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May, 2021
CONFIRMATION SUNDAY – MAY 2, 2021
May, 2021 Page 2
The Steeple
Published Monthly by
The First Church of Christ, Congregational
Affiliated with the United Church of Christ
Sunday Morning Services
Worship Service – 10:00 AM
Sunday School – 10:00 AM
Church Staff
The Rev. Dr. Dean C. Ahlberg, Sr. Minister
The Rev. Jane Elizabeth Moran, Associate Minister
Mark Cherry, Director of Music
Jane McKee, Church Office Administrator
Terry Tatta, Sexton
Church Office Hours
Mon. through Fri. 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Telephone: 203-938-2004 or FAX: 203-938-4112
Email: Main@FirstChurchRedding.org
Website: www.FirstChurchRedding.org
PERSPECTIVES
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”
William James
In This Month’s Edition…….
Helping Hands .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
2021 Tag Sale ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
Jewelry Boutique ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Redding Food Pantry, Renewal House ........................................................................................................................ 5
Open Book, Milestones ............................................................................................................................................... 6
Kids’ Page ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7
May Calendar............................................................................................................................................................... 8
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HELPING HANDS is calling for Volunteers
If you have an interest in serving our Church community, consider joining Helping Hands.
Helping Hands is an official church committee created to offer assistance to members with needs; for example,
meals during a family emergency, or rides to medical procedures.
HOW IT WORKS
• Anyone needing help should contact their Deacon, or a minister.
• The Deacon will then contact a Helping Hands co-chair.
• Then, that person will be paired with a volunteer (you) according to the person’s needs and abilities, as well as
the volunteer’s capabilities.
• Important to know: The person in need will not be calling you directly.
That’s it! The rewards are many, both for the recipients and the volunteers.
TO SIGN UP to volunteer, or to request more information, please contact the church office at 203-938-2004 or
Main@FirstChurchRedding.org.
If you are in need of assistance, please contact your Deacon according to the list below.
Margaret Brown & Connie Huebner
Co-chairs of Helping Hands
Board of Deacons
Suzanne England 203-240-5784 (Chair)
Andrew Cotter, 203-938-2324 (A, B), Angela Matsuoka, 203-731-7441 (C), Eric Cowles, 646-469-7556 (D)
Betsy Varian, 203-417-4847 (E, F, G), Irene Reynolds, 347-756-2580 (H, I, J, U, V),
Mary Ellen Ryder 203-733-9549 (K, L), Paula Wiles, 914-672-6814 (M),
Darrell Bradford, 203-648-7148 (N, O, P), Holly Hill 203-451-2107 (Q, R, T),
Bernhard Klein Wassink 646-241-7441, (S), Anne Stark 203-733-2090 (W, X, Y, Z)
Note: The alphabetical letters following the Deacon's name indicate pastoral
responsibilities for congregation members according to last name.
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TAG SALE DONATION DROP-OFF DATES
We are pleased to announce that the Tag Sale Studio will soon open for donations! After a year of staying home,
we have all probably used the time to do some closet and garage clean outs. If so, please consider donating items
in good condition to the Church Fair's Giant Tag Sale. We will be open two Sundays a month throughout the summer
for donation drop-offs – the studio will open immediately following worship service and will remain open until 12:30
for donations. The seven summer dates are: June 6, June 27, July 11, July 25, August 8, August 22, and September
12. We will be open rain or shine: If an outdoor worship service is canceled due to weather, we will still plan to
have the studio open.
A list of donation guidelines is available for your reference at the following link: Tag Sale Guidelines 2021
All items should be clean and in good condition. Your help in pricing prior to drop-off is greatly appreciated, as it is
a time consuming task for volunteers to sort and price all items. As always, furniture, rugs, and larger items cannot
be delivered until the week of the fair, given limited space in the studio.
Also, if you have any empty printer paper boxes, we would love to have them. They're a great size for organizing
and storing donations as we prep for the fair.
We look forward to seeing everyone! If you have any questions, please contact either of the Tag Sale co-chairs:
Courtney Cowles (cowlesfam@yahoo.com) or Lorraine Chilson (lmchilson@gmail.com).
