This Week July 14, 2026
Dear Folks,
Hope your week is going well.
This coming Sunday, July 19, is the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost. We will be having an informal service in the sanctuary, so come as you are! The scriptures are Psalm 92: 12-15 Matthew 13:3-33. The sermon is “The Little Things”. The service will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/HCCUCC and will be available for viewing on Facebook and YouTube later on Sunday.
Our Church Administrative Assistant, Schari Gilmore, will be on vacation through July 28. The Church Office will be closed.
Women’s Fellowship will be collecting backpacks for local schools, and items for Church World Service school kits in July. We need the following: 3 subject notebooks, colored pencils box of 12, 2- pocket folders, 30cm/12” rulers, Hand-held pencil sharpeners, & pencil pouches. There will be a box in the alcove. Questions? See Lois Ricker.
The Valley Food Bank at Spooner House July’s focus ketchup/mustard/mayo, boxes of “bars” (granola, protein, etc.), sunscreen. Please use the box in the Alcove for donations. The Blessing Box also needs to be stocked. Our Spooner House Meal is on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Questions? See Holly or Gerry Fassbender.
Wednesday Nights in the Summer! Our Vitality Team will once again be handing out free bottled water and our Men’s Group will be selling hot dogs each Wednesday in summer during the Concert on the Green (Music Under the Stars), through August 26. Donations of water would be greatly appreciated! Please put water in the Fellowship Hall or Reuman House and mark with COG. All are welcome to help! It’s fun! Thank you!
Funds for Clean-up Buckets Urgently Needed – We are collecting monetary donations for Church World Service clean-up buckets. Please make checks out to HCC with “Buckets” on the memo line, then drop your donation in the bucket on Sundays, or use the on-line option on our website.
Please continue to support HCCUCC with your contributions. Now more than ever, our mission of being the beacon of love and light on the Huntington Green and beyond is vital. Contributions sent in by mail are welcome. Please consider donating at our website, www.huntingtonucc.org. Electronic Fund Transfer giving is also available. Please email the church, hcc@snet.net if you would like a form to set that up. Any way you give is a blessing and is greatly appreciated.
Please engage on our social media. For Facebook, like and follow our HCCUCC page then like, share, and comment on our content. For YouTube, subscribe to our page and click the bell for notifications then like, share, and comment on our content. Please also visit our website. Every click helps get the word out about our church!
Let us pray. Creator God, may you breathe through us with your breath of life. May you move through us with your waters of renewal. May you act through us with words and deeds of love and kindness. Amen.
In Christ’s love,
Rev. Lucille
