Church Phone 313-271-7050 Worship Service: 10:00 AM Every Sunday
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Dearborn Congregational United Church of Christ provides opportunities for worship, spiritual growth, fellowship and service in a small congregation where all are valued and supported wherever they are on their individual faith journeys.
If you would like to get in touch with Pastor Lew via email. Please use this email: DearbornCongregational@gmail.com
Thanksgiving Baskets: Starting this morning, we will be collecting non-perishable foods to assemble Thanksgiving baskets for the Lennon Pregnancy Center in Dear-born Heights. Any cash donations will be used to purchase turkeys. In addition to food, we will also collect items that will be helpful and appreciated by new mothers and babies, such as baby wipes, bottles, etc. We will collect items through Novem-ber 24.
Group Study:We will NOT be meeting this Wednesday, Nov. 13! The next meeting to discuss "Weird Church: Welcome to the Twenty-First Century" will be on Wed. Nov. 20 at 6:30 pm in the Library when we finish our survey of the book. That will be the final meeting. If you'd like to obtain a copy of the book, it can be found online at www.epicentergroup.org
Noisy Offering: – Please give your loose change for our Samaritan's Purse Noisy Offering collection this morning. The organization's president is Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham. Your support helps their worldwide work to provide physical and spiritual aid to suffering people in the Name of Jesus Christ and to continue shar-ing the love of Christ and the hope of the Gospel to more than 100 countries around the world. Our coins are collected in metal buckets so we hope to hear a lot of noise! Silent dollar bills will also be gratefully accepted.
Coloring With a Twist - November 7: Bring your favorite beverage and join us for a fun evening on Thursday, November 7 at 6:30 PM for a Coloring Party. Snacks will be provided along with coloring books and pencils. Feel free to invite family and friends.
THANK YOU! It is with great pleasure and a great deal of gratitude to announce that we reached our Utilities Fundraiser goal in just one month!. The total collected was $5,338, thus exceeding our goal! Many thanks and abundant blessings to every-one for generously giving to this cause!
Blankets for Kids: We are hosting a program called Blankets 4 Kids, a program of Child’s Hope. It is going to be on October 16 at 7 pm. It’s kind of like a quilting be, only instead of quilting we will be making fleece blankets for children who are experiencing abuse and neglect and entering the foster care system. The contact people are Judy Buck or Carol McAdam who live in Springwells. There’s a sign up sheet in the Mayflower Room.
Sleeping Mats for the Homeless Project: This is an ongoing project where any-one can make sleeping mats from plastic shopping bags. The group meets on Mondays from 6-8 pm at First Presbyterian Church, 600 Brady St. Dearborn, MI 48124. Bring your bags and your friends. For more information, call Charlie at (313) 506-0907, or see the orange flyer in the sanctuary.
Prayer List Update We've updated the prayer requests listed in our Sunday bulletin. If someone's name has been removed and they are still in need of our prayers, please contact the church office at 313-271-8552 to have their name added back on the list. To keep our list current, we will date when the prayer request is received and after a month, unless it is renewed, it will be removed.
'Restorative' Yoga at the Church: Karen Lawrence would like to restart yoga at the church. This time, a less-intensive version called "restorative yoga" will be of-fered. Poses are held, but at a less intense pace and there will be a break during the sessions. Ideal for ALL AGES! Participants need to bring their own yoga mats or blankets. Classes will take place in the Mayflower Room. The cost is $5 per session with all proceeds going to the church. If you're interested, please let Karen know in person or by email at karenka347@yahoo.com
Book Club: The book club is is reading Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred –Year-Old Man: A Novel.. We will meet and discuss the book on Monday, November 25 at 7:00 p.m.
Strengthen the Church Offering: Our Strengthen the Church Special Offering begins today. As God calls our local congregations to be the Church in new ways, your gift will help create new churches, awaken new ideas in existing churches, and develop spiritual life in youth and young adults. Special offering envelopes will be in the pews through June 9.
Downriver for Veterans: We are collecting non-perishable food items for Downriver for Veter-ans located on Fort Street in Wyandotte. Only in its second year, this organization needs on-going support to assist local resource-limited veterans with food and other needs. Some veterans are on disability income and don’t have enough to pay their bills and buy gro-ceries. You can place your donations in the Totes of Love bin in the back of the Sanctu-ary. Please check the expiration date to make sure items have not expired. Thank You!
Attention Amazon Shoppers: If you currently have an Amazon account (regular or Prime) your purchases can now earn our church .5%. All you need do is sign into Amazon Smile and log in just as if you were on your regular Amazon account, designate our church as your charity and shop. Please share our Charity with friends and family – anyone who has an Amazon account can donate to us. See Diana Schilbe if you have questions.
Yoga Class: Karen Lawrence will once again be conducting a beginner yoga class. (You can do
it from a chair, so everyone can participate.) Interested?? Ask friends or family, the
more the merrier. $7 per class, with all proceeds going to the church. Stay tuned for
further information.
Altar Flower Dedications: Please check the flower calendar in the back of the sanctuary. There are many Sundays available to reserve flowers in honor or memory of loved ones.
Attention Amazon Shoppers: If you currently have an Amazon account (regular or Prime) your purchases can now earn our church percent. All you need do is sign into Amazon Smile and log in just as if you were on your regular Amazon account, designate our church as your charity and shop. Please share our Charity with friends and family – anyone who has an Amazon account can donate to us. See Diana Schilbe if you have questions.
