The mission of this congregation is to be a welcoming community which proclaims the

Word of God and the Gospel of Christ, nurtures Christian beliefs and behavior, and

encourages lifelong maturing in faith. Here we are empowered to grow as Christians,

so that we may minister to others spiritually and physically. We welcome you!

Greenfield Hill Church

February 2, 2020

, 2019

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GREENFIELD HILL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT

FEBRUARY 2, 2020 9:00 SERVICE (WITH ANNUAL MEETING TO FOLLOW)

We love kids! But sometimes services are too long for even the happiest child. So ... • For infants we have nursery care in the Church House, first floor. • Any children ages 3 through those entering 2nd grade) are invited to the Church House for church school classes, from 9 to 10 a.m. • And if your kids get restless, the Parlor (through the double doors) is a comfy place to go to, with toys and a p.a. speaker that carries the service!

Prelude Communion, op.8 Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Call to Worship Led by 3rd Graders: Henry Taylor,

Noelle Jenkins and Brady Ginelewicz

Henry: Here is the church, here is the steeple!

Open the doors, see all the people!

Noelle: All the people!

Brady: Because everyone belongs here!

Henry: Young people and old people

Tall people and short people

Noelle: Old friends and new friends

Everyone belongs here!

Brady: Shy people and bold people

Funny people and quiet people

Henry: Artist people and athlete people

Everyone belongs here!

Noelle: Third graders and fifth graders!

Tenth graders and second graders!

Brady: Grown-ups and kindergarteners!

We all belong here!

EVERYONE: Thank you, God, for bringing us ALL here today!

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* Hymn, #420 I Come with Joy TUNE: LAND OF REST

Welcome and Announcements Please sign the green registration pad in your pew, and pass it to your neighbor

Welcoming New Members concluding with our church covenant, on the inside back cover of the hymnal

Junior Choir He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands

Children’s Message

Dismissal of Children and Teachers to Church School

Worship of God through Prayer

Sharing our Joys and Concerns

We welcome your prayer concerns. You may write them into the prayer request book in the Narthex, or contact the pastors.

Pastoral Prayer/The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us

from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen.

Choral Prayer Response Listen, Lord, not to our words, but to our prayer.

You alone, understand and care.

Worship of God through Giving: (We give in many ways, by various means. Some give monthly, quarterly, yearly, credit card, by mail or automatic withdrawals. Yet it is still important to “present our offerings” on the altar as part of genuine worship, our way of giving thanks to God.)

Offertory Simple Gifts Traditional Shaker/

Arr. Coates

Scripture 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Sermon Rev. Alida Ward

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Invitation to Communion

Sharing of the Bread and Cup (All are warmly invited to receive Communion. Our custom is for the Deacons to bring the

bread, and later the cup, to you – then we hold it until all have been served. Then, at the pastor’s invitation, we take communion together.)

Communion Music Sarabande from Cello Suite no.3 Bach/Godowsky

Andante from Violin Sonata no.2 Bach/Siloti

Thanksgiving Prayer

* Hymn As We Gather at Your Table TUNE: BEACH SPRING

See page 4-5

* Pastoral Benediction

Postlude Marche Triomphale Sigfrid Karg-Elert

(1877-1933)

THE ANNUAL MEETING BEGINS IMMEDIATELY

FOLLOWING 9:00 WORSHIP!

PLEASE STAY: ALL ARE NEEDED TO MAKE QUORUM!

ALL Music is reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE. All rights reserved, 2019.

Serving in the Chancel today: Deacon Dan Carpenter

Acolyte: Keaton Vogel

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CALL TO MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Greenfield Hill Congregational Church, Incorporated, will be held in the Sanctuary on Sunday, February 2, 2020, immediately following the 9:00 a.m. worship service, to receive reports of operations for 2019, to approve the budget for 2020, to elect Officers, Board Members and Chairpersons of Committees, and to transact such other business as properly comes before the meeting.

- Sue Bambach, Church Clerk

PLEASE NOTE: There will be one service only on Sunday, February 2, at 9:00. Children begin their Sunday in church for ‘Church First’ worship, and then proceed to Church School, which will

be extended so that parents can attend the meeting!

CHURCH NOTES

Good Morning and Welcome! It’s a special day in the life of our church – in the

Congregational tradition, it’s the congregation which makes the important

decisions of church life, and today we do just that! Our Annual Meeting of the

church takes place at 10:00 a.m., following the 9:00 service (no 10:30 worship

today). Together, we are a family of faith – and today, it’s our family meeting!

