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For everything there is a season,
and a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to embrace,
and time to refrain from embracing.
Ecclesiastes 3

Along with the high energy and expectations of this new program year, we are also in a time of significant change.  After four faithful and effective years at First Church Guilford, Susan Murtha is moving on to First Church Greenwich.  We grieve our loss, but rejoice that she has found a call that fits her growing edge. We will express our gratitude and say goodbye to her on Sunday, October 3rd.

The September, 2010, issue of the First Church Landmark is now available on the web.  As usual, it is provided in two forms:

• An easy to read "blog" format (select from "The Landmark" tab in the Main Menu), or
• An easy to print PDF copy (select from "PDF Archive" under "The Landmark" in the Main Menu).

Contact the Church Office if you would like to save trees and expense and have us suspend your U.S. mail delivery of the Landmark.

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
29 August 2010

“Rooted and Grounded in Love”
- Ephesians 3

SAVE ON YOUR ELECTRIC BILLS, AND EARN INCOME FOR THE CHURCH

The Church, with Church Council approval, has become an “Associate” of Viridian, our electric power supplier.  Associate status, under a special program for non-profits like churches, permits us to receive continuing monthly income of $2.00 for each congregation member in Connecticut who elects to designate Viridian as his or her own residential electric power supplier.  The Church will receive monthly payments by direct deposit when customers pay their electric bills.

Viridian is one of the least expensive alternative suppliers of energy available, and offers either 20% of its electricity from “green” renewable sources, or, for a slightly higher rate, will provide 100% from renewable sources.  This mutually-beneficial marketing set-up will both lower our costs for electricity at Church and home, and earn the Church a continuing income stream.

CL&P continues to provide electrical service and billing, but buys electricity from the supplier we designate (Viridian in our case), and simply passes the cost through to the customer.  After sign-up with a new supplier like Viridian, only the supplier’s name, and the lower cost per kilowatt hour, will show as changes on your CL&P bill.  There are no extra costs for changing to Viridian, or to most other alternate suppliers.  A listing of alternate electrical power suppliers, their rates, and estimated monthly savings with each can be found on the Internet at the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund website, www.ctenergyinfo.com/display_rates.htm.

Members and friends can get more details and sign up at www.viridian.com/fccog.

Sermon recordings from Sunday worship are provided here on an experimental basis...

Dim lights

Isn't it time for religion with relevance? Watch and share this new powerful message from the United Church of Christ. God is still speaking,

Try "dim llights".  Posted 4/16/2010