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CE Corner - Communion Education & Fisherman's Breakfast
As we head into the Lenten Season,  Christian Education wants to share a few important things with the Congregation:
- Communion Education will begin on March 16th continuing through April 9th. This will happen during normal Sunday School hours. Get more important details in Our Church Family.
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Fisherman's Breakfast, April 19th - On Opening Day for the fishing season, we will be sponsoring our annual Fisherman's Breakfast! We will be serving pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee, tea and orange juice to all of the anglers we can catch (get the pun!).
The breakfast will be served by an intrepid band of volunteers headed up by our own Charlie Bunn from 5:00 AM to 11:00 AM. We need volunteers to help with the breakfast and you can find the sign up sheet in the Chapel Room. We will also need folks to eat, so whether you are fishing or not plan to join us for breakfast!
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Mark Your Calendars!
 There is so much going on in March that you can find all our news in either the Deacon's Bench or Our Church Family pages. Hint: On either page, Click Download below the page info if you would like to open in PDF Format on your device.
Here is a quick summary of all that is happening: - Wednesday, March 5th - Ash Wednesday Service - Rev. Taylor will hold our annual service beginning at 7 pm.
- Friday, March 7th - Frank's Flix Movie Night - Drop the kids (PJs, blankets & pillows OK!) around 6:45 pm and return around 8:45 pm for pick up! We'll show Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, rated PG...popcorn and drinks provided!
- Wednesday, March 12th through Wednesday, April 9th - Lenten Study - This year's topic is "The History, Beliefs & Practices of the United Church of Christ". Please Join Rev. Taylor each Wednesday in Lent from 7 pm to 8:30 pm for discussion and education about who we are as a Church community.
- Sunday, March 16th - Youth Group Trip to see The Cridders - Enjoy a musical performance in sign language, dance & mime! They show is at the Roberts Theater in West Hartford and we will leave the Church at 2:30 pm. There are more details on Our Church Family page, but you can learn more about The Cridders here.
- Tuesday, March 25th - New Member Informational Class - Join Rev. Taylor and others at 7 pm to learn about your new Church and to ask questions.
- Sunday, March 30th - New Member Sunday - Join us in welcoming new members to the Congregational Church of Burlington during service.
- Saturday, April 5th - Can & Bottle Drive - The Big Tex is in the shop getting a makeover for this allegedly spring drive! More formal details later in March, so start organizing all the returns now!
These were only the teasers, so please check out the Our Church Family and Deacon's Bench pages for more details. Thank you! |
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Raise the Roof! Buy a Bundle!!
 The good news is we are 13% of the way there with 26 full bundles accounted for! We are still 124 bundles short of our goal, so think of our needs below when deciding on your next generous gift. - Bathroom Renovation - Mark Eisenmann has already done some planning for this project with Alan Chandler and Dave Bushka, thank you gentlemen!
It is still the hope of the Business Committee that we receive a few donations specific to this project to help reduce the cost to our Church. Raise the Roof funds will certainly help!
- Outside Painting - A call for a project manager to help the Business Committee (like Mark is doing for the Bathrooms) was made at our Annual Meeting last month. We need to find out what it would take to do this ourselves vs. a professional. If you have skills in this area, please contact the Business Committee so we can figure out this much needed project.
- Parking Lot & Labyrinth Lighting - We have the donated light poles and fixtures and we have the electrical conduits in place under our parking lot. Now, we need to coordinate equipment and materials to get those poles up and our lot lighted.
There is probably more to do, but we have to focus on the big hitters for now! It may be too early for some, but if you are in line for a nice bonus, a sizable tax return or some unexpected windfall...please help us help ourselves.
How it Works
The goal is to replenish our Building Improvement Fund within 19 months (or sooner!), allowing us to address other pressing building & grounds improvements. The details:
- Choose what Bundle Amount you wish to donate:
- Full Bundle = $200
- Half Bundle = $100
- Quarter Bundle = $50
- or Any amount that works for you!
- Make your check out to the Congregational Church of Burlington and please note your Pledge Envelope # (if applicable) and "Raise the Roof" on the memo line.
- Give a little now and a little later...or a lot! Whatever works for you as any amount helps us keep this Beacon on the Hill in tip-top shape!
That's pretty much all you need to do at any time in the upcoming days and months. |
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More News of Interest...
Be sure to check out the Our Church Family and The Deacons' Bench pages on our website as they share even more details on today's CCB news of importance:
- One Great Hour of Sharing - This offering will be a special collection on Sunday, March 30th. Through this offering, lives are transformed through support that provides clean water, food, medicines, shelter, healthcare, education and disaster relief in the US and internationally.
Thanks to your generous gifts the United Church of Christ is delivering self-help solutions to millions of people all around the world. - Supplemental Hymnal Changes - The Music Committee wants everyone to be aware of changes to the SH due to copyright licensing. You can read why on the Our Church Family page as well as the dedicated UCC page on this subject.
- Help Wanted - Keep the Church expenses down by taking a rotation as a Sexton. No meetings, no hired cleaning crew and immediate satisfaction.
- Attention Women & Girls of CCB - Contact Sara Szafranski to get the recently re-constituted Women's Circle meetings going again. We have many great ideas, let's get them going!
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