Preble Street Soup Kitchen Volunteers Needed
The next time for our church to volunteer at the Preble Street Soup Kitchen is on Sunday, September 19 , 2010 from 11:45am - 1:15pm. Please contact Paul Varga, Keith Greenwood or the church office if you are able to help at fccdesk@maine.rr.com.
Honduras Mission Team Update
We are excited to announce that we are hosting a late September week-long visit with Marisela Araujo, Program Director for CCD (Christian Commission of Development), the ecumenical nonprofit group who facilitates our mission trips to Honduras. Many of us on the 2008 trip became endeared to Marisela and others on the CCD staff. Our hope is that her visit will help raise awareness of the pressing needs of her people with our church families and others in our community. We are anxious for all of you to meet her.
Current members of the Honduras Mission Team from our church include Larry and Janie Anderson, George Bentley, Jeff and Paul Davis, Keith Greenwood, Jim and Kirsten Mazur, Greg and Marilyn Sinnett, and Amy Theisen. The past mission trips to Honduras have provided profound, if not transforming, experiences for participants, especially for our younger church family members. Anyone interested in learning more about our work is encouraged to talk to any of us on the team.
Habitat for Humanity Walk
Thank You to All Who Participated in the Habitat for Humanity Walk. we have been supporting the annual Walk since its inception over 10 years ago. Many thanks to the members of our church who walked, collected pledges, served breakfast, and did necessary paperwork. This year’s FCC walkers raised over $1,500, more than twice as much raised by our church last year. This was a generous part of the record high total $17,232 realized from this year’s walk in Falmouth.
Falmouth Food Pantry
If you have anything to donate, please contact Dorothy Blanchette at dorothyb@maine.rr.com.
Falmouth Food Pantry
Summer Hours 2010
August
Monday, August 16, 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, August 24, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Thursday, August 26, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 31, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
(additional open day)
Southern Maine Agency on Aging - Classes in September
The Falmouth Congregational Church is partnering with the Southern Maine Agency on Aging, which will be offering “Putting the Puzzle Together” classes in our church this coming fall. The four-part series is for people who are (or who are thinking about) helping an older friend or family member. Each two-hour presentation focuses on a different topic: Geriatric Health Issues, Understanding Resources and Supports, Legal and Financial Issues, and Making It Work. These classes will be held in Fellowship Hall on Tuesdays from 5:30p.m. to 7:30p.m. on September 7, 14, 21, and 28. Please call AnneMarie Catanzano at the Southern Maine Agency on Aging to register: (800)427-7411, ext. 545.
Help for Haiti is on the minds of many of us. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the island of Haiti with devastating results. While assessment of damage and loss of life is ongoing, UCC mission partner, Church World Service, reports it is sending initial funding to its local partners (CONASPEH and House of Hope) in the country and is prepared to provide CWS emergency kits and blankets to people in need. Additional monies will be shared as they are received. If you wish to donate, make your check payable to Falmouth Congregational Church and add the note “Haiti” in the memo space. Your generosity will be appreciated.
Mission Booklets
Copies are available in the Fellowship Hall. The
booklet contains mission projects which are supported by Falmouth
Congregational Church through donations or volunteerism.
State Street Clothes Closet
Donations of clothes, shoes, linens, as well as, pans and dishes are taken to the State Street Clothes Closet. This is an ongoing mission. Please leave your donations in sturdy bags in the hallway opposite the choir room. Thank you to Ted Vail for delivering the items to State Street.
Hearing Aids
Donate hearing aids and their batteries to the same collection box as the eyeglasses in Fellowship Hall. Roger and Liz Fagan will refurbish the hearing aids and donate them to individuals with hearing impairment in the Dominican Republic.
Eyeglasses
We accept used eyeglasses and donate them to Falmouth Vision Center, where they are refurbished and sent to those in need. Please place your glasses in the basket located in
Fellowship Hall.
Cell Phones
Please drop off old cell phones in the designated box in Fellowship Hall. The phones will be given to the Falmouth Lions Club. Thank you to Diana Wescott, our contact person.
Members
Karen Huyser, chair
Judy Crosby
Lori Legere
Nancy Lightbody
Barbara Roth
Dolores Vail
Diana Wescott
Deanna Uldall
Tom Crosby
Falmouth
Habitat for Humanity Home: Church Work Day
Pictures
of Honduras
