Church School Beginner Class on March 4
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Church School Primary Class
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Worship Calendar
March 11: Girl Scout Sunday All Girl Scouts are invited to wear their uniforms and assist with our worship service. We will also have a special church school class for the scouts to work on their "My Faith, My Promise" pin.
March 18: Ordination of Deacons/Installation of Officers All of our church officers and committee members who were elected at the annual meeting will be installed in their offices during this service. And our two new Deacons will be ordained.
March 25: Palm Sunday Easter egg hunt to follow worship.
March 29: Maundy Thursday (7:30 PM)
April 1: Easter 6:30 AM Sunrise Service at Fleet's Cove Beach 10:00 AM Easter Worship in Sanctuary
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Bring Your Soles to Church
The CCH Outreach Miniistry is conducting our annual shoe drive March 1-31,2018. Used and new shoes of any kind (yes, high heals, boots and single shoes) can be dropped off at the church until Palm Sunday. Please tie together pairs of shoes.
The World Bank estimates that approximately 400 million children worldwide – more than the entire U.S. population – live in pronounced poverty. Millions of these children will grow up never having had a pair of shoes, resulting in significant challenges for their health and wellbeing. Lacking proper footwear, countless children will not be able or permitted to attend school. And tens of millions of these poverty-stricken, barefoot boys and girls will be infected with soil-transmitted parasitic diseases like hookworm, causing lasting suffering and lifelong debilitation.
The shoes collected will be delivered to Soles4Souls, an international anti-poverty organization that distributes new and used shoes. A microenterprise program provides used shoes for repair to create jobs in poor countries. The organization has distributed more than 25 million shoes in well over 100 countries, over 2.7 million in 2017.
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Pastor's Book Group
The April selection for the Pastor's Book Group is a novel that explores contemporary concerns about immigration as well as the inequality of wealth in our nation. “Behold the Dreamers,” by Imbolo Mbue is an Oprah book club selection that follows a recent Cameroonian immigrant who begins work as a chauffeur for a Lehman Brothers executive just before the crash of 2007. Because our normal book discussion date would fall on Holy Week we are skipping March and will hold the discussion group on Wednesday, April 25, at Eileen and Bruce Rosenzweig’s home.
From the Publisher: This critically acclaimed first novel follows Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, has come to the United States to provide a better life for himself, his wife, Neni, and their six-year-old son. In the fall of 2007, Jende can hardly believe his luck when he lands a job as a chauffeur for Clark Edwards, a senior executive at Lehman Brothers. Clark demands punctuality, discretion, and loyalty—and Jende is eager to please. Clark’s wife, Cindy, even offers Neni temporary work at the Edwardses’ summer home in the Hamptons. With these opportunities, Jende and Neni can at last gain a foothold in America and imagine a brighter future.
However, the world of great power and privilege conceals troubling secrets, and soon Jende and Neni notice cracks in their employers’ façades. When the financial world is rocked by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the Jongas are desperate to keep Jende’s job—even as their marriage threatens to fall apart. As all four lives are dramatically upended, Jende and Neni are forced to make an impossible choice.
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A yoga class is being offered to all adult church members on Tuesdays from 4:00-5:00 pm in the Sanctuary. Bonnie and Kristin bring their long-standing love of yoga and their instructor Marie Cruz to the CCH community. Yoga offers many positive benefits to the body, mind and spirit through the practice of meditation and mindfulness. As another busy holiday season approaches, yoga can help us find the balance we all seek. The class is $20.00 per session. For more details call Bonnie or Kristin at 516.922.9525 or Sue at the Church office.
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Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative
Only one night left to volunteer for HIHI this season. On Saturday, March 17, we need:
- We need Evening Chaperones, 8:00-11:00 pm
- Sunday AM cleaners: 6:30-7:30 AM
- We can also use more help to set up and serve, but have a few.
Please sign-up at the church or email Pastor Mark.
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Joys and Concerns
Please keep Mary Webb in your prayers for her strength as she continues chemotherapy.
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CCH Members in the Community
Several of our members will be attending the meeting of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America to be held at Harborfields Library on March 12 at 6:00 PM. You can sign up to join them at Moms Demand Action Meet Up
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Volunteers Needed
Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative (HIHI) Our next night to host the HIHI program is Saturday, March 17, at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. There are many volunteer slots available. Please sign up on the board at church.
Northport Food Pantry
We collect food for the Northport Food pantry each week at our church. Please place donations in the box by the church office.
Peace and Plenty Food Outreach: Peace and Plenty is in need of plastic grocery bags to deliver their lunches each week. Bring any extra to the church. You are invited to help make sandwiches and prepare snacks for children in Huntington. Peace and Plenty will meets on Mondays at 6:30 PM. They are also in need of donations of lunch meats and cheeses, fruit and healthy snacks.
Cooks Needed for the Peace & Plenty program We're looking for a few volunteers who can help us send the Tri CYA trays of cooked food such as baked ziti, chicken and rice, pasta with meatballs or meat sauce, etc. Most children at the Tri CYA receive free breakfast and lunch at school during the school year and rely on the Tri CYA for at least one nutritious meal. We try to support that effort with some substantial dishes, beyond sandwiches. Some of the food may also be sent to individuals unable to get out to food pantries and living with food shortages. If you would like to help please contact Anne: acanadeo@aol.com.
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Upcoming Events
Sunday, March 11
Worship Service at 10:00 AM
Church School at 10:00 AM
Fellowship Hour at 11:00 AM: The Bigelow Family
Monday, March 12
Peace & Plenty Lunch Program at 6:30 PM
Outreach Meeting at 7:30 PM
Tuesday, March 13
Diaconate Meeting at 7:30 PM
Thursday, March 15
Bell Choir at 6:00 PM
Choir Rehearsal at 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 17
HIHI at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, begins at 5:30 PM
Sunday, March 18
Worship Service at 10:00 AM
Church School at 10:00 AM
Fellowship Hour at 11:00 AM: Bausch Family
Monday, March 19
Peace & Plenty Lunch Program at 6:30 PM
Strategic Planning Committee at 7:30 PM
Wednesday, March 21
Membership Committee at 7:30
Thursday, March 29
Maundy Thursday Service at 7:30 PM
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