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Monthly Newsletter Spring Glen Church, UCC 1825 Whitney Avenue, Hamden CT 06517 December 2014

One of my favorite poets is the Rev. Arnold Kenseth, for 33 years, the

pastor of South Congregational Church in Amherst MA. As fall fades

into winter, and we look ahead to the blur that is Thanksgiving, Advent,

Christmas and New Years, I welcome Kenseth's words that invite us into

the blend of busyness and mystery, gratitude and hope, peace and love,

all bundled together into the span of 35 days this year.

O God, your gifts abound where we are:

The dart and whirl of winter birds,

Snowfall on hills and drift in the valleys,

Children booting home from school,

Food and laughter at the table,

Hands that sew and bake,

Love walking toward us.

So much, so much, and everywhere

And everyday given over and over!

And yourself, in the midst of it all;

Calling our names,

Clearing the way,

and keeping the watch!

Amen and amen and amen.

Arnold Kenseth

It is a time of the year like no other, with a spirit and wonder that often are all we have or all

we need to sustain us for the new year that follows. May this holy season be one in which we

all grow in faith and in appreciation for the church community that feeds and sustains, nurtures

and challenges us into living fully the good news that Jesus came to proclaim.

~Pastor David

In This Issue

page 1.......................................The Rev. David Minnick page 2 ................................................Advent Calendar page 3.......................................Pastoral Search Update page 4..................Christian Action Cmte/Advent Festival page 5..............Theater Arts Ministry/Progressive Dinner page 6................................Book Discussion/Bible Study page 6...................................Sermon Recording Update page 7.......Women's Retreat/Spring Service Trip/Habitat page 8............................Christmas Caroling/NeedleArts

page 8....................Worship Schedule/Hosting Schedule page 9..............Communion Table Quilt/Abraham's Tent page 10...................................October Financial Report page 11....................Columbus House/Investments Info page 11...............................................Thank You Note page 12..............Christmas Crafts/Eyeglasses Donations page 13......................New Reach/Thanksgiving Baskets page 14..............................................Upcoming Events page 15...................................................SGC Calendar

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Advent Season 2014 hope ◊ peace ◊ joy ◊ love

Sunday, November 30 First Sunday in Advent

Lighting of the first Advent candle The theme is Hope

Sunday, December 7 Second Sunday in Advent Lighting of the first two Advent Candles The theme is Peace 11:30am Craft Fair Advent Festival: 3:30pm Crafts ● 5:00pm Pageant ● 6:00pm Potluck Supper

Tuesday, December 9th 7:30pm Advent Service of Silence and Sound Take a break from the hectic season and experience the power of shared silence and sound with Pastor Clare and Janet Fall, musician.

Saturday, December 13th 7:30pm Theater Arts Ministry - Great Hall "It's a Wonderful Life"

Sunday, December 14 Third Sunday in Advent Lighting of the first three Advent candles The theme is Joy

Sunday, December 21 Fourth Sunday in Advent Lighting of the four Advent candles The theme is Love 6:30pm Community Christmas Caroling

Monday, December 22 7:30pm Longest Night/Blue Christmas service A time for healing and hope, for those who have experienced loss. Led by Pastor David. Reception to follow in the Fellowship Room hosted by the Deacons

Wednesday, December 24 Christmas Eve

5:00pm Family Service 11:00pm Traditional Service of Lessons

and Carols

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CHRISTIAN ACTION COMMITTEE

Angel Tree and Mitten Tree Season's Greetings! The Christian Action Committee is once again collecting gifts for our Covenant to Care and Christian Community Action Apartment families. We offer the following opportunities to brighten the season for someone in need:

Angel Tree: Please come up to Great Hall and choose an ANGEL off the tree, and provide a wish come true for a child in need. The sign up for the Angel Tree begins Sunday Nov 30th, and we ask that the gifts be wrapped and returned to the church by Sunday, Dec 21st.

Mitten Tree: Please look for our Mitten/Hat/Scarf Tree in the Narthex beginning Nov 30th, and consider donating some new warm gear for the mothers and children served by New Reach (formerly New Haven Home Recovery), an organization providing shelter, support and services to women, children and families who are homeless or at risk. Questions? Contact Lee Laster at 203-248-4119 (leelaster@outlook.com) or Cynthia Licata at 203-287-9302 or (cynthia.licata@peoples.com).

