If you attend the 7 pm service on Sunday, if you could take your poinsettia home so that we don’t have to continue trying to nurse them into good health, we (well, Polly, actually!) would appreciate it.
Thank you. And thank you for helping to adorn our sanctuary with the beauty of these plants.
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Christmas Concerts
Today, Friday, December 15 — The Solaris Vocal Ensemble will perform again in our sanctuary a selection of choral wonder works, including the famous Lux Aurumque by Eric Whitacre. See the poster below for the full repertoire.
Saturday, December 16 — The Waterbury Community Band presents their Christmas concert at 2:30 pm in our sanctuary. This is a benefit concert for the Waterbury Food Shelf.
Eleva Chamber Players Concert
This concert will be in our sanctuary on Saturday, November 10 at 7:00 pm.
For more information, go to www.elevachamberplayers.com/november-concerts.
Church School This Week
We’re Making Matzoh!
When the Israelites fled Egypt after the Passover, they packed their belongings and goods in a hurry. They could not afford the time to let their dough rise, and so they mixed it without leaven. Water, oil, salt and flour were the only ingredients, and it was baked very quickly.
Today we call it matzoh, and as we continue our studies on the Exodus, we will spend this Sunday in the kitchen making this historical cracker! We will be getting all flour-y, so have your kids dress in clothes that are comfortable and can get dirty.
If we don’t burn the matzoh, we’ll try to have samples for everyone to try during coffee!
We will be taking the children downstairs at the beginning of church, so that we will have a full hour with them this week.
See you then!
CROP Hunger Walk Thanks!
It’s been a terribly hectic fall, and it feels as no surprise that our CROP Walk was a bit 
sparser this year than it has been in past years. Nevertheless, eight walkers showed up, six from our church and two from others, and “We walked because they walk.” It was a small gesture, but always good to remind ourselves that we live in a world of vast inequalities, and that some of our brothers and sisters, who are no different than us in so many ways, are different in one important respect. They have to walk miles a day to collect clean water for cooking, drinking and bathing. They are no different from any of us, except that girls receive no education because they spend their days walking in order to provide from their families. They are no different from any of us, except that one square meal a day is a rarity.
So we walked, with your support, to send money to Church World Service to partner with them in their effort to eradicate hunger around the world. It’s a big deal. But one that is only accomplished by lots of little parts all working toward that end. We were eight, but we will send over $1000 to Indiana, the headquarters of CWS as a result of our efforts. Thank you everyone, and thank you Board of Outreach for holding our feet to the pavement!