The Crier A PUBLICATION OF Colchester Federated Church

February 2019

VOL12 #02

A N OT E F R O M PA S TO R L A U R E N

1 Pastor Lauren’s Note

2 Prayers & Celebrations

3 Worship Information

4 Sunday School

5 Global Outreach

6 Announcements

7 Announcements

8 Announcements

9 Thank You

10 Vendor Fair Application

11 Calendar

12 Cover Page

Ministers:

All of the Members of the Church are called

to serve in daily life.

Staff:

Rev. Lauren Lorincz, Pastor

Kimberly Lewis, Music Director

Nicole Hosford, Office Manager and

Christian Education Director

Tom St. Louis, Treasurer

Dave Hock, Custodian

Colchester Federated Church

60 Main St Colchester, CT. 06415

Office Hours M-F 9 AM—1 PM

Phone (860)537-5189

Email/Website:

cfc06415@gmail.com colchesterfederatedchurch.org

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

February 2019 Volume 12 Issue 2 1

Poet Mary Oliver (who was

awarded both the Pulitzer Prize and the

National Book Award, among other

honors) died on January 17. She had

long been regarded as one of the best

poets in our country, known for her

love of the natural world. Mary Oliver

drew a wide and diverse following (me

included) though divided critics. Some

said that her poetry was too simple or

predictable, too easy to read or quote or

interpret. As an aside, it’s interesting

(and maddening) that some critics be-

lieve poetry has to be complicated in

order to be deemed worthy.

It was one of my high school

English teachers, Mrs. Khoury, who

taught our class to love poetry. She

taught us to read poems multiple times

if they’re hard to understand (and to not

be embarrassed for needing to do so.)

What helps our comprehension is read-

ing poems aloud. Poems aren’t just

meant to be preserved on a page, but

heard—the words take on life when we

recite them. (Mrs. Khoury also was a

huge fan of country music and claimed

that no one can fully appreciate country

unless you’ve had a broken heart!) At

least we could agree on our love of po-

etry! Anytime someone has said that

they don’t like poetry, my response is

always to ask if they’ve ever read Mary

Oliver. She had a way of writing that

can speak to just about anyone, making

poetry accessible and deeply moving.

So in the midst of the winter

chill, here’s a few favorite lines from

Mary Oliver’s poetry that can help get us

through, and may she rest in peace:

-To live in this world you must be able

to do three things: to love what is mor-

tal; to hold it against your bones know-

ing your own life depends on it; and

when the time comes to let it go, to let it

go. (from “In Blackwater Woods”)

-Tell me, what is it you plan to do with

your one wild and precious life? (from

“The Summer Day”)

-Every year, and every year the hatch-

lings wake in the swaying branches, in

the silver baskets, and love the world. Is

it necessary to say any more? (from

“Goldfinches”)

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Lauren

For those who are ill or recovering:

John Hirsh

Joseph and Mary Hamel (Shelly Hirsch’s

parents)

Jason Clarke

Jeanie Cullen’s sister

Sadie Dombrowski

Nancy Dooley

Linda Glenn (Deb Howard’s sister)

Maureen Granato

Kathy Landry

Wildred Marvin

Susan Mausteller

Clair McCune (Mike’s mother)

Lynne McCune

Cindy Michelson (Nancy Dooley’s sister)

Tiffany Nielson

Teri Sawchuk

Susan Skoglund's brother Paul Secon

Stephen Wade

For those friends in Assisted Living, Re-habs and Convalescent Homes:

Alberta (Anderson) Mader

Prayers for Hanmok Church, our Korean partnership church.

Prayers for all those who are grieving.

Prayers for all who are in recovery and struggling with sobriety.

Prayers for all those separated from their families.

Prayers for our country, its leaders and for peace here and in the world.

Thank you!

We are very thankful to so many

people in our church community…

...The members of Stewardship who have made repairs countless times.

….Tom St. Louis, members of steward-ship, Steve Bradstreet, and Deb Howard for all their hard work in preparing the budget.

...All those who helped to make and deliver fruit trays during the holiday season.

...Bea Bradstreet and all those who have donated paper goods to the church.

...Avis Hull for her lovely flower arrange-ments in the sanctuary each week.

We thank those who check on and open/close windows and doors… for those who bring in paper goods to offset our expens-es, and for those who donate their time and efforts to maintain and repair our buildings and grounds.

