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Faith Formation

Our nascent Faith Formation group has now met twice and held fairly loose but lively discussions on our connection with God and our faith and experience with prayer.  Our next 3 meetings are likely to focus on the book “Help, Thanks, Wow” by Anne Lamott in which she describes “Help!” and “Thanks!” and “Wow!” as the three essential prayers.  Each meeting will likely begin by reading together four or five pages from a chapter discussing one of these prayers, and then hold a fairly unstructured discussion of what we have read.  Our next meeting will be January 18 at 9:00am in the Fireplace Room before church.  Please feel free to join us.  No prior experience or preparation required.  Just show up.  And feel free to contact Kate Lindheim or Mark Tuttle for more information.

Spiritual Finance Class

This class is being held at PACC over three Sundays from February 1 to March 29 and two phone sessions. The class is designed to help transform your relationship with money and help you feel more comfortable and empowered no matter where you are on the financial spectrum. This is not a nuts and bolts series about financial planning but a place to explore your personal relationship with money and finance. The class is being held at PACC and is open to all, but is not otherwise affiliated with PACC. The PACC sessions will be held in Parish Hall on February 1, March 1, and March 29 from 6-8 pm. In addition, there are two phone sessions on February 15 and March 15 from 6:00-8:00 pm. The class is free and there is more info available at www.kerrycudmore.com/spiritual-finance.html.

Cooperative Metropolitan Ministry’s Martin Luther King service day

Join us on Monday, January 19 for a day of service with the Cooperative Metropolitan Ministry at Brandeis University from 10:00-3:30. We’ll be packing meals for local organizations and attending an educational/justice fair. There is also lunch and opening and closing gatherings. There is a $10/person fee. You can register online at eventbrite.com or contact the church office. If you’d like to carpool from PACC, let us know.

Warrent

Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of the Park Avenue Congregational Church, United Church of Christ of Arlington Heights, Massachusetts, is called for Sunday, January 25, 2015, at 12:00 noon, in the Parish Hall, to consider the following:

1. To receive the report of the treasurer and vote on the annual budget;
2. To receive the reports of the minister, officers, ministries, and other organizations;
3. To approve the Council of Deacons’ selection for moderator, vice moderator, clerk, treasurer and financial secretary;
4. To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.

If for any reason (such as weather) a quorum should not be present on January 25, the meeting will be adjourned to Sunday, February 2, at 12:00 noon.

Valerie Censabella, Moderator

Linda Cohn, Clerk

Fruit fundraiser

Take part in our annual fruit fundraiser.

Navel oranges and pink grapefruit will be picked in Florida, shipped and delivered the same week we place the order. Contact Jill Lewis at fruitfundraiser@pacc-ucc.org for more information. The deadline to order is Saturday evening at 10pm, December 6. Fruit will arrive Saturday, December 13. Unfortunately, Florida continues to have bad luck in the orchards, so the supply is down, and the cost has increased: $17 for a half a box, and $34 for a full box.

If you wish to order, please send Jill an email with your order. (Note: if you order a half box, since a full box will be split up, your order will not have a top cover.) In the email, please provide your phone number and email. Jill will confirm receipt of your email you as soon as possible after she receives your order. Pick up will be sometime Saturday, December 13, most likely in the afternoon.

Women’s Guild Christmas Gathering

December 18

Thursday, December 18, 2014 at 11:30 am, in the Fellowship Room. All women of the church are invited to gather for a Christmas celebration, lunch and gift exchange. Please bring a wrapped gift (valued around $5) to participate in a Yankee Swap. We look forward to seeing you during this Joyous Season. Contact the church office for more information.

Quiet Advent Reflections, Readings, Prayer and Music

Join us on December 16 at 7:30 in the sanctuary for quiet Advent reflection, readings, prayer and music.  This will be an informal, lay-led time to pause from the busy pace of the Christmas season and anticipate the coming light in the darkness.  We’ll share light refreshments in the Narthex afterwards.  Contact the church office for more information.

Faith Formation

Our nascent Faith Formation group has now met twice and held fairly loose but lively discussions on our connection with God and our faith and experience with prayer.  Our next 3 meetings are likely to focus on the book “Help, Thanks, Wow” by Anne Lamott in which she describes “Help!” and “Thanks!” and “Wow!” as the three essential prayers.  Each meeting will likely begin by reading together four or five pages from a chapter discussing one of these prayers, and then hold a fairly unstructured discussion of what we have read.  Our next meeting will be December 14 at 9am in the Fireplace Room before church.  Please feel free to join us.  No prior experience or preparation required.  Just show up.  Contact the church office for more information.

Evening Bible Group

On Wednesday, December 10 at 7:30 pm, we will gather at the home of one of our members.  Our new topic will be “Waiting for the Messiah, Part 1:  Old Testament Hope.”  On Wednesday, December 17 at 7:30 pm, we’ll be back in the Fireplace Room at PACC where our topic will be “Waiting for the Messiah, Part 2:  New Testament Fulfillment.”  As always, please bring a Bible, and come with an open mind and heart.  All are welcome.  Contact the church office for more information.

Knitting Group

November 18, 2014, 7:30pm

Come join us for handcrafts and chat on Tuesday, November 18 at 7:30 in the Fellowship room. Bring your knitting, crochet, needlepoint, or any handcraft. If you don’t know how to knit, but would like to learn, we’ll show you how. We’ll have some knitting needles and yarn available for anyone who wants to get started.