a special Nooks and Crannies tour of the building. Concurrently, the 6th graders and Pastors’ Class will learn about Islam, highlighting some of the similarities and differences between Islam and Christianity. We are hoping to include a visit to a nearby mosque.

NINE WAYS FOR FAMILIES TO TRAVEL THROUGH LENT

1) Borrow a book or a video from the Church School Resource Center about events in Jesus’ life leading up to Easter and read or watch it together. 2) Borrow and play a Bible game from the Resource Center. 3) Borrow a Bible story video from the Resource Center and watch it together. 4) Make a special effort to bring food on the first Sunday of March for the local food pantry. 5) Do some research on Lenten practices around the world. 6) Set aside some time every day for family prayer and/or meditation. 7) Plan to commemorate Maundy Thursday either at home or at the worship service and dinner at church. 8) Attend the Family Good Friday service at 10 am on March 21. 9) Come to Egg Saturday on March 15 to learn about the events of Holy Week, dye your family Easter eggs, and prepare food bags for the elderly residents of Pilgrim Towers in Stamford.


YOU ARE INVITED TO EGG SATURDAY

March 15, 10:00–12:00 noon in the Daniels Center Bring your Easter egg coloring fuss to us!

(Question: What is Egg Saturday? Answer: A time to prepare for the good news of Easter Sunday! And, a chance to color Easter eggs at someone else’s place!) We have all the supplies… and we’ll have snacks, too! Just be sure to bring your own hardboiled eggs ready to decorate.

There is no admission charge*** but please let us know your family is coming so we can plan accordingly! Sign up in the Undercroft or call the Church Office at 637-1791. ***Well, actually there is an admission “charge” because we will be collecting food for our friends who live in Pilgrim Towers… a residence in Stamford for seniors. What should you bring?

single serving sized fruit containers small peanut butter small zip top cans of tuna, chicken, etc. microwavable soups small cans soup – low sodium 100 calorie snack packs

In other words, nonperishable, HEALTHY, small serving sized foods!

First Church Preschool

Summer Fun-tastic Program 2008

Description: The Summer Fun-tastic Program serves children between the ages of 3 (must be 3 by 12/31/2008 and toilet trained) and 5. The program consists of three 2-week sessions:

Session 1 – June 23 – July 3: Filipo’s Sports World. Children will participate in soccer, basketball, gym games and golf activities.

Session 2 – July 7 – 18: The Arts Factory. Children will experience various art media such as acrylic painting, mixed media, watercolor, pastel, clay, and a music program.

Session 3 – July 21 – August 1: Science Sleuths. The children will explore the mysteries of magnets, air pressure, colors, sound, classification and patterns, plants and animals. Other activities include arts and crafts, playground, sprinkler, and snack.

Seahorses – 3 year olds who have not started school – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Cost per session is $350.00. All other children, Monday – Friday from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm. Cost per session is $550.00.

Contact Information: First Church Preschool 108 Sound Beach Avenue Old Greenwich, CT 06870 203-637-5430 E-Mail: [email protected]


First Church Growers for the Hungry 2008 Organizational Meeting

The First Church Growers for the Hungry, in cooperation with the Christian Outreach Committee, is already planning for the 2008 growing season. Just a few months ago, the Growers completed their fourth year of producing nutritious, natural vegetables for distribution to hungry people in our community.

The Growers need the ideas and time of as many members as possible in order to increase the production of vegetables for our hungry neighbors. Please join us at the 2008 Organizational Meeting:

Second Hour: Sunday, March 9, 2008 after Coffee Hour in Room 203

For additional information, please contact Marge York at 637-4207.

THE LENTEN PROJECT 2008 For the third and final year, The Lenten Project will again focus on the basic human needs of food and shelter, both in our local community and in less affluent areas of our country. As we prepare to receive the Good News of Easter morning, we hope that everyone will consider making a gift. Our goals for the Lenten Project 2008 are twofold: 100% Participation, reaffirming that Outreach is a vital part of the life and mission of First Congregational Church. $78,000 in Contributions, representing $39,000 for renovations of the Family Transitional Shelter (not the Farmhouse Shelter that was rebuilt last year) and replacement of the heating system for the Learning Center at H.O.M.E. in Maine and $39,000 for the purchase and delivery of nutritious foods by The Food Bank, Neighbor to Neighbor and New Covenant House in Fairfield County.