Visitors: We are glad you are with us today. Want to know more? Take a bag

home from our Visitors’ Table, just outside the front door! If you are interested in

joining this church, please just speak with Alida!

At our 9:00 a.m. service, you have been greeted by Deacon Joel Edminster,

Junior Deacons Hudson Houghton and Clare Edminster, and Junior Greeters

Maris LaBella and Scarlett Jacobson. Junior Deacons assisting with Church

School are Will Whelan, Zach Amendola, Brooke Byrne, Harry Chandler, and

Kate Duffy.

After the Annual Meeting, please join the Fellowship Board in the Church House

Memorial Room (across the street) for refreshments and fellowship.

A note about children in worship: We love them! But if you’d prefer to enjoy worship on your own, our Church Nursery for infants-toddlers is across the street

in the Church House. Special beepers/pagers are available to parents so that they

may be quietly contacted during the worship service if their child misses them! If

your child in worship becomes restless or unhappy, please make use of the Parlor

(through the double doors by the choir loft, or head outside and through the side doors). There is a comfortable space there for your child to play with toys and a

speaker which carries the service!

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The flowers on the communion table are given by a grateful church for the

dedicated service of our outgoing Board and Committee members and for the

new Board and Committee members who have graciously accepted the task of

taking GHCC’s mission forward.

Remembering our Soldiers

Laura Riebel . . . Mark Riebel . . . Derrick Keene . . . David Elliott. . . Stephen Honan . . . Molly Hanson . . . Shelby Wallace . . . Kelsey Wallace . . . Lawrence Benjamin . . .

Dale Cates . . . Charles Morgan Peck

If you or a loved one is hospitalized, please contact us! Hospitals do not notify us independently.

Many thanks for helping our pastoral ministry

CHURCH SCHOOL NOTES

This morning in our Church School classes… Our preschool through

Kindergarten classes are learning about Deborah.

Our 1st Grade through 6th Grade classes are learning about the Two

Houses through our rotational Learning Centers:

1st & 2nd Grades – Mission Center

3rd & 4th Grades – Science Center

5th & 6th Grades – Story Center

NOTE: The church school classes (ages 2 through 7th grade) will be

dismissed from THE MEMORIAL ROOM this morning at the conclusion of

the annual meeting. Parents are asked to go directly to the MEMORIAL

ROOM to pick up their children.

Some of our church school classes share a morning snack during their

class time. If your child has any food allergies, we ask that you alert

your child’s teacher in order that we may ensure the safe participation

of all our children!

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TODAY AT CHURCH

It’s the SouperBowl… but not the 49ers and the Chiefs… You

read that right! Our JPF youth group is once again

participating in the nationwide 'Souperbowl of Caring' on

Superbowl Sunday, February 2. Members of the Junior Pilgrim

Fellowship (middle school) are on hand all morning, to collect

your contributions for Operation Hope (in soup kettles!) Please

support the cause!

THIS WEEK AT CHURCH

SPF (high school fellowship) meets this Thursday from 6-7:30pm in our Len

Morgan Youth Barn. This week (2/6) we welcome back Daniel Trust. Daniel is

a Rwandan genocide survivor, an internationally recognized motivational

speaker, as well as being an advocate for LGBT youth. Daniel is the Founder and

CEO of the Daniel Trust Foundation, helping low-income students achieve their

educational and career dreams. His last visit with us (2017) was an amazing

night!!

Bible Study: Led by David, we meet every Thursday at 10:00 a.m. (in the Parlor)

and 7:30 p.m. (in the Library). It’s casual conversation, not lectures, that will

intrigue, inspire, and make you want come back every week! NEW TOPIC: St.

John’s Gospel begins Feb. 20-March 7th!

The 7 Best Parts of St. John: Alternative Christmas …

Overlooked Last Supper

1st hand last hours

Gospel in a nutshell

The Trinity for beginners

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UPCOMING EVENTS AT CHURCH

It’s our annual Chili Competition Cook-Off Dinner on

Sunday, February 9th! Bring a pot of your favorite chili to be

entered into the competition OR just round up your family,

friends and favorite cowboy hat and come for dinner. Either way, you won’t want to miss the fun! Aside from chili, also

enjoy salad, cornbread, mac-n-cheese and fun activities and cookie decorating for

the kiddos. The schedule of events is: 5:00 p.m. Chili set-up for those entering the

competition, 5:30p.m. Tasting and Voting, 6:30 Awards. $6 adults and $4 for

children. To enter your chili to the Cook Off, please contact Jessica Selden

at jhselden@gmail.com or 203-615-2252. RSVP for dinner by contacting the

Church Office at info@greenfieldhillchurch.com

Monday, February 10th, it's 'breakfast for dinner' at

Chip's! The annual fundraiser supper for our Appalachia Service Project Trip!! Enjoy a pancake

supper ... and help send our high school youth on the

Appalachia Service Project!! Chip's donates ALL

proceeds to our trip (yay, Chip's!). Tickets are $13, and you have a choice of

seatings at 5, 6 or 7 p.m. You can purchase your seating by going to the ASP

page of our church website!

