| May |
10 |
8:30am-4:30pm |
New
Wineskins For A New Day
— Spring meeting of the Connecticut Conference of the United Church
of Christ, held at South Congregational Church, corner of Main and
Pleasant Streets, Middletown. Volunteers needed. Just show up and
say you want to volunteer. Click
here for more details. |
| May |
10 |
Noon-5:00pm |
Feet to the Fire Festival
at Veterans Park — an Eco-Arts Festival for the whole family,
featuring artists, musicians, theater, dance, exhibits on climate
change, eco-friendly food vendors, scavenger hunt, nature walk.
This is a collaborative program by Wesleyan’s Center for the Arts
and the Jonah Center for Earth and Art. Admission free. Visit
F2F for more information. |
| May |
11 |
11:30am |
2nd
Hour discussion — Gender Roles: How have they changed? Do they
need to change more? |
| May |
13 |
7:30pm |
Regional Meeting for Universal Health Care Access
in Connecticut. (Memorial Room) |
| May |
15 |
7:00pm |
First
Church Executive Committee meeting. |
| May |
18 |
10:00am |
Recognition of Graduating Seniors. |
| May |
18 |
11:30am |
Annual Meeting
of the Congregation. The agenda includes a discussion of a
resolution whether to post a banner outside the church building
saying “First Church Says Torture Is Wrong” and the proposed “Safe
Church” Policy. A light lunch will be served before the meeting is
called to order. |
| May |
20 |
7:00pm |
Meeting of the Jonah Center for Earth and Art. Updates on
what’s happening in our community. All members of the public and
representatives from other environmental advocacy organizations are
invited to attend. (Memorial Room) |
| May |
29 |
1:00pm |
Tenth Annual “Naming” Memorial Service at the Cemetery of
Connecticut Valley Hospital,
where nearly 1700 patients who died from 1878 until 1955 were buried
in numbered graves. Location: Silvermine Road, on the campus of CVH. |
| June |
8 |
10:00am |
Worship led by our Church School and Youth; Teacher Recognition;
all followed by an All-Church Picnic in the parking lot.
Bring a salad or dessert to share! |
| June |
8 |
5:00pm |
First
Church serves the meal at St. Vincent de Paul Place. Come
join us! |
| June |
10 |
|
Second
Annual Silver Lake Golf Tournament at Lyman Golf Course in
Middlefield. See
www.ctucc.org for more information. |
| June |
15 |
11:30am |
David Oliveria’s Electric Truck Conversion.
Dave will explain how he converted a pickup truck to run on
electricity, and why. |
| June |
22 |
11:30am |
Michelangelo’s Later Work
– A slideshow and talk by art historian Rhea Higgins. |
| June 29 - July 6 |
Our
second Mission Trip to H.O.M.E. Co-op in Orland, Maine.
Approximate cost of trip is $300. |
| July |
During
the month of July, all Sunday morning services will be held at South
Congregational Church, 9 Pleasant St. on the South Green, beginning
at 9:30 a.m. |
| July 20 - 25 |
Middletown’s “Faith in Action” Week of Caring. Youth and
Adults are invited to spend a day or all week contributing to local
charitable sites such as St. Vincent de Paul Place and “You’ve Got a
Friend” Youth Center. Contact Sue Latourette for more details. |
| August |
During
the month of August, members of South Congregational Church join us
in Sunday morning worship held at First Church, 190 Court Street,
beginning at 10 a.m. |