02/01 George Aronstamm

Lillian Lavech

02/02 Matthew Makris

02/03 Abigail Floyd

Larry Floyd

Aaron Tiezzi

02/04 Richard Hosford

Avery Moore

Hannah Moore

02/05 Julie Clarke

Trip Jenssen lll

02/06 Neil Malloy

02/08 Lawrence Stopa

02/09 Laurie Schaeffer

02/10 Lynda Stevens

02/11 Rachel Marvin

02/14 Lillian Brown

Erin Lilienthal

Maryanne Ringuette

02/15 Judean Bradstreet

Aaron Hosford

Christopher Nurse

02/16 Sarah Baseler

02/17 Bob Clarke

Noah Cook

02/18 Madeleine O’Neil

02/19 Robert Misbach

Ray Wagner

02/21 Mary Howard

02/23 Amy Domeika

02/24 Karah Pensa

02/26 Zachary Bussiere

02/27 Briana Hiscox

Catherine Misbach

Jim Ringuette

02/28 Arlene Cocchiarella

Eric Malone

02/03 Terry & Deborah Howard

February 2019 Volume 12 Issue 2 2

Scripture Readings & Readers

Feb 3rd Luke 4:21-30 Mark Bosse

Feb 10th Luke 5:1-11 Boy Scouts

Feb 17th Luke 6:17-26 Sean Stevens

Feb 24th Luke 6:27-38 Cheryl Letendre

Communion will be served on Jan 6th

Steward: Jeanie Cullen

Servers: Jeanie Cullen, Tom Evans, Jeannette

Tomlinson, and Joyce Moore

Feb 3 8:30 Mitch and Lori Koziol 10:00 Paul Goodwin and Ted Sanford Feb 10 8:30 Gerry Caron and Mary Tomasi 10:00 Boy Scouts Feb 17 8:30 Mitch and Lori Koziol 10:00 John Johnson and Steve Bradstreet Feb 24 8:30 Gerry Caron and Mary Tomasi

10:00 Chris Wink and Sara McCarvill

December Year to Date

Total Pledged $8,166.50 $102,867.16

Total Received $10,367.00 $99,717.62

Difference $2,200.50 $(3,149.54)

Percent Received 127% 97%

Giving update

WORSHIP INFORMATION

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February 2019 Volume 12 Issue 2 4

~Youth Groups~

Please Join us for an all ages event with

residents of Harrington Court.

Feb 24th at 2 PM, let’s come together for a fun

hour of crafting! We will be helping the residents

of Harrington Court decorate for St. Patrick’s

Day! This is a great opportunity for our youth to

have multigenerational interactions! (and the resi-

dents LOVE being around children!) Please join

us and help us spread some joy to their day!

RSVP to Nicole christianeducationatcfc@gmail.com

DATES TO REMEMBER

Feb 8-10… Discipleship Retreat at Silver Lake

Feb 24… Youth Group outreach at Harrington Court

March 31…Communion classes begin

(after worship, grades 3 and up)

April 7… Communion class

April 14… Communion Class (bread making)

April 18… Maundy Thursday worship 7 PM

(First Communion)

COMMUNION CLASS (save the date)

Communion classes will be held

for youth in 3rd grade and up who

wish to participate. Classes will

meet directly following worship on

March 31, April 7, and April 14.

For more information and to sign

your child up, please contact

Nicole Hosford.

christianeducationatcfc@gmail.com

When people pledge to our church and specify that money will go to our Mission funds, the Mission and Witness Ministry distributes those funds throughout the year. One end of the year donation was made to assist with programs through the Tarakeswar Christian Welfare Association in India. Our gift ended up sponsoring a free medical clinic at Narayanpur where 67 patients were treated at a free clinic.

Medical care is not readily available in this impoverished part of the world, so thanks to your generosity some of our friends in India received medical care.

Thank you for your generosity!

CFC GLOBAL OUTREACH

Super Bowl Sunday Snack Drive

The Ministry of Mission & Witness will be holding our annual Super Bowl Sunday Food Collection

on February 3rd.

Instead of collecting Soup this year for the Food Bank, we will be collecting non-perishable, single serve snacks

(preferably peanut free). These items will be donated to the school snack pantries at CES and JJIS for social

workers to give to students (grades K-5th) unable to bring a snack from home.

If you recall, our 2018 Summer Mission was collecting snacks for these schools. Working together with VBS

families, CFC delivered over 700 individual snack items to the schools. Our donations were greatly appreciated;

the need is high however, and both schools’ pantries are depleted already.

Some suggested items include Goldfish crackers, Teddy Grahams, pretzels, popcorn, fruit cups, applesauce, juice

boxes and shelf stable milk (regular or chocolate). Bins will be placed in the sanctuary for your donations, or

you can drop them off in the church office during the week.

Let’s rally for Team CFC to stock up the snack pantries with needed items for our Colchester children.

Thank you!

Joan Frantzen, Shelly Hirsch, Laurie Gerundo, Susan Sanford, and Todd Simonds

Announcements

February 2019 Volume 12 Issue 2 6

Vision Boards

A FREE workshop will be held in the gym following coffee hour on Sunday Feb. 10th from 11:30 to 1 PM. This is open to all 12 years of age and over. Come join us as we create the vision of what we would like to bring into our lives this year. As you look through magazines you can gather pictures and phrases that call to you. We will have supplies available, but donations of different magazines and cardboard are welcome. Hope to see you there! Ministry of Health and Wellness

New Member Class

Pastor Lauren and representatives from Diaconate will be offering

New Member Classes for those who are interested in becoming

members of Colchester Federated Church.

