Smith Memorial Congregational Church UCC

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Youth Groups & Joyful Noise Updates

Youth Groups

Smith Church hosts three ecumenical youth groups – the SCENE for grades 1-5, RBA for grades 6-8, and the InCasts for grades 9-12. The SCENE this year will be under the direction of Jean Crowley and Barbara Daley and will meet once a month on Thursday afternoons from 3:30-5 PM beginning on September 19. RBA, under the direction of Jenna and Tyler Vaughan and Barbara Daley, will again be meeting on Tuesday evenings from 6-7:30 PM starting on September 17 and the InCasts will also be meeting on Tuesday evenings this year from 7-8:30 PM starting on September 17. However, the first meeting of both RBA and InCasts will be on Tuesday, September 10 from 6:30-8 PM with a Family Potluck Cookout. We sadly accept the resignation of Martha Halverson-Dahl as InCasts leader and thank her for her leadership last year. We are very pleased to add Jess Granger to join Rusty Wightman as the InCasts leadership team this year.

Joyful Noise
Joyful Noise is a singing group for children who are 3,4, and 5 years old. We will be meeting this year every other Wednesday morning from 10-10:30 beginning on September 25. Please contact Barbara Daley for more information. (464-5239 or bdaley@tds.net).

Stewardship Happenings

Fund Raiser Results
The Stewardship along with the many volunteers was able to raise $1,150.00 from the Red Sox Raffle. The raffle winner was a member of Smith Church, Debbie Gray. All the proceeds from this raffle will be deposited into Smith Memorial Congregational Church’s general operating fund.

Neighbors in Need
This special mission offering is a part of the UCCs 5 for 5 campaign. It supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States, including the Council for American Indian Ministries (CAIM), justice and advocacy, and direct service projects supported by Justice and Local Church Ministries. This offering will be held on the First Sunday of October (October 6th) as part of World Communion Sunday.

Annual Stewardship Campaign
The Stewardship Committee is gearing up for this year’s campaign and Stewardship Sunday will be October 27th. We hope to have the annual letter to include pledge cards in the mail by October 16th.

Caring Connections

Caring Connections is looking for two kinds of help from Smith members and friends:

1-If you are aware of anyone in the community that could use some support, a phone call, an in-person visit, or practical help like rides or stacking firewood, please let the committee know (Harry Morehouse is the contact)

2- If you are able to help out with support, outreach, practical assistance, the CC group would welcome your participation. So far we have Harry, Judy Hatfield, and Mike Bradley, so would welcome other participants. Again, contact Harry.

Family Movie Night – Toy Story

Our family movie nights start up again on Saturday, September 21st. Our first film of the year will be the original Toy Story. Admission is free and complimentary popcorn and a drink will be served. The doors open at 6:30PM and the movie begins at 7PM. Hope to see you all there!

Harvest Supper October 16th

We are getting closer to the Harvest Dinner scheduled for October 16th, 2019. Sign-up lists for turkey cooking or pie making, rolls and all the fixings will be placed downstairs on the shelf below the clock. Please stop by and sign-up for where ever you can help.

Rally Day Celebration

Save the date! Growth and Evangelism is planning on a Rally Day Celebration on September 8th after church. It is our first 10:30 service after a busy summer. We welcome back our wonderful choir and we need to mentally prepare for a busy fall.

We will gather at the lake house of Rob Charron. Hamburgers, hot dogs and lemonade will be supplied. Please bring a side dish to share. Weather permitting, swimming, kayaking, and boat rides. Conversation and a chance to relax with our church family, is there a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon?

Prayer Shawl

The August gathering of the Prayer Shawl group will be Wednesday, August 21 st , at 10:00, at Judy Hatfield’s house.

Everyone is welcome, whether it is one time or many, to join in a morning of conversation, refreshments and knitting…if you choose to. If you would like to knit, yarn, needles and directions are all provided.

If this is a first time for you and you have questions or need directions to my house, call me, Judy Hatfield at 464-3458.

The Harvest Supper

This year the Harvest Supper will be held on Wednesday, October 16th.

Time flies and even though it is 3 months away it’s a good time to think about what contribution you could make. Dinner rolls, pies or volunteering to cook a turkey are great ways to help make this year’s dinner a success.

Watch for more information in the next KYP and in the Digital Steeple.

Caring Connections

Caring Connections is looking for two kinds of help from Smith members and friends:

1-If you are aware of anyone in the community that could use some support, a phone call, an in-person visit, or practical help like rides or stacking firewood, please let the committee know (Harry Morehouse is the contact);

2- If you are able to help out with support, outreach, practical assistance, the CC group would welcome your participation. So far we have Harry, Judy Hatfield, and Mike Bradley, so would welcome other participants.

Again, contact Harry. Thanks!

2019 Annual Meeting

Pursuant to the By-Laws of Smith Memorial Congregational Church, UCC, The Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 10, 2019, following the church service. The meeting will be held in the vestry of the church, to act upon the following items of business:

  1. To hear and act upon reports and recommendations from the minister and the committees of the congregation, except as hereinafter set forth.
  2. To act upon the recommendations of the Nominating Committee to fill the offices for 2019.
  3. To consider and adopt a budget for the year 2019.
  4. To take up any other business that may lawfully come before this meeting.

Respectfully submitted,
ON BEHALF OF THE CHURCH COUNCIL
Nancy B. Steen, Moderator

There will be a spaghetti luncheon to be shared with all after the Annual Meeting. ~ given by Harry Morehouse