Look for the Lenten Project Mailing around March 1.

Women’s Ministries Save the Date and Time: Tuesday, April 8, 8 am - 5:30 pm: Join the Women’s Ministries luxury bus trip, Almost All of the Best of the City of Hartford, Part II, with a tour of the exhibit Impressionism by the Sea at the Hartford Atheneum, a tour of one of the oldest statehouses in the nation (1796), a beautiful building designed by Charles Bulfinch in downtown Hartford; and lunch at Hartford’s best restaurant, Max Downtown, with new and old friends and our favorite bus driver. It is the kind of trip that the Women’s Ministries has come to expect; all for $56.00.

Scholarship funds are available. Please see David Young or Ginny Breismeister.

A sign-up sheet is in the office. Please make checks payable to the Women’s Ministries. The deadline for reservations is Friday, March 21.

Joyce Nye Express

Rollonda


T h e R u m m a g e R o o m Spring will be here soon. Please come visit The Rummage Room. If you are able to volunteer, please call 637-1875 as your help is needed. The following items are on the wish list: a stroller, carousel or trays for a slide projector, Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking, double jogger/stroller, single jogger/stroller, smoking pipe, and a laptop for the Rummage Room. We will open at 1 pm on Monday, March 3 with our spring items.

Sales Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 10-5; Sat.: 10-1 Donation Hours: Mon.-Thurs.: 9-5; Fri. & Sat.: 9-1

Volunteers Needed for Call-A-Ride - Call-A-Ride helps seniors to remain independent. Volunteer drivers are needed to drive seniors to doctor’s appointments, grocery shopping, hair appointments, visiting friends, etc, in Greenwich. Drivers can either be responsible for a weekly three and a half hour time frame or fill in when they are available. The cars used have been purchased with donations from participating churches, such as the First Con-gregational Church or donations from Greenwich residents. You do not have to drive your own car. We have two retired policemen who set up our sched-ules and are on a two-way radio connection to help with directions. Orienta-tion rides can help you become familiar with the process. If you would like to help, please call Bobby Littlefield at 967-3341 for further information.

QUILT FOR SUSIE CRAIG

Hurrah! The quilt we stitched for Susie Craig is finished and will be displayed March 2 and 9 in the Auditorium during coffee hour. Also on display will be two hand-quilted pillow covers for Susie made by Joyce Nye.

Thanks to all who contributed their time and talent. I am sure Susie will be very happy to receive this quilt.

Inge Thalheim

Meals-On Wheels � Meals-On-Wheels needs drivers to deliver one day per week. Most routes take less than two hours and are less than 15 miles round trip. If you are interested in taking a spin on one of our routes with a current driver to see what it is like, please call Deborah Warfield at 869-1312.


From the Parish Nurse… Salubrious Singing by Sue Asselin, RN

Perhaps you sing in the Chancel Choir, with another group, or just in the shower. If so, you undoubtedly do it for pleasure. But did you know there are health benefits from singing? Here are a few intriguing findings from the UC Berkeley Wellness Letter:

Singing and Asthma: Studies have found that singing helps people with asthma and chronic bronchitis because of the deep breathing; and because a variety of muscles, like the diaphragm, get a workout. There’s even evidence that singing lessons can help suppress snoring.

Singing and the Immune System: Researchers in Germany studied antibodies and stress hormones in members of an amateur choir, comparing levels when the singers were singing or just listening. Their antibodies were higher and their stress hormones lower when they were singing.

Singing and Growing Older: In a survey called Creativity and Aging from researchers at George Washington University, members of senior chorales in DC, San Francisco and Brooklyn reported better health and fewer falls than non-singers.

Singing and Alzheimer’s: A British branch of the Alzheimer’s Society reports that singing is helpful for patients with dementia. Singing familiar songs and learning new ones can help build self esteem and alleviate loneliness. Many experts believe that engaging in such memory-dependent exercises as singing may delay the onset of memory problems.

Singing and Human Intelligence: Respected neurologists at UC Berkeley believe that singing and dancing are genetic in origin, and that they helped the brain evolve. They have also served as a means for transmitting knowledge from one generation to another.

My own personal belief is that singing can also elevate the mood and calm the nerves, making it beneficial to emotional and mental health. And this Lenten season, I’ve been practicing with the Chancel Choir in preparation for the Good Friday service, as I hope to experience the spiritual benefits of singing bringing me closer to God. So now you have more reasons than ever to sing, sing, sing!