An evening of love for FOCI! You are warmly invited to a free concert showcasing the community of love created by FOCI from here to India!

Saturday, February 22nd from 5-6:00pm, with great music from Chris Coogan,

jazz and Gospel recording artist, and our own Chloe Whelan and Natalie Steele.

Reception and refreshments to follow. Admission is free, but there will be an

opportunity to make a donation. Come listen, enjoy, and celebrate with us!

ASH WEDNESDAY is on February 26th and we will have brief services at 8am

and 7:30pm in the Sanctuary, with messages by David and Alida. We will have

ashes to share for those who wish. The Choir will sing at the 7:30pm service only.

ALL Church Ice-Skating Party! A FREE favorite family event

for all in the midst of winter! Sunday, February 23rd from

5:00-6:00 p.m. at Longshore in Westport. The rink is ALL

OURS for an hour!! Skates available there, come at 4:45 to

borrow some, or bring your own.

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Lenten Garden Workshop Event will be held on Sunday,

March 1st from 5:00-6:30 p.m. in the Church House

Memorial Room. Please join us for a light supper (pizza,

salad and cookies AND meatballs!) followed by our workshop where we will assemble the Lenten dish gardens

together. Kits will be available which will include everything

you need to make your own living dish garden filled with the

symbols of Easter. We will close the evening with a brief worship service. The

cost for the meal is $4.00 for adults and $2.00 for kids. The Complete Garden

Kits including the saucer are $20 each or $15 (without the saucer), and

reservations are encouraged and can be made by contacting the church office at

203-259-5596 or info@greenfieldhillchurch.com .

Women of the church join us for our annual GHCC Women's Retreat. With Alida leading, we’ll be in Darien,

at beautiful St. Birgitta’s retreat center, from 9 to 3 on

Saturday, March 7th. A time to renew your spirit,

connect with other women, and enjoy a little peace and

beauty! For women of all ages! Please let us know you’re coming by contacting

Alida (award@greenfieldhillchurch.com, 259-5596). Cost will be $35, which

includes our lunch. (Carpool from church at 8:30 a.m, for those who wish)

Stories from India: On Sunday, March 15th, at both

services, the participants in this year’s India mission trip will share reflections on their experience of poverty and hope on

the other side of the world. Please join us for this special

Sunday, as we hear the stories of God's love in action!

The Annual 'Evening for Appalachia' will be on Friday,

March 13th! Silent and Live Auctions, reflections on the 2019 trip, fun and fellowship, and a chance to help our SPF teens go

and do God's work in Appalachia this summer! Donations of

goods, services, vacation homes, tickets, very much needed!

Just let Alida know of anything you might be able to

contribute!! -- for tickets, go to asp2020.givesmart.com .

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CHURCH AND COMMUNITY NOTES

Alida's recruiting for ASP!! We need 90 adults to

accompany our 225 teenagers to West Virginia, June 27th-

July 4th, for a life-changing week of service through the

Appalachia Service Project. It's a week of home repair for

families in need - but you do not need to be a skilled

carpenter!! All we need is your willingness to work alongside our teens. Please

take a look at the Adult Leader information on the ASP page of our church

website (under 'Mission and Outreach') ... and if you like what you see, click on

the online adult advisor registration!!

Dogwood Festival Committee Special Request: We are excited to be in the

process of creating a presence during the festival that will display Dogwood

memorabilia and share historical pictures and stories of this ever evolving and

important community event. If you have anything (pictures, Dogwood gifts or

jewelry, anything Dogwood) you are willing to LEND toward this effort or want

to DONATE for sale anything Dogwood that you no longer treasure please

contact Nancy Fitzpatrick (203) 331-7173 or skidfitz@gmail.com.

Summer Camp at Silver Lake! Registration opens on January 15th for summer camp at the Silver Lake Conference Center. This is a Christian Outdoor Ministry

Program, owned and operated by our own Connecticut Conference. Each week

offers a different theme for different ages and populations. Some of this year’s

camps include, “God Song”, “Water World”, “Sing Praise” and many more!

