Enjoy the new November 2020 newsletter edition of the news@godsacre. All the seasonal events and news is in there. Click here to read.
Submissions for the November newsletter are due November 18th. Please contact Laurel Carr, laurel@godsacredev.wpengine.com.
Our traditional All-Church Thanksgiving Project may look different, but the wonderful thing is the approximately 1000 individuals we usually feed will have a Thanksgiving meal all the same! To keep everyone safe, instead of the one-day large group gathering of past years, our packing, stacking, and decorating will be done by our fit and fabulous church youth during their regular Youth Ministry meeting times. YGers and their families will be our delivery teams on November 22.
Thank you for your support! We have reached our goal and collected over $5,000 to feed those in need this Thanksgiving. The plate offering will continue to support this project until the end of November as the demand is particularly high this year due to the pandemic. Thank you for the generosity you so faithfully show to our neighbors who need it!
Congregants wishing to support this beloved church tradition may make a monetary donation to this project by visiting our website, using the GIVE button, and designating the gift to “Thanksgiving Project”. Parents, let your kids help by earning donation dollars with chores! One thing the pandemic hasn’t slowed down is poverty. A longtime partner in Norwalk noted that food requests for individuals and families have increased by 80% over this time last year.
Contact Caroline Leather, caroline@godsacredev.wpengine.com or Marianna Kilbride, marianna@godsacredev.wpengine.com.
We hope you find our plans to be an invitation to continue to hear the word of God, stay connected to your brothers and sisters in Christ, and give thanks for all that has been given to us.
Please visit www.godsacre.org/worship to RSVP. Our indoor worship limit is 100.
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Dress up in your creative best,
We’re setting up for a Halloween fest,
YGers will set the scene,
We promise to keep our event distanced and clean,
Likely we don’t need to ask,
But please remember to wear a mask!
Sunday, October 25th 4:30-5:30pm
Children Preschool-6th Grade
Parents must remain with their children
4:30-5:00pm Last names A-L
5:00-5:30pm Last names L-Z
Meals on Wheels of New Canaan, Inc. is dedicated to providing nutritious meals to residents of New Canaan whose physical, emotional, mental, medical or social condition makes it difficult to provide these meals for themselves. Meals are delivered to clients homes between 11:00am and 12:30pm Monday-Friday by volunteers from the community. Meals on Wheels is in great need of volunteers at the moment, having been affected by COVID like everything else. If you can help now and then or would like to join newly reforming teams that serve once a week, please contact Ann Gervase, anngervase1@gmail.com or Marianna Kilbride, marianna@godsacredev.wpengine.com.
Meals on Wheels’ mission is to ensure that every potential client identified by the Town of New Canaan or the Southwestern Connecticut Commission on Aging, or referred to them by family, friends, medical personnel or church group will receive services for as long as circumstances warrant. Clients without the necessary resources are provided meals without charge, helping to maintain their health and independence while remaining at home with ties to their community unbroken.
Our plate offering in October will be donated to our longtime partners, Pivot Ministries. Pivot is a faith-based recovery program for men. Their mission is to treat drug and alcohol addiction as a spiritual problem and return men to their families usefully whole. Watch for Pivot to join us virtually on October 25!
In addition we have the opportunity to help the men with some very specific gently used clothing needs to get them started on the road to recovery. In short supply are small and extra large sizes of the following: white shirts, navy blazers, khaki pants and men’s dress shoes. They could also use gently used working watches. Items may be brought to Sunday services or contact Marianna Kilbride, marianna@godsacredev.wpengine.com to drop off or arrange a pickup.
Contact Pivot Board Member, Eben Breed, breed@hotmail.com or Marianna Kilbride, marianna@godsacredev.wpengine.com with questions.
Enjoy the new October 2020 newsletter edition of the news@godsacre. All the seasonal events and news is in there. Click here to read.
Submissions for the November newsletter are due October 19th. Please contact Laurel Carr, laurel@godsacredev.wpengine.com.
This year marks the 400th Anniversary of the journey of faith our Pilgrim mothers and fathers embarked upon that brought them to the shores of New England, bringing our congregational tradition with them. The Pilgrims we not perfect people, nor did they perfect the Christian faith, but they are our people, and we are a significant part of their legacy.
Click here for the week-by-week program guide.
Come and learn about all we have in store for you this year on God’s Acre!
On Kickoff Sunday, instead of eating a meal together, we invite everyone to bring non-perishable food items to support the Inspirica Food Pantry in Stamford.
Cohort X, (last names A-L) please bring – Canned Soup, Canned Green Beans, Canned Fruit & Vegetables, Non-perishable/Powdered Milk, Pasta & Sauce
Cohort Y, (last names M-Z) please bring – Rice, Macaroni & Cheese, Cereal & Granola Bars, Baby Food & Formula
Youth Ministries, Church School, & Children’s Choir have teamed up to create an offering built around faith, fellowship, and unconditional love. Our program year will start this October. Please be on the lookout for an email to register your child(ren) for our offerings this fall. See you soon!
Sunday
YG (High School) #1: 4:00-5:30pm
YG (High School) #2: 7:00-8:30pm
Monday
7th Grade: 3:00-4:30pm
8th Grade: 5:00-6:30pm
Tuesday
K, 1st, & 2nd Grades: 4:00-5:00pm
Quest: 8:00-9:00pm
Wednesday
5th Grade: 1:00-2:30pm
3rd & 4th Grades: 3:00-4:30pm
6th Grade: 5:00-6:30pm
Wednesday Morning Bible Study with Chapin
Wednesdays, 9:30-11:00am, on Zoom
Garden Meditation
Thursdays, 9:00-9:30am, Church Memorial Garden. Join Marianna Kilbride, marianna@godsacredev.wpengine.com for Lectio Divina.
Fridays with Merton
Fridays, 8:00-9:00am, on Zoom. Join Marianna Kilbride, marianna@godsacredev.wpengine.com to discuss Thomas Merton’s Thoughts in Solitude
Men’s and Women’s Small Groups
Small groups are forming now for the 2020-2021 program year.
Contact Marianna Kilbride, marianna@godsacredev.wpengine.com for Women’s Groups and
Steve Case, scase135@gmail.com forMen’s Groups.
Inspirica
Our offering plate donations at the Sunday outdoor services in September will go to Inspirica. The Sneaker Tree Project begins on September 13. We encourage you to buy a pair of sneakers for a homeless child in need. Donate a catered meal for 30. For more details visit www.godsacre.org.
Noble House Renovation
Join us on Saturdays – 9/19 and 9/26 – to continue renovating this sober living space in Bridgeport.
Filling in the Blanks
Back to School Backpack Collection. Bring a new backpack to the outdoor worship services or drop off in the bin outside of the church office to help a child in need this fall. Contact Marianna Kilbride, marianna@godsacredev.wpengine.com for a complete list of our mission opportunities!
Musical Moments
Jody Blaine Davis resumes her virtual 30 minute organ recitals each Wednesday beginning on September 2. Click here to watch.
Handbell Choir
If you are interested in being a part of the Handbell Choir contact Jody, music@godsacredev.wpengine.com to learn more!
All are invited on Sunday, August 9, from 5:30-7:00 PM, to a Sabbath Picnic on God’s Acre!
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