Our Music Director Dr. Stansell did not pay me for this endorsement. (But, you’re welcome, Dr. John.)

Parish Nurse Hours: Tuesdays 9:30-5, Thursdays 9:30 to 3, & most Sundays 9:30 to 12.

CPR Training It’s time for those of us certified through classes here at FCCOG to recertify for CPR. Those interested in becoming newly certified are welcome to this training which includes the use of our automatic external defibrillator (AED). Two certification classes are set for Saturdays March 29 and April 5, from 9 to 11:30 am, and a third in the afternoon can be formed if needed. Thanks to the generosity of the Greenwich EMS, and to First Congregational church for covering the reduced fees, we can offer the classes at no cost to the participants. Please contact your Parish Nurse at extension 21 to register.

Looking ahead to a Second Hour on Sunday, April 13 Living in the Light of Health: Using Integrative Holistic Medicine to Achieve Optimal Functioning with Dr. Henri Roca from Greenwich Integrative Medicine. We’ll meet following Coffee Hour to discuss holistic health concepts and perhaps broaden our views of health so that we may truly become the stewards of our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual selves.

LIFE EVENTS

Deaths Margaretha “Maggie” Tarantik—February 11

Frank Crabill—February 16 Donald Seibert—February 17 Fred Richards—February 23

The deadline for the submission of material

for the April Meetinghouse Monthly is the 15th of March.