We will learn more about one another and what led us to CFC and

explore our local congregation and the two denominations our

church belongs to—the American Baptist Churches and the Unit-

ed Church of Christ. We’ll meet right after worship on February

17th and 24th and Joining Sunday will be March 3rd.

Classes should be around 1.5 hours and our meeting location will

depend on our class size. Please let Pastor Lauren know if you’ll

be attending and stay tuned for more specifics!

Announcements

February 2019 Volume 12 Issue 2 7

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE

The Red Cross has scheduled a blood drive to be held at Colchester Feder-

ated Church on Friday February 8th, 2019 in the Church's gym. It will run

from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

It is recommended you contact the Red Cross ahead of time to schedule an

appointment. You can call the Red Cross at 1-800-448-3543 or you can

schedule your appointment on-line at www.bloodct.org. Walk-ins are welcomed but depending on

how busy they are there could be a long wait time.

Volunteers are needed to assist with the blood drive.

Volunteers are needed to donate bake goods as well. For more information or to volunteer you

may contact Cheryl Letendre RN, BSN at

(H) 860-537-6516 or © 860-334-3342.

Announcements

February 2019 Volume 12 Issue 2 8

DEACONS WISH LIST

Your CFC Deacons need YOUR help!

Occasionally a task needs to be accomplished and we need someone from the

Congregation to offer their skills to fulfill it. Here are our present needs...

Outreach Organizer- Volunteer to coordinate outreach to members who may be in need of meals, rides, or visits – contact Church Office at cfc06415@gmail.com

Communion Servers- Past Deacons willing to serve Communion – contact Ted Sanford at ted.sanford04@gmail.com

Parish Nurse - Parish Nursing is the concept of promoting health, wellness and healing with the values, beliefs and practices of a faith community such as that of the Colchester Federated Church.

A healing ministry that embraces the whole person; body, mind and spirit.

SERVICES PROVIDED~ Health Education and tips in the Church Newsletter, Referral Source, Home, Hos-pital and Nursing Home visits, Available for Personal Health Consultations and Conversations, Support pro-vided to the American Red Cross to assist yearly during blood drives held at Colchester Federated Church in December and February, Support provided to Walgreen's of Manchester to assist with the annual Flu Vaccine Clinic, Blood Pressure Screenings the First Sunday of Every Month. Reach out to Deacons if you're interested.

~Giving Tree~

Many thanks to all of you who took a tag or two from our Giving Tree last

month. Because of your generosity, we delivered over 40 Christmas gifts and 24

hand-knitted hats, mittens and scarfs to Madonna House in Norwich. These gifts

helped make a brighter Christmas for our “Adopted Family” and other clients.

from Mission & Witness

THANK YOU

~Fruit Baskets~

My sincere thanks to Karen Partington, Emily Malone Trigueros, Jeannette Tom-

linson, and Karen Wheeler who gathered at my home on December 18th to make

fruit trays for 24 people associated with our church who needed a little extra love

this year.

Special thank you also to the following who took the time during the busy Christ-

mas season to deliver these fruit trays: Barbara Bosse, Stacey Joeckel, JessieMay

Kessler, Karen Monteleone, Joyce Moore, Danielle Pensa, Sue Sanford, Necia

Stopa, and John Sawchuk.

For over fifty years, the Women’s Fellowship of the Colchester Federated Church

has sponsored this project. We are indebted to them for their generous support.

Blessings to all,

Dolores B. Sawchuk

February 2019 Volume 12 Issue 2 9

Spring in Bloom

A vendor market place

Crafts-Vendors-Farmers Market-Food Trucks

Event will be held at The Colchester Federated Church

Saturday, May 4, 2019 10:00am-2:00pm (inside the church hall)

60 Main Street, Colchester, CT 06415

Set up time 8:00am-10:00am

We supply tables, space, and free parking in our lot

Cost: 8 foot table $25 or 6 foot table $20

We are asking for one item from each vendor for our tea cup raffle. Only one of any brand of vendor will be allowed, on a first come basis.

This is a fundraiser with all proceeds going to the Colchester Federated Church

Return the bottom portion of this form by April 4th with a check payable to Colchester Federated Church and mail to :

Colchester Federated Church c/o Renee Misbach

60 Main Street

Colchester, CT 06415

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Contact Name ______________________________________________________

Vendor/type of craft_________________________________________________

Address___________________________________________________________

Phone_____________________________________________________________

Email_____________________________________________________________

Check one: _____ 6 ft table $20 _____8 ft table $25 (non-refundable)

Special requests: (outlet..own extension cord needed, etc)

_________________________________________________________________

Vendor will be notified by email upon acceptance. Contact info: Renee Misbach rouillette01@snet.net 860-608-5059

CALENDAR

February 2019 Volume 12 Issue 2 11

Colchester Federated Church

60 Main Street

Colchester, CT. 06415

Phone: (860) 537-5189