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JEWELRY TAG SALE BOUTIQUE
Being home during this COVID-19 pandemic has provided us with hours
to tackle tasks we had long put off. Time to sort our dresser drawers and
clean our closets. Grab any bag and fill it up with treasures for the
Jewelry Tag Sale Boutique for the Fall Church Fair. In addition to any
quality of jewelry, we can sell your accessories: handbags, scarves, and
men's and women's belts and watches. "Thank them for the good times
and pleasure, now let them be someone else's treasure." Please drop off
at the church office! Call first (203-938-2004) to make sure the office is
open. Thank you. Stay safe and healthy!
The Team Jewelry
REDDING FOOD PANTRY: As you know, there is always a need for food supplies. The Redding
Food Pantry is in need of the following: Paper products (TP and paper towels), household
cleaners, shelf stable milk, solid white tuna, rice and cooking oil. As always, coffee and tea
are appreciated. Instead of bringing donations to church, please deliver items to the Redding
Community Center Heritage House entrance (located at the end of the building left of the
main entrance doors). The regular drop off time is on Tuesdays from 1:00 – 3:00 PM. There
is a collection bin outside the building. If you would prefer to send a monetary donation,
their address is P.O. Box 1118, Redding Center, CT, 06875. Thank you!
RENEWAL HOUSE: We are accepting donations for Renewal House in Danbury, whose mission is to empower older
men and women who are homeless to restore their lives and to live independently. They have asked for donations
of paper goods such as toilet paper, paper towels, and napkins. A marked box is in the narthex for those items if
you wish to donate. If you have questions, please contact Julie Gorman at gorman64@optimum.net.
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New time! Open Book Club Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 4:00 PM, location or Zoom TBA.
Our selection is American Dirt, by Jeanine Cummins.
Lydia and Luca, the mother and son, flee through Mexico, gathering a misfit band of other
migrants. We learn that Lydia had been a bookstore owner, the wife of a journalist who
infuriated the wrong people, and Luca a tiny prodigy of geography. They are hunted by Los
Jardineros, the cartel that killed Lydia’s family. They are robbed by corrupt police officers. They
learn how to ride La Bestia, the train on which hundreds of migrants die every year. They
ultimately find themselves in Nogales, where they must cross the desert by foot at night with
a coyote to arrive in the United States. Their painful and thirsty hours in the desert haunt me
still.… Lauren Groff, The New York Times
This terrifying and tender novel is a blunt answer to the question of why immigrants from Latin America cross
the U.S. border—and a testimony to the courage it takes to do it. … Intensely suspenseful and deeply humane,
this novel makes migrants seeking to cross the southern U.S. border indelibly individual.…Kirkus Reviews
There has been much, much controversy surrounding American Dirt. But, for what it’s worth, here is my take.
For me one of the reasons I read is to educate myself, to foster greater empathy for others, and to learn more
about cultures I otherwise might not, and I believe that American Dirt has given me a greater understanding
of what others are going through. It has given life to faces I only ever see on the news, and a voice to the
untold stories of many. Utterly harrowing, heartbreaking, hauntingly beautiful. I don’t think I’ll ever stop
thinking about this book.…The Literary Edit
All are welcome to join our discussions. For further information, call Margaret Brown 203-938-3808.
MILESTONES
Wedding
April 25
Dorothy Stuart Rice & Travis Michael Miecnikowski
The Inn at Longshore
Dr. Ahlberg, officiating
CONFIRMATION
May 2
Sedonia McNickle Brown Holub, Maya Elizabeth Cotter, Lachlan Irwin Ellis,
Sydney Elizabeth Hawks, Arden Squiers Minor, Viola Squiers Minor, Alexander William Roman,
Sofia Walsh Sannella, Avery Noelle Santangeli
May, 2021 Page 7
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
MAY
9:00 AM – 3:00
PM Spring Clean
Up
Fifth Sunday of 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Easter
10:00 AM 7:30 PM CE
Outdoor Worship
7:30 PM
Confirmation Outreach
Sixth Sunday 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
of Easter
10:00 AM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Dorothy Day
Outdoor Worship B&F Stewardship Food Prep
5:30 PM
Fellowship
Friday
Seventh 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Sunday of
10:00 AM
Easter
Outdoor Worship
7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Council Open Book
Pentecost 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Sunday
10:00 AM 7:30 PM 5:30 PM
Outdoor Worship Deacons Fellowship
Friday
First Sunday 30 31
after Pentecost
10:00 AM Memorial
Outdoor Worship Day
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