Spaces fill up very quickly, so if you think you might be interested, please do not

delay! There are programs suitable for all youth ages 8-18, the costs are quite

reasonable for an overnight camp AND scholarships are available. If you are

interested in learning more, visit their website at www.silverlakect.org or speak

with Marcia Carothers!

SAVE THE DATES for VBS 2020: August 10-

14th! Information about the program and how to register

is available on our website! Just go to

www.greenfieldhillchurch.com and go to the Children’s

Programs page. Spaces are limited and tend to fill up

quickly!

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The KNITTING GROUP at GHCC will have its next get

together this Wednesday, February 5th in the Library from

6pm to 8pm and going forward, are planning on meeting the 1st

and 3rd Wednesday of each month (2/19, 3/ 4, 3/18, 4/1, and

4/15). Any needle work is welcome including knitting,

crocheting, needlepoint or any other portable needle arts project one would like to

work on. If you have any questions, please contact Francine Jacques

francinejacques13@gmail.com or Beth Schaefer (who is the owner of Westport

Yarns) beth@westportyarns.com, Co-Chairs – The GHCC Knitting Group

CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary (one service only w/Church First!)

(2/2) 9:00 a.m. Church School in classrooms in Church House

10:00 a.m. ANNUAL MEETING in Sanctuary

JPF Souperbowl of Caring Collection all morning

Monday 7:00 p.m. Confirmation Mentor Night in the Memorial Room

(2/3)

Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir in Parlor

(2/4)

Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Knitting Group in the Library

(2/5) Thursday 10:00 a.m. Bible Study in the Parlor

(2/6) 6:00 p.m. SPF in the Barn

7:30 p.m. Bible Study in Library

Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary

(2/9) 9:00 a.m. Church School in classrooms in Church House

10:30 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary

2:00 p.m. JPF goes Rock Climbing! (for 6th and 7th graders)

5:00 p.m. Chili Cook-off in the Memorial Room

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You're invited to our Annual Chili Competition

Cook-Off Dinner!! NEXT Sunday, February 9th!

Cost: $6 for adults, $4 for kids Bring a pot of your favorite chili to be entered into

the competition OR just come for dinner (Chili, cornbread, salad, mac n cheese)!

We have fun activities and cookie decorating for the kiddos, too!

Schedule of Events: 5:00-5:30 Chili Set-up

(For those entering competition) 5:30-6:15 Tasting & Voting

6:30 Awards and Prizes!

Blind Tasting... Cast Your Ballots and

Don’t Miss the Fun!

To ENTER THE COMPETITION contact:Jessica Selden at jhselden@gmail.com or 203-615-2252

To RSVP FOR DINNER contact: The Church House at info@greenfieldhillchurch.com or 203-259-5596

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Breakfast for Dinner at

to support our 2020 ASP trip!!

Chip’s Restaurant in Ffld is hosting a pancake supper next

Monday, February 9th when ALL proceeds will go to support

our wonderful ASP service trip for teens, now in its 42nd year.

Tickets are $13 per person, which MUST be purchased in

advance. Just go to the ASP page on our church

website (under Mission and Outreach) and

buy your seats online!

Seatings

available at

5:00, 6:00 and

7:00!

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GREENFIELD HILL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT

Office: (203) 259-5596 info@greenfieldhillchurch.com

greenfieldhillchurch.com facebook.com/GreenfieldHillCongregationalChurch

OFFICERS: Rev. Dr. David Johnson Rowe, Pastor; Rev. Dr. Alida Ward, Pastor; Carol McCullough,

Church Council Chairperson; Sue Bambach, Church Clerk; Aun Singapore, Treasurer.

STAFF: Roni Widmer, Office Manager; Dr. Michael Crowley, Music Director; Sara Hoefer, Junior Choir Director; Marcia Carothers, Director of Christian Education; Susan Rippey, Nursery School Director; Jessica

Campbell, Financial Manager; Kelcey King, Assistant Treasurer; Sarah DeMeneses, Accountant; Jim Zalenski, Sexton; Rachel Baumann, Pastoral Assistant.

