YG Spring Schedule

March

Sunday, Mar. 21 – MISSION TRIP REVEAL – 6:00-7:00pm
Seniors meet at 3:00pm for their reveal and Extravaboxaganza stuffing!
Sunday, Mar. 28 – Create in Me – 7:00-8:00pm

 

April

Sunday, Apr. 4 – Easter Sunday Sunrise Service – 6:30am
Sunday, Apr. 11 – NO YG – NCPS BREAK
Sunday, Apr. 18 – YG Fish Commissioning 10:00am – Noon
Sunday, Apr. 25 – Team Night 7:00-8:30pm

 

May

Sunday, May 2 – Games at Waveny
Sunday, May 9 – NO YG – Mother’s day
Sunday, May 16 – Climbing in the trees! The Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum 5:00-9:00pm
Saturday, May 22 – Filling in the Blanks 1:00pm
Sunday, May 23 – S’more & Vesper
Sunday, May 30 – NO YG Memorial Day

 

June

Thursday, June 3 – Beacon of Light
Sunday, June 6 – Picnic and Movie Outdoor
Tuesday, June 8 – Filling in the Blanks 3:00pm
Sunday, June 13 – YG Pilgrimage Prep – 7:00pm
Sunday, June 20-27 – YG Mission Trip

 

*Covenant Events for Mission Trip Travel in Bold*

A Conversation with Nathaniel Philbrick

Author of The Mayflower and the Pilgrims’ New World
Sunday, February 28, 5:00pm on Zoom

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Join Nathaniel Philbrick for an evening of conversation and discussion on our all church read The Mayflower and Pilgrims’ New World. Come with questions or just come to listen and enjoy!

After a dangerous journey across the Atlantic, the Mayflower’s passengers were saved from certain destruction with the help of the Natives of the Plymouth region. For fifty years a fragile peace was maintained as Pilgrims and Native Americans learned to work together. But when that trust was broken by the next generation of leaders, a conflict erupted that nearly wiped out Pilgrims and Natives alike. Adapted from the New York Times bestseller Mayflower, this edition includes additional maps, artwork, and archival photos.

Read, Reflect, Transform

Read, Reflect, Transform

Book Study

You are warmly invited to join Fatou Niang and Mike Rodgers in conversation with fellow congregants in reading Ibram X. Kendi’s memoir, How to Be an Antiracist, for 5 weeks beginning Wednesday, February 24 at 7:00pm.

Knowing we are all made in God’s image and called to be one people, it is in the spirit of hope that we seek not only an understanding of racism and its causes, but to be part of the formation of a just and equitable church and society.
What better way to mark the Lenten season than to reflect with one another on the injustice of racism and envision together a more Godly way.

Books are available to be ordered at Elm Street Books online. Contact Marianna Kilbride, marianna@godsacredev.wpengine.com for a Zoom invite.

 

 

 

 

Ash Wednesday Virtual Service

Mark the beginning of Lenten contemplation and prayer at our candlelit virtual Ash Wednesday Service.

We welcome to the pulpit Chapin’s friend, author, scholar, Dr. Josef Sorett, Professor and Chair, Department of Religion; Professor, Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies, at Columbia University. Tenor Antonio Abate and Solo Bell Ringer Thomas Lezon are the featured musicians.

 

 

 

Souper Bowl Monday Food Drive

Our Youth is teaming up with The Open Door Shelter and holding a second contactless food drive on NEW DATE: Monday, February 8 from 12:00pm-2:00pm.

To contribute, please enter the circle in front of the church, drive up, pop your trunk and volunteers will remove your donation.

All non-perishable food items are welcome, however, the biggest needs right now are:

  • Peanut butter
  • Jelly (grape or strawberry)
  • Canned tuna
  • Dried black or red beans
  • Spaghetti sauce
  • Canned vegetables
  • Reusable grocery bags

Pivot February Meal Train

As we start the new year,  we have the opportunity to support our Pivot friends by providing meals for them. New Canaan cooks are a favorite of the men and restaurant meals or contributions are also greatly appreciated as they continue to deal with fewer food donations due to the pandemic.

CLICK HERE to participate.

The Open Door Shelter Food Drive

Contactless Food Drive to benefit The Open Door Shelter

The Congregational Church of New Canaan
Saturday, January 30
10:00am-2:00pm

To contribute, please enter the circle in front of the church, drive up, pop your trunk and volunteers will remove your donation.

All non-perishable food items are welcome, however, the biggest needs right now are

  • Peanut butter
  • Jelly (grape or strawberry)
  • Canned tuna
  • Dried black or red beans
  • Spaghetti sauce
  • Canned vegetables
  • Reusable grocery bags

Food pantries everywhere are in desperate need for non-perishable food items so we are teaming up with Open Door Shelter to help stock their pantry this winter. Please consider donating on Saturday, January 30.

Christmas Eve on God’s Acre

Christmas Eve on God’s Acre

We have made one adjustment to our Christmas Eve plans, due to high winds and safety concerns arounds the tents, our 11:00pm service will be held indoors with a capacity limit of 100. We will, however, livestream the Candlelight Service for anyone who would like to view can do so above. 

We will continue to provide virtual and live-streamed worship all season long. While we will undoubtedly miss out on many Christmas traditions this year, the Deacons have decided to try something new. We hope that you will join us under the ‘Christmas-on-God’s-Acre’ tent this year.

We will be celebrating outside, 6ft distanced and wearing masks just as we did this summer – subject, of course, to all state and local regulations. Dress warmly and wear comfortable shoes. While we will be unable to sing, we WILL be able to be in community with one another, listen to wonderful music, and celebrate the Christmas story under the stars.

  • 4:00-4:30 pm – Outdoor Worship
  • 6:00-6:30 pm –  Outdoor Worship
  • 7:00-7:30 pm – Outdoor Worship
  • 11:00-11:30 pm – Candlelight Worship

In addition to these services, the Children’s Nativity Pageant will be safely recorded in advance and will be shown all evening in the youth tent.

VITALLY IMPORTANT: For our plans to work, we are counting on every church member and guest to wear a mask, to keep a safe distance, and to refrain from singing, as per the request and recommendation of the State of Connecticut and our Town Health Department.