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Upcoming Events and News
BONE MARROW DRIVE September 25th
Local Grand Blanc East Middle School Student Emma Hudson, age 12, was diagnosed with Leukemia in October 2009. It is a rare form that cannot be cured by chemotherapy. Her only hope of survival is through a bone marrow transplant. Family Pharmacy located at 4444 Fenton Rd. will be holding a bone marrow drive, where you can sign up to be on the registry with a quick and painless cheek swab on Saturday, September 25th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Please help to get the word out, lets help to make the registry as big as possible. For more information, contact Kristin Ragsdale at 810-8776011.
Toddlercise Begins!
Toddlercise is starting up again this September in the church gym. It will be on the first and third Thursday of the month. The time is 10:00 am for the 2 year olds and under and 10:30 for the preschool age. Toddlercise is free and parents are welcome to come and participate with their child. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors, especially when the cold weather comes and there is no place to play. If you have questions, you can reach me at 695-1967. See you soon! ~Jamie
BIBLE STUDY CLASSES
Church Directory
The office is in the process of updating the church directory, but we need the congregations’ help. Many members have disconnected their land lines, have new cell phone numbers, email addresses, moved, etc.. The church doesn’t always get these updates and we need to have them before we update the directory. The office needs permission from you individually to have your cell phone listed in the directory. Please email any changes you and/or your family have had to your: Home address, phone number, cell (if you want published) and email in the last THREE years. Email all changes to fcucc_admin@sbcglobal.net or call 810-695-0550 ext. 22. All changes must be in by September 17th. Thank you for your assistance!
North End Soup Kitchen
Local Grand Blanc East Middle School Student Emma Hudson, age 12, was diagnosed with Leukemia in October 2009. It is a rare form that cannot be cured by chemotherapy. Her only hope of survival is through a bone marrow transplant. Family Pharmacy located at 4444 Fenton Rd. will be holding a bone marrow drive, where you can sign up to be on the registry with a quick and painless cheek swab on Saturday, September 25th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Please help to get the word out, lets help to make the registry as big as possible. For more information, contact Kristin Ragsdale at 810-8776011.
Toddlercise Begins!
Toddlercise is starting up again this September in the church gym. It will be on the first and third Thursday of the month. The time is 10:00 am for the 2 year olds and under and 10:30 for the preschool age. Toddlercise is free and parents are welcome to come and participate with their child. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors, especially when the cold weather comes and there is no place to play. If you have questions, you can reach me at 695-1967. See you soon! ~Jamie
XYZ Program September 16th
The XYZ group will kick-off their program year with a speaker from the State Attorney General’s office. The main topic will be “Identity Theft.” The group will gather at 5:00 in the Gathering Room and eat at 5:30 in the Fellowship Hall, with the program beginning at 6:00. Bob & Ann Edgcombe and Nova Valenti are this month’s hosts. Everyone is welcome. Please bring a dish to pass and your own table service.
BIBLE STUDY CLASSES
Sunday morning Bible study will begin on September 19th at 9:15 AM. The Gospel According to John will be the subject. In Advent, we will review the three Gospel birth records. Tuesday morning Bible study will begin on September 28th at 10:00 AM. Matthew continues until Advent, when we will review the three Gospel birth records. The three Advent studies are Pastor Jake’s material. For John, we need to know who plans on attending, so we can order books. If you will be joining the Tuesday morning group for the first time, please let the office know, so that we can order a Matthew book for you. For books, please call Karen at 695-0550.
Village Cleaners Offers Church Donation Program
Village Cleaners is offering a 10% donation program to our church. Anyone who drops off dry cleaning at Village Cleaners and mentions First Congregational Church, the cleaner will donate 10% of the bill back to our church. At the end of each month they will write us a check. As a bonus, they have included coupons for anyone to use. Village Cleaners offers leather cleaning, wedding dress preservation, drapery cleaning and repair services. They offer a senior discount on Wednesdays of 15% off incoming orders. Village Cleaners is located at: 2221 Hill Rd, Grand Blanc 810-694-4699.
Church Directory
The office is in the process of updating the church directory, but we need the congregations’ help. Many members have disconnected their land lines, have new cell phone numbers, email addresses, moved, etc.. The church doesn’t always get these updates and we need to have them before we update the directory. The office needs permission from you individually to have your cell phone listed in the directory. Please email any changes you and/or your family have had to your: Home address, phone number, cell (if you want published) and email in the last THREE years. Email all changes to fcucc_admin@sbcglobal.net or call 810-695-0550 ext. 22. All changes must be in by September 17th. Thank you for your assistance!
North End Soup Kitchen
The Outreach Team would like to thank the SHARE group for volunteering at the North End Soup Kitchen in Flint, on August 1st. The Outreach Team volunteered on August 29th . The next group to volunteer will be the Middle High youth on October 3rd. If you, or a group, are interested in volunteering at the soup kitchen, please contact Jeff Z at 810-695-1967.
North End Soup Kitchen Volunteer at the soup kitchen with other congregation members monthly on Sunday's. For each Sunday our church is scheduled, six to ten volunteers are needed. Members leave the church at 10:00am and return at 2:30pm. If you are able to serve please contact Jeff Z at 810-695-1967. The soup kitchen is located at 735 E Stewart ave Flint, MI 48505 between Billings st and Crissman st. The Soup Kitchen can be contacted at (810) 785-6911 to donate goods.
Shop at Meijer grocery store and earn money for the church. Sign up online at meijer.com/rewards or call 1-800-962-7011 for a community rewards card. The church also has the sign up package in the office. Just swipe the card when checking out at the store to earn money for the church. To earn points you need to use cash, debit or Meijer Credit Card (use of other credit cards do not earn points effective 2007). You need this 6-digit code 234683 when signing up to have rewards go to First Congregational United Church of Christ.
VG’s Receipts "Community Share Points" -- We all search for ways to help our church in any way we can. Our church is now signed up at VG’s to earn money through the collection of “Community Share Points.” For those that shop at VG’s the points are found at the bottom of your receipt under the bar code and will say “Community Share Points and have a number beside it. Please save that portion of the receipt and place it in the Care & Nurture box. Dottie Fletcher will send them in. Dottie’s daughter donated her points and a check for over $800 is in the mail. Please save your receipt bottoms, a little piece of paper can go along way.
Emergency Aid Fund
Remember our disadvantaged neighbors during the year. Contribute generously to our Emergency Aid fund to help individuals in our local community and in our congregation. Contact the church office about donating at (810) 695-0550.
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