MARCH BIRTHDAYS

03/01 Decima Button

03/01 Deborah LaCivita

03/01 Tom Beam

03/01 Robert George Finch

03/02 Annette Baker Fox

03/02 Roland Klingner

03/02 Sandra Millspaugh

03/02 David Ranta

03/02 Christopher Harris

03/02 Kevin Goggins

03/03 Chris O'Donnell

03/03 David Ficker

03/03 Darleyne Sandreuter

03/03 Don Carlson

03/03 H Alden Richmond

03/03 Ella Quinn

03/03 Ellen Sykes

03/04 Lea Menegon

03/04 David Robbins

03/04 David Young

03/04 Lisa DeNatale

03/04 Tina Videtto

03/04 Wayne Hileman

03/04 Karim Sadik-Khan

03/04 Morgan Wolfe

03/04 Charlie Baird

03/05 Bobbie Hopkins

03/05 Louise Schmitt

03/05 Angela Lovely

03/05 April Condon

03/05 Torey Farriss

03/05 Ohireime Ariyibi

03/06 Sue McCalley

03/06 Elizabeth Winton

03/06 Joey Rogers

03/06 John Michael Fryback

03/06 Elisabeth Ware

03/07 Brian Carlson

03/07 Robert Schroeder

03/07 Donald Breismeister

03/07 Isabelle Schless

03/07 Tucker Stafford

03/07 Luke Cofer

03/07 Madeline Beck

03/08 Esther Coleman

03/08 Dorothy Pidgursky

03/08 Frank Zavattaro

03/08 Sally Morgan

03/08 Vicki Altmeyer

03/08 Hillary Coleman

03/08 William Christensen

03/08 Kyle Christensen

03/09 Wayne Leizear

03/09 Katrina Peters

03/09 James MacDougall

03/09 Dennis Alex

03/09 Cheryl Anderson

03/09 Emily Glendon

03/10 Ruth Reed

03/10 Lucy Hedrick

03/10 Eugene Shanks

03/10 Sherry Myer

03/10 Lori Romano

03/10 Edmund Luce

03/11 Christie Coon

03/11 Andrew Tedford

03/11 Altan Sadik-Khan

03/11 Eric Scott Andersen

03/11 William Johnson

03/11 Alexander Berntsen

03/12 Douglas Bloom

03/12 Diane Kretschmann

03/12 Cindy Trask

03/12 Jane Brash

03/12 Elaine Teeters

03/12 Kelley Bailey

03/12 Michelle Maxwell

03/12 Chess Lotufo

03/13 Rosamond Brady

03/13 Lucinda Allen

03/14 Warner Finney

03/14 Nancy Allen

03/14 Janet Savin

03/14 Sandra Boles

03/14 Burt Harrington

03/14 Asa Hazen

03/14 Erin McGonagle

03/14 Lindsay Erickson

03/14 Jackson Jacoby

03/15 John Standish

03/15 Ronald Nelson

03/15 Albert Gordon

03/15 Thomas Johnson

03/15 Andie Liebowitz

03/15 Peter Mackell

03/15 Isabelle Mackell

03/15 Jacob Millspaugh

03/16 Robert Medvey

03/16 Dale Myer

03/16 Steve Crihfield

03/16 Kathryn Atkin

03/16 Nicholas Berntsen

03/16 George Wheelock

03/17 Cathie Weigner

03/17 David Bennett

03/17 Sandra Haviland

03/17 Connor Koorbusch

03/17 Jimmy Heidt

03/17 Lia Zavattaro

03/17 Anna Robarts

03/18 Sandra Sandlock

03/19 Carol Rawn

03/19 Dawn McCready

03/19 Carrie Braddock

03/19 Catherine Mahoney

03/19 Alexander Ghaffari

03/19 Audrey Mackay

03/20 Kara Liebowitz

03/21 Janet Brooks

03/21 Virginia Liddel

03/21 Scott Lovely

03/21 Eric Baker

03/21 Kevin Mackay

03/21 Jenny Riddell

03/21 Nick Stewart

03/21 Elizabeth Morris

03/21 Christopher Vissicchio

03/22 Phyllis Gregor

03/22 Penny Low

03/22 Kenneth Olsson

03/22 Kyle Young

03/22 Peter De Riemer

03/23 Donald Walton

03/23 Hans-Georg Thalheim

03/23 Tad Larrabee

03/23 Robert Anderson

03/24 Kim Scopelliti

03/24 John Cofer

03/24 Gage Benoit

03/25 Darlene Moore

03/25 Denise Leidy

03/25 Al DeLeo

03/25 Matt Hietala

03/25 Sybren Hoekstra

03/26 Christopher Cleworth

03/26 Curtis Carlson

03/26 Gillian Robertson

03/26 Olivia Koorbusch

03/27 Mary Durland

03/27 Jay Shaw

03/27 Leslie Burton

03/27 Tucker Serenbetz

03/27 Hendrick Schless

03/27 Emily Brash

03/27 Will Perry

03/27 Kendall Thompson

03/27 Elizabeth Nutting

03/27 Alexa Zavattaro

03/28 Joan Denne

03/28 Katharine Fountain

03/28 Charlie Taggart

03/29 Chee Chee Purdie

03/29 Elizabeth Church

03/29 Nicole Pacent

03/30 Elizabeth Mose

03/30 John Trepanier

03/30 George Thalheim

03/30 Lisa Maxwell

03/31 Richard Jenkins

03/31 Erika Videtto

03/31 Daniel Lepoutre

03/31 Avery Edwards


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IN THIS ISSUE

Speaking Pastorally……….…….... 2 Church Events…………………… 3 Music Musings…..……………….. 4 Honduras…………….…...……… 5 Church School………….………... 6 First Church Preschool…………… 7 Outreach……………………….… 8 Susie’s Quilt..…..……..……..…… 9 Parish Nurse……………….…… 10 Birthdays ……………………….. 11

First Congregational Church of Greenwich

Ministers: The Members of The First Congregational Church of Greenwich

Senior Pastor: David D. Young, [email protected]

Interim Associate Pastor: Daniel B. England, [email protected]

Minister of Pastoral Care: Ronald E. Halvorsen, [email protected]

Director of Music/Senior Organist: John Stansell, [email protected]

Associate Organist/Director: Terence J. Flanagan, [email protected]

Directors of Youth Ministries: Steve and Debbie Crawford, [email protected]

Director of Church School: Rosemary Lamie, [email protected]

Director of Membership: Ginny Breismeister, [email protected]

Parish Nurse: Susan Asselin, [email protected]

Pastors Emeriti: Thomas L. Stiers and Sally Colegrove

Worship at First Church

We hope that you will join us as we conclude our Lenten Sermon Series entitled:

The Cross of the Uncrowded Way: Difficult Disciplines of Discipleship and celebrate Holy Week ending with

Festive Services on Easter day.

There are many opportunities for adults as well as children to participate in the life of the church.

The 10 am Service is broadcast live each week on WGCH 1490 AM Radio. In addition, the service is available through the church’s

website, www.fccog.org, where a bulletin can be found as well as a link to the live broadcast. Previous sermons can be found there as well.

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eetinghouse onthly · choir will sing in latin a lovely setting of “pie jesu” by mary lynn...

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