First Church

The Auction committee has organized a huge list of intriguing services and products for your bidding!

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Be sure to be with us on Saturday, March 13, 6:30 - 9:00 pm, at the Guilford Community Center.

THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT
7 March 2010

Church School Communion Sunday: Today the children of the church will be learning about and celebrating Communion as a whole church family! Children will leave for their regular classes during the first hymn and the classes will gather together to learn about Communion. When the children return to the Sanctuary, 3-8th grade classes will be dismissed to sit with their parents. Children in the Pre-K to 2nd grade classes will be sitting together in designated pews to celebrate Communion. Following worship, parents are invited to pick up their children from their classes in the Sanctuary. In our church, when children receive Communion is the decision of a family. If you would prefer that your child not receive Communion, please communicate with Lisa Horst or your child's teacher.

“Rooted and Grounded in Love”
- Ephesians 3

*** Live Auction ***

Time, Talent & Treasure!

Proceeds will benefit

First Congregational Church, Guilford

and

Silver Lake Camp and Conference Center

(“Now for the Future Building Campaign”)

~ In memory of Rachel Garcia to bless her two spiritual homes ~

Saturday, March 13, 2010, 6:30 – 9:00pm

Guilford Community Center

Hors d’Oeuvres & Desserts

Admission: $4 per person or $10 per family

For donation information, contact Anne Weeden at 203-458-2369 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
For event information and tickets, contact Morgan Aery at 203-668-1482 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
For information about the beneficiaries visit www.firstchurchguilford.org &  www.silverlake.ctucc.org

Sermon recordings from Sunday worship are provided here on an experimental basis. Please click "read more".

Thanks to photographer Jake Wyman for his photos from the Church Steeple and environs recently.  His blog is at http://jakewyman.blogspot.com. (Click images for greater detail.)

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The center point of the Christian year is Holy Week, including Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter.  Special events in our lives usually require preparation.  Holy Week is no different. From the beginning of the Christian Church, members set aside the forty days before Easter (excluding Sundays that are always celebrations of the Resurrection) as a time for prayer, meditation, self-examination and study.  We encourage you to prepare at home and in your own way—alone, with families or with friends.  But as a church we offer special programs, in addition to our weekly Adult Forums in the chapel, for you to make ready for Holy Week.

The First Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Guilford, Connecticut

31 January 2010

Frequently Asked Questions about UCC Haiti Earthquake Response

Dear friends,
I have just posted a story to the Conference web site which answers many of the questions we’ve heard about how the UCC is responding to the earthquake in Haiti. Please do visit the site at http://www.ctucc.org/news.php?story=930 to see the story; it includes links that may help you with follow-up questions. I’ll try to summarize in this message.

First, 100% of funds given for Haiti Earthquake Relief will be used for aid with the people there. Administrative costs have already been covered by our congregations’ generous gifts to Our Church’s Wider Mission Basic Support. We are not fussy about the title “Haiti Earthquake Relief” or any other designation; at this time, we are assuming that gifts noted for “Haiti” are to be directed there. Gifts made online at ucc.org and ctucc.org will go to the same place; as will funds given in local churches and passed on to the Conference for Haiti.

Joyful Noise! Concerts are held throughout the year sponsored by the Music Committee.  There is no admission fee.  The free-will offering received at the concerts and the proceeds go the Myrtha Licht Fund at First Church which supports and enhances our musical ministry.  All concerts are held in the church Sanctuary.

Concerts currently scheduled for the 2009-2010 program year are:

Sunday February 28th at 4:00 p.m. – The Fontenay Chamber Players, Based in Fairfield County, The Fontenay Chamber Players brings together an exceptional group of musicians to form one of the top chamber ensembles with a beautiful combination of instruments including a string quartet, flute, clarinet, and harp.  The group’s vast repertoire of accessible music ranges from duets to full ensemble works such as Ravel’s gorgeous "Introduction and Allegro." The ensemble loves sharing information about the instruments and music in each program.