CHURCH BOARD MEMBERS Adult Education: Linda Allegretti, Rebecca Huselid, Mike Moore, Fred Schaefer Children and Youth

Ministries: Andrea Muhlhauser, co-Chairperson; Anna Taylor, co-Chairperson, Amanda Case, Mike Dwyer, Scott

Ettl, Skylar Smith, Michelle Wormley Communications: Sarah Schunk, Chairperson; Todd Jones, Lisa Rousseau

Development: Joanna Patterson, Chairperson; Greg Bambach, Betsy Ewing, Rich Gannon, Bert Tunnell, Adam

Snyder, Jeff Taylor Diaconate: Kim Baer, co-Chairperson, Ellen Waugh, co-Chairperson; Pam Brennan, Dan

Carpenter, Jason Dies, Joel Edminster, Jen Hinkle, Joe Holland, Carolyn Houghton, Pat McCullough, Kathy

Rafsky Facilities: Andy Hoder, Chairperson; Jeri Barrett, Jim Cullinan, Amy Johnson, Don Lord, Jon Sabrowski,

Walt Siemon, Fred Zarrilli Fellowship: Chris Gannon, Chairperson; Kathy Baratz, Ana-alyse Castelluccio, Talli

Connell, Barbara Hayslip, Amy Hios, Linda Johnston, Heather Lajeunesse, Rachel Parrish, Pamela Patterson,

Allison Perkins, Jessica Selden, Christine Wegener, Sara York Finance: Chris Tormey, Chairperson; Robert

Franchini, Jason Konschnick, Martha Lord, Andy Muhlhauser, Jon Persson, Aun Singapore, Beth Schaefer, Jeff

Whitaker Junior Deacons: Zachary Amendola, Witt Badger, Maddy Baker, Maggie Burns, Brook Byrne, Harry

Chandler, Maddy Crawford, Elizabeth Cutler, Ava Derbyshire, Casey Dies, Kate Duffy, Cooper Eckert, Clarie Edminster, Eloise Gacetta, Helen Glover, Liam Hawley, Ella Holland, Hudson Houghton, Abby Jacobs, Andrew

Jones, Meghan Lajeunesse, Erik Langeland, Cole Markham, Kerry McKeon, Sophie Nightingale, James Richard,

Alyvia Ronning, Olivia Savino, Charlie Simon, Hope Smith, Ben Steele, MacKenna Tormey, Severin Tormey, Hunter Vogel, Emily Wegener, Will Whelan, Devenny Widmer, Skylar Wingate, George Wyckoff, Chloe Yoder

Member Care: Sharon Jacobs, Chairperson; Stephanie Franchini, Carol Langeland, Carole Lisi, Martha McKeon,

Anne Orvis, Eleanor Page, Wendy Savino, Cathy Scoville, Sue Trischman, Lisa Vacheron Member Involvement:

Adam Simon, Chairperson; Amy Desel, Erika Duffy, Glenn Horine, Francine Jaques, Nicole Lacey, Kerry

Manning, Emily Orben, Liz Schwinn Mission and Outreach: Chris Kenney, Chairperson; Michelle Baker, Val

Collison, Holli Horine, Murray Jacques, Meg Lowe, Bevo Tarika, Peter von Euler Church Council At-Large

Members: Scott Craighead, Mike Howard, Martha McKeon Church Historian: Lynn Van Winkle.

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Flowers, Lynn Davies; Ushers, Marcy Michaud; Memorial Garden, Lynn Davies; Nursery School, Amanda

Innes; Human Resources, Cheryl Jones

CHANCEL CHOIR Bert Andren, Cary Andren, Misty Beyer, David Callahan, Lia Carter, Rob Gemza, Wendy Gerbier, Thomas

Grant, Zoe Grosser, Rebecca Huselid, Sue Leiss, Donald Lord, Martha Lord, Michael Moore, Melinda Reynolds,

Beth Schaefer, Earlyne Seaver, Dianne Simpson, Michael Stephan, Bob Stilson, Michael Trnik, David White

CHURCH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS Amity Almond, Jennifer Bargas, Jessica Campbell, Devon Carothers, Amanda Case, Lynn Davies, Sarah

DeMeneses, Donna Ellett, Scott Ettl, Betsy Ewing, Karen Fox, Rachelle Giordano, Marjorie Glover, Ann Harvey, David Harvey, Kelly Hayes, Katie Holland, Andra Horsch, Mary Janacek, Bob & Molly King, Jennifer Lubarsky,

Mollie Milano, Andrea Muhlhauser, Rachel Parrish, Gwen Powell, Allyson Power, Lauren Raps, Martha

Rebocho, Kirsten Sabrowski, Amanda Schmidt, Skylar Smith, Kara Snyder, Wendy Steinfeld, Marike Toothaker, Chris Tormey, Kelly Vogel, Nikki Wingate, Kathy Wyckoff, Sara York, Betsey Young