ADVENT FESTIVAL – DECEMBER 7, 2014

Don’t forget to put the Spring Glen Church Advent Festival on your calendar! Beginning at 3:30 pm in Great Hall, we will gather our creativity together to make Christmas crafts. Come make an ornament for your tree or craft a festive vase/candle centerpiece. Decorate a Christmas cookie. You may prepare a wreath of live greens for your door. (There will be a requested donation of $10 to decorate a wreath.) Both adults and children of all ages can find a craft to complete and take home. After completing the crafts, we will move to the Sanctuary for a pick-up pageant beginning at 5:00 pm. The children will re-create that night in Bethlehem accompanied by the musical talents of our Congregation including the Houston family. Children will be invited to play the parts of the characters at the Nativity including angels, wise men and animals. The Sunday School children will sing “Go Tell It on the Mountain.” This event is entirely family-friendly with lots of carols sung by the Congregation. All children are encouraged to participate in the Pageant, but if your child would rather watch from the pews, that’s fine, too! After the pageant, at 6:00 pm, we will share in a pot-luck supper. Please bring a salad, entrée or dessert that you would be willing to share. Don’t have time to cook or prepare something? Come anyway! All are welcome. There is a sign-up in the entryway for those who can bring something. If you are willing to help with crafts or in any aspect of the Advent Festival, please contact Laurie Bleickardt at lbleickardt@yahoo.com or at 203 287-9246.

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It’s a Wonderful Life, the Radio Play On Saturday, December 13 the Theater Arts Ministry will present It’s a Wonderful Life, the Radio Play in the Great Hall. Come see a large cast of Spring Glen friends present this radio adaptation of the classic film plus Christmas-themed sketches from the golden age of radio. Showtime is 7:30 PM. Admission is free. Hot chocolate, coffee and tea will be provided. Bring snacks and other drinks to share.

Actors Wanted: See How They Run

The Theater Arts Ministry will perform the British comedy See How They Run by Philip King on April 23rd, 24th and 25th. Auditions will be held in the Choir Room on Sunday, December 14th at 1 PM with callbacks, if necessary, on Tuesday, December 16th at 7 PM. New actors are always welcome. If interested, please contact Clay Delaney, Susie Hawthorne, Nick Appleby or Carolyn or Chuck Paul.

Progressive Dinner Save the Date!

The Annual Progressive Dinner will be on Saturday, February 28, 2015. More details to follow!

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BOOK DISCUSSION: Take this Bread, February 5, 2015

Join Bernadette Welsh for a discussion of Take this Bread by Sara Miles on Thursday, February 5, from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Early one morning, for no earthly reason, Sara Miles, raised an atheist, wandered into a church, received communion, and found herself transformed–embracing a faith she’d once scorned. A lesbian left-wing journalist who’d covered revolutions around the world, Miles didn’t discover a religion that was about angels or good behavior or piety; her faith centered on real hunger, real food, and real bodies. Before long, she turned the bread she ate at communion

into tons of groceries, piled on the church’s altar to be given away. Within a few years, she and the people she served had started nearly a dozen food pantries in the poorest parts of their city. Take This Bread is rich with real-life Dickensian characters–church ladies, millionaires, schizophrenics, bishops, and thieves–all blown into Miles’ life by the relentless force of her newfound calling. Here, in this achingly beautiful, passionate book, is the living communion of Christ. If you'd like to order a copy of the book (paperback $12), please contact Debra Tangarone, friend7434@yahoo.com, prior to Friday, December 12.

BIBLE STUDY NEWS

Each week, attendees of the Sunday morning Bible Study read and reflect on the Scripture readings that will be read in worship later that day. This term, we’ve explored the parables of the workers in the vineyard and the talents and whether one ought to pay taxes to Caesar. The discussions are lively and oftentimes thought-provoking. I invite you to join us when we resume meeting on Sunday, January 4 in the Fellowship Room at 9:00 a.m. We kicked off a Bible Study for folks in their 20’s and 30’s on October 5. Under the leadership of Braxton and Catie Carrigan, the group has been working its way through the book of James. All in their 20’s and 30’s are welcome to join the group on alternating Sunday nights at the church. A light dinner is served at 5:30 with study from 6:00 to 7:00. Child care is provided. Contact Braxton Carrigan, braxton.carrigan@gmail.com, for more information. – Debra Tangarone Pastor David’s Monday afternoon Bible Study (1:30–3:00) will resume January 11th; we’ll be starting a study of First Corinthians.

