Events and Announcements:
"If you regularly worship with us virtually and would like to be e-mailed the worship bulletin ahead of time, please let us know by emailing Pastor John at john@cc-umc.org. We can't put the bulletin on Facebook but would love for you to have it available while worshiping with us."
Bible Study. Tuesday, May 30th @ 1:00 pm
Facebook Live. Wednesday, May 31st @ 12:00 pm
Social Media Committee, Wednesday, May 31st @ 1pm via zoom
Telling our Story. Wednesday, May 31st @ 3:00 pm (Charlton Public Library)
Choir Practice. Thursday, June 1st @ 7:00 pm
Men's Breakfast. Saturday, June 3rd @ 9:00 am
Open Sky Valley Friendship Tour. Saturday, June 3rd from 9:00 - 2:00 pm
Prayer Ministry. Sunday, June 4th @ 9:00 am
We now have an updated Church Directory for anyone who is interested there are copies available on the table by the sanctuary doors.
Join us for some clean