This Week August 26, 2025
Dear Folks,
Hope you are well and enjoying this lovely day!
Continued prayers for the Glenn family on John’s passing.
Late August means that our summer meeting hiatus is coming to an end! Tonight, the Diaconate will be meeting in the library at 7 P.M.
The last Concert on the Green for the 2025 season will be this Wednesday. Thank you to all those to helped out with the water and the hot dogs.
The Choir will be meeting to organize for our 2025-2026 music program this Thursday, 7 P.M., in the Sanctuary. All are invited!
This coming Sunday, August 31, is the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost. The scripture is Luke 14:1, 7-14. The sermon is “No Matter Who You Are, Or Where You Are…” 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.
Following the service, potential Confirmands and their parents will meet in the library for an orientating meeting.
Our Annual Outdoor Worship & Church Picnic will be held on Sunday, Sept. 14, 11 a.m., HCCUCC lower parking lot near the kitchen. The service will be live-streamed. There will be no 9:30 a.m. worship. Hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, & drinks provided; please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Reservations are required. Watch for the sign-up sheet in the Alcove or contact Sue Schmitt. Cost is $6 per person or $12 per family. You can prepay or pay the day of the picnic. Wear your HCCUCC T-shirt and bring a chair! Rain or shine!
One of the ways we honor the commandments to love God and to love our neighbors as ourselves is to care for those who are hungry and/or unhoused. We can do that by donating to the Valley Food Bank, filling our Blessing Box, and donating to Spooner House. There is a list of needed items in the Alcove. Please use the box in the Alcove for food donations. Our Spooner House Meal is on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Questions? See Holly or Gerry Fassbender.
Floods, fires, earthquakes are a reality. So many people are picking up the pieces of their lives after such disasters. Another way we love our neighbor is to make 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. We have to feed the hungry algorithm! Please also visit our website. Every click helps get the word out about our church!
Let us pray. Holy One, may your arms of comfort and compassion be around us all we we seek to navigate the good and the bad of our lives. No matter what, may we know you are there. Praise and thanks to you. Amen.
In Christ’s love,
Rev. Lucille