UPDATE ON WORSHIP SERVICE RECORDINGS

For many years recordings of the worship service have been made available on cassette tapes and for the past two and a half years on CDs. Over the last year it has become apparent that few of the recordings on cassettes have been taken—in fact, during the period from July through October this year no cassettes were taken for eleven of the fifteen services. Therefore, while a master cassette recording will continue to be made each week, copies on cassette will no longer be made available except on request. Each week’s master copy on cassette tape is held for approximately nine months before it is erased and reused. The four copies on CD will still be made available, and the master CD created each week is held permanently. The recordings are a great way to make the services available to members and friends who cannot be present in person. The “team” that manages the recording process each week is more than willing to make additional copies in either format (cassette tape or CD) if asked. If anyone does wish more copies, please contact the church office or a member of the recording “team.” Recording “Team”: Rick Brownell, Doug Hawthorne, Lee Heston

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Women’s Retreat Update:

We will meet on Wednesday, January 7 at 6:30 p.m. to continue planning

for the upcoming retreat. The Retreat will take place at Incarnation

Center, in Deep River, from Friday night March 13-15. It is a time for

personal reflection, spiritual growth, relaxation and fun. This year we are

hoping to invite leaders from outside the planning team to lighten the

load on all of us, and give planners a chance to be “on retreat” too.

Please join us on January 7 in the Fellowship Room, or let Pastor Clare know about your interest and

your ideas.

Habitat For Humanity - Saturday, December 13th The Spring Glen Church crew has its next date for the Habitat for Humanity Sleeping Giant Build set for Saturday, December 13. We will meet at 8:30am at the church and go to the work site together. Please contact Arnie Cary (acarydvm@cox.net) or Richard Davis (rdavis@bard.edu) for more information.

SPRING SERVICE TRIP TO WEST VIRGINIA INVITES YOU!

Do you want to help change lives? Build relationships? Give hope? Preach the Gospel with your living? If you answered YES to any or all of these questions, we have just the opportunity for you!! It’s not too late to join the Spring Service Trip to Appalachia the week of April 20, 2015! Appalachia Service Project (www.asphome.org) has been serving the impoverished in central Appalachia since 1969, yet the need is still greater than they can meet. Working alongside the homeowners, our group – hopefully with YOU (!) -- will bring our strong hands and our

compassionate hearts as we seek to make their homes “warmer, safer, and drier.” We will swing hammers, swap stories and share meals with folks from all across the country, all while strengthening connections within our own group, too. The plan is to travel to Guyan Valley, WV, arriving on Monday April 20, and work Tuesday April 21 to Saturday April 25 on a variety of home repair or reconstruction projects. The cost of the trip (which can be paid for in increments) includes climate controlled housing, hot showers, warm beds, three meals a day, and entertainment in the evening. We will drive down as a group and, depending on our numbers, work together in smaller work groups from 8:00 to 4:30 each day. We’d love to get our group established by the end of January, but the sooner you commit the better, as participation is based on availability of space at the facility. If you have limited skills, don’t worry – we plan to arrange workshops to learn the basics. If you are worried about the cost, let’s do some fundraising! So far FIVE wonderful Spring Glenners have committed and we have some North Haven Folks expressing interest, too. Won’t you join us?? Bring a friend? It’s guaranteed to be a priceless experience! I look forward to hearing from you! Jennifer Hanrahan. 203-848-0741 Jmhanrahan22@gmail.com.

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Christmas Caroling The Spring Glen Church Annual Christmas Caroling will be on Sunday, December 21, at 6:30 PM. Everyone of all ages is welcome! Please come out dressed warmly to walk around the neighborhood, caroling at many houses. We'll all go back to the church for hot chocolate afterwards. Please bring your own mugs, and a plate of Christmas cookies to share!

