The First Congregational Church of Darien

May 26th Newsletter

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Celebration Sunday: June 7th, 2020

SEND ME ART!

Have your child create indoor or outdoor art based upon FCC experiences. Send me a picture of the art by JUNE 5th. This art will be used as part of our Celebration / Church School Sunday!

 

IDEAS:

make a cross out of nature objects

craft the letters “thank you” to our Church school teachers with play dough

bake a cookie that looks like our church steeple

create our church school logo out of paint and markers

re-create a craft or experiment you remember from church school

make a heart out of train tracks

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For Parents

“We may not be able to prepare the future for our children

But we can prepare our children for the future.” 

-Unknown

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    Prayers

    O Divine Master, grant that I may
    Not so much seek to be consoled as to console
    To be understood, as to understand
    To be loved, as to love
    For it is in giving that we receive
    And it’s in pardoning that we are pardoned
    And it’s in dying that we are born to Eternal Life
    Amen

    –       St. Francis of Assisi

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    Is it time to draw on the walls??

    Mrs. G. is taking things too far. But is she??

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    Puppet Party!

    Saturday, June 6th, 10:30am

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88206800938

     

    How will it work?
    1. Have your child (age 0 – Kindergarten) bring their favorite stuffed animal
    2. Puppet show by Pastor Ben and Mrs. G.
    3. A short stretching/yoga cycle based on animals!

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    Screen-Free Fun

    1. Make a completely different lunch than usual. Deconstruct a sandwich. Cut the celery and carrots in different shapes. Use food coloring. Have fun with it!
    2. Get rid of 10 toys your child doesn’t use anymore. Let them help!
    3. Something interesting from Time Magazine: Limit adult involvement in your child’s play: play is the child’s job, not the adults. Accept some play invitations, but don’t feel guilty about skipping others. Kids need to play independent of adults (independent doesn’t mean unsupervised).

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    Church Beautification – Adopt-a-Spot (A Message from Wyn Lydecker)

    Here’s a chance to get out as a family in the fresh air and to do some service for God’s creation and your church home. You’ll make our church look more beautiful and welcoming to visitors and passersby. And you’ll get exercise in a cooperative venture.

    Since we cannot hold our annual all-church spring beautification, we’re asking families to volunteer “Adopt-a-Spot” and accomplish one job by themselves. You choose the time that will work for you! By working in family units on your own time, we’re adhering to the spirit of keeping a safe distance from others.

    To adopt-a-spot, contact Christine Geeding at: cgeeding@uccdarien.org or 208-891-0848

    Here’s a list of landscaping tasks that need attention at our church. You choose! Map of church is attached to help clarify the spot.

    Landscaping Jobs

    1. Pull little weeds and pick up the loose bricks in the Memorial Garden.
    2. Weed and mulch the bed outside Meetinghouse by entrance to Parish Hall (where the hoses are kept).
    3. Weed and mulch the bed with tulips, hosta, and astilbe next to the ramp into Parish Hall (Do not cut the tulips or their leaves).
    4. Weed and mulch the bed in front of the ramp.
    5. Weed and mulch the bed outside the Library.
    6. Cut back the ilex hedge next to the ramp to the Meetinghouse so that it isn’t growing over the sidewalk. (Please do not touch the bed next to it, as it’s filled with perennials.)
    7. Weed, edge, and mulch bed with sign by path from upper parking lot to church. (Do not cut daffodil or tulip leaves.)
    8. Weed, edge, and mulch the bed outside Dale’s office. It has a lot of perennials in it, so this is good for someone who knows their plants.
    9. Take away the dead Christmas greens in the urn outside the office wing entrance and plant seasonal flowers. Clean up the courtyard and clean up debris around the drain.
    10. Weed and mulch the bed next to the main church steps on the north side of Meetinghouse. Throw away the discarded pots of plants in the bushes.
    11. Weed, edge, and mulch the long bed with tree, tulips, perennials, and yew that is in front of the church. (Do not cut tulip or daffodil leaves)
    12. Weed, edge, and mulch the bed with the white church sign in back of bench.
    13. Weed, edge, and mulch the round bed with yews and a church sign in near Brookside Road.
    14. Look for other jobs, like trimming hedges or weeding hillsides or planting lilies or perennials.

    You can buy brown cedar mulch at Home Depot. If you can find it on sale, even better. Feel free to donate the mulch or ask for reimbursement from the church. Please note on your receipt: Church Beautification. Contact Audrey Esmond or Wyn Lydecker (203-536-4157; wynlydecker@gmail.com) for help identifying weeds or with questions. FYI: poison ivy is reddish green with groups of 3 small leaves.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Our church is beautiful…be part of keeping it that way!” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center|color:%231e73be” google_fonts=”font_family:Artifika%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css_animation=”fadeInLeftBig”][vc_empty_space][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/qACBYxqqSCs”][vc_empty_space][vc_zigzag][vc_empty_space][vc_message message_box_color=”peacoc” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”]

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