NeedleArts

The December meeting of the Knitting Group will be held on Monday, December 8 at the home of Peg Limbacher. All crafters are welcome. Questions? Please contact Connie Rogers at 203-248-2629 or email crogers403@yahoo.com or Jean Davis at 203-248-6685 or email jqdavis42@gmail.com

Sunday Worship Schedule December 2014

Second Sunday of Advent Dec 7, 2014 Isa 40:1-11; Ps 85:1-2,8-13; 2 Pet 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 Third Sunday of Advent Dec 14, 2014 Isa 61:1-4, 8-11; Ps 126 or Luke 1:46-55; 1 Thess 5:16-24; John 1:6-8,19-28 Fourth Sunday of Advent Dec 21, 2014 2 Sam 7:1-11, 16; Luke 1:46b-55 or Ps 89: 1-4,19-26; Rom 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 First Sunday after Christmas Dec 28, 2014 Isa 61:10-62:3; Ps 148; Gal 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40

December Hosting Schedule Dec Fellowship Hour Host Schedule The following individuals are scheduled to serve Fellowship Hours in the next month. If you cannot serve on your assigned date, we appreciate you helping identify a substitute host and notifying Debby Jagielow at djvl29@gmail.com or (203) 623-2419. To learn more about hosting duties or to see the full year's schedule, visit:

http://tinyurl.com/SGCFellowshipHr

12/7/14 Larry & Kathy Lee, Dan & Teresa DelVecchio with Catie Carrigan 12/14/14 Debra Tangarone, Jennifer Hanrahan with Peg Limbacher 12/21/14 Ted & Amy Lynn, Nancy Elliott with Katharine Healy 12/28/14 Jack Fisher, Joe & Anne Harris with Nancy Ditte

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On November 16 during worship, Nancy Whitney and Pastor Clare showed the children the beautiful Communion Table quilt made by Nancy. They explained how the quilt, in a log cabin pattern, and made of many small pieces, represents all of the members of the church. The center of each square is red and represents the hearth and heart of the cabin. The dark fabric represents the walls that protect us, and the light fabric is the shining sun or God's light shining on us. Every piece, of varied colors and sizes, is needed to make the unique pattern which is our church.

Abraham's Tent

January 19-January 25, 2015

"…I was a stranger and you invited Me in” (Matthew 25: verse 35)

We are once again one of many churches throughout the New Haven area participating to provide overnight shelter in our Great Hall for 12 male clients from Columbus House. Volunteers are needed for the following: to provide, serve, and share meals with guests; to share after-dinner activities such as games, movies, and conversation; to stay overnight and help serve breakfast in the morning. Please consider joining us the week of January 19th, 2015. Sign-up sheets are in the Great Hall or the Entryway.

Please note: This year we have made a change to the sign-up process. We included volunteer opportunities on the sign-up sheets for our Abraham’s Tent faith partner, B’nai Jacob, a synagogue in Woodbridge. Their involvement in this ministry is a great example of interfaith cooperation.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Alice White, alicemwhite@sbcglobal.net, or Sue Spight, skspight@gmail.com. Thank you, and many blessings to you all… Alice White and Sue Spight

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October Financial Report Expenses exceeded in October by nearly $17,000, bringing our operations balance to

-$4,510.66. To put this into perspective, in October of 2013, we had a monthly deficit of

$12,078.79, but our resulting operations balance was $524.22.

Current pledges are where they should be at the end of October.

However, overpaid pledges and interest/investment income are way

under budget. Overall, income is slightly under where it should be at this

time of year. Our income is $21,000 less than it was at the end of

October a year ago.

Overall, expenses are under control; however, there are individual line items which are over

their budget and should be monitored.

Our traditional large ticket items were paid in October - minister annuity and property insurance.

Income

Pledges 17,201.10$

All Other Income 382.00$

Total Income 17,583.10$

Expenses

Ministry/Staff 16,770.59$

Christian Education 441.45$

Music 1,889.00$

Office 3,938.38$

Building Maintenance 6,578.13$

Deacons 113.02$

Church Organizations 176.00$

Other Expenses 4,599.75$

Total Expenses 34,506.32$

Net Profit or (Loss) (16,923.22)$

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A reminder as we approach the end of the year - please do not hold on to bills, reimbursement requests, etc. until the end of December. Submitting them as expenses incur helps in the budgeting process so that we have a clear picture of where we stand and are not hit by a big surprise at the end of the year with late expense submissions. There are check request forms in the office available for your use, and please remember receipts must be attached and that any check requests need to be approved by the Chairperson of the committee being charged for the expense. The last day items will be accepted for processing in 2014 will be Sunday, December 28, so please make sure all items are turned in prior to that time. A copy of the detailed Treasurer’s Report is always available in the church office or on the Committee bulletin

board for anyone to review; copies can also be emailed by contacting Sue Wilber at 203-288-5847 or by email

at spw226@comcast.net. If there are specific questions regarding the church’s financial health, please contact

Treasurer Sue Wilber or Senior Trustee Bethany Appleby.

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Important Information About Making a Gift of Stock or Other Investments to Spring Glen Church

Changes in confidentiality laws do not permit either your broker or our broker to inform us of donor names automatically when stock or mutual fund donations are made to Spring Glen Church on your behalf. For those who donate stock or other investments to the church through a broker, please remember to authorize your broker to contact Sue Wilber at the time of the transaction and provide us with the following information:

Date of transaction Security name and number of shares donated Approximate market value of each stock and total if multiple

companies’ stock are being donated Allocation of donation

If you are interested in making a donation of securities to Spring Glen Church, please contact Sue Wilber for specific instructions to give to your broker. This will ensure that the donation is received accurately in our brokerage account on a timely basis.

Columbus House

We will be serving on Christmas Day so be on the lookout for the sign-up!

Dear SGC friends,

Maggie and I want to thank you all for your support and caring during her recent

surgery and rehabilitation in New Hampshire. As most already know, Maggie

took a fall late at night on September 2nd and broke her left femur. She had

surgery to repair her leg two days later and since then has been in a rehab center in

Meredith NH. Maggie was able to return to our home in Middletown on Nov 6th

where she is continuing her physical therapy and rehabilitation at home.

Many thanks for your caring--cards, emails, phone calls, numerous offers to help,

sympathetic ears willing to listen, and wonderful home-cooked meals. Moments

such of this, when lives change in a flash, are such important reminders of the

wonders of God's presence and the comfort of the church community. We look

forward to her mobility continuing to improve in the days ahead.

~Pastor David

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Christmas Crafts Almost Christmas Greetings Spring Glenners! Christmas, with all its festivities and Gift Giving, is only a few short weeks away. With that in mind, I ask you to put our Annual SG Craft Sale on your calendars. This year our Sale will be on Sunday, December 7th, in Great Hall, after worship. This year we will have bags, baubles, beads, painted boxes, quilts, bookmarks, American Doll goodies, polymer clay ornaments and other special items for your delight and enjoyment. Come and buy and share the Joy!

For information please contact Nancy Whitney, email: wrdsworth@att.net Thanks for your support of this Ministry to SGC.

Eyeglasses Needed

Do you, or someone you know, have a drawer full of old eyeglasses,

or old lenses you no longer wear or need? No matter how old they are, someone can use them.

There is a collection box in the hallway downstairs that will take your contributions. All frames and lenses are welcome.

Free up your drawer space and share your old glasses with people who can’t afford them. Many thanks, Nancy Whitney

COMMUNION SERVICES

The Deacons have agreed to go 100% gluten free in all of our Communion services.

This is a continuation of our desire to be an inclusive church family.

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Christian Action Committee

Thanks to all who supported Christian Action and provided Thanksgiving dinner (and more) for 35

families. We celebrated with a gratitude brigade, with our children bringing some of the food

gatherings to the altar for a special Time with Children.

On behalf of the board of directors, staff, and women and children we serve, Happy Holidays from all of us at New Reach!

The holidays are a wonderful time of year, to be with family, friends, and our loved ones. It is also a time to reflect on the impact New Reach is making on the community and we wanted to share how you have helped build hopeful futures for many women and children:

New Reach sheltered 203 families, including 311 children

The Stable Families Program prevented 99% of families from eviction in Bridgeport.

107 families living in the shelter were housed through our Connecticut Rapid Re-Housing

Program.

46 Veterans were housed through the Supportive Services for Veterans Program.

The Rev. David Minnick, Interim Senior Pastor • Davemintbg@aol.com The Rev. Clare Robert, Associate Pastor • clarerobert@earthlink.net Laurie Bleickardt, Christian Education Coordinator•Lbleickardt@yahoo.com Dr. Terese Gemme, Organist and Choir Director • gemme@sbcglobal.net Julia McLaughlin, Office Manager/Springboard Editor • springg@snet.net Ed Ercolano, Custodian • cercolano14@aol.com

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UPCOMING EVENTS

December Sun, 12/7: Advent Craft Sale during Coffee Hour

Sun, 12/7: Advent Festival (3:30pm Crafts, 5:00pm Pageant, 6:00pm Potluck Supper) Tues, 12/9: Advent Service of Silence and Sound, 7:30pm Fri, 12/12: Elm City Girls Choir Concert, 7:30pm Sanctuary Sat, 12/13: Habitat Build, 8:30am Sat, 12/13: It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play, 7:30pm Great Hall Sun, 12/14: Auditions for Spring Play, 1pm Choir Room Sun, 12/14: Bethesda Music Series: Amahl & the Night Visitors, 7 pm Sun, 12/21: Angel Tree gifts due Sun, 12/21: Caroling Party, 6:30pm Mon, 12/22: Longest Night/Blue Christmas, 7:30pm Wed, 12/24: Christmas Eve Services at 5:00pm and 11:00pm Thurs, 12/25: Cook and serve at Columbus House

January Sun, 1/11: Second Hour on Budget after Worship 1/ 19 to 1/25: Abraham's Tent Sun, 1/25: Congregational meeting after Worship Sat, 1/31: Rock & Blues Night

February Sun, 2/1: Inter-generational Lunch and Learn Program Thurs, 2/5: Book Discussion: Take this Bread, 7-8:30 FR 2/6 to 2/8: Confirmation Retreat Wed, 2/18: Ash Wednesday Sat, 2/28: Progressive Dinner, starts 5:15pm

March 3/13 to 3/15: Women's Retreat Sun, 3/22: Silent Art Auction during Coffee Hour Sun, 3/29: Palm Sunday

April Thurs, 4/2: Maundy Thursday Fri, 4/3: Good Friday Sun, 4/5: Easter Sunday 4/20 to 4/27: Spring Service Trip 4/23-25: Spring Play

May Sun, 5/17: Congregational Meeting Sat, 5/30: Talent Show Sun, 5/31: Confirmation

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Spring Glen Church Calendar • December 2014

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 7pm FR Deacons Meeting

2 11am FR Staff Meeting 7pm CR Theater Arts Rehearsal

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6:30pm Soul Singers Rehearsal 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal

4 7pm FR Music Cmte 7pm FR Pastoral Search Cmte

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7pm GH Theaters Arts Rehearsal

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7 2nd Advent Sunday

9:15 am FR Teacher Training 10am S Worship/Sunday School/Communion 11am GH Craft Fair 3:30pm Advent Festival 5pm Advent Pageant 6pm Potluck Supper

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7pm FR Council Meeting

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11am FR Staff Meeting 7pm CR Theater Arts Rehearsal 7:30pm S Advent Service of Silence & Sound 7:30pm FR Trustees Meeting

10 6:30pm CR Soul Singers Rehearsal 7:30pm CR Choir Rehearsal

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7pm FR Pastoral Search Cmte 7pm GH Theater Arts Rehearsal

12 7pm GH Theater Arts Rehearsal 7:30pm S Elm City Girls Choir Concert

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8:30am Habitat Build 7:30pm GH It's A Wonderful Life: The Radio Play

14 3rd Advent Sunday 10am S Worship/Sunday School 1pm CR Spring Play Auditions 6:30pm FR Youth Group

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7pm FR Christian Action Cmte 7pm FR Confirmation Class

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1pm FR Staff Meeting

17 6:30pm CR Soul Singers Rehearsal 7:30pm CR Choir Rehearsal

18 7:30pm FR Pastoral Search Cmte

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20 1:45pm OC Ella Scantlebury visit

21 4th Advent Sunday 10am S Worship/Sunday School 6:30pm FR Youth Group 6:30pm Caroling Party

22 7:30 pm FR Benevolence Cmte 7:30 pm Longest Night/Blue Christmas Service

23 11am FR Staff meeting

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5pm and 11pm Christmas Eve Services

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Merry

Christmas Serve at

Columbus House

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Offices Closed for Christmas Holidays

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28 10am S Worship/ /Sunday School

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30 11am FR Staff meeting

31 New Year's Eve

OC = Off Campus FR = Fellowship Room GH = Great Hall S = Sanctuary CR = Choir Room

The board – December 2014

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SPRING GLEN CHURCH, UCC An Open and Affirming Congregation

1825 Whitney Avenue, Hamden CT 06517

Worship and Sunday School 10:00 AM Holy Communion first Sunday of the month phone 203-288-3381 fax 203 248-2070 email springg@snet.net website www.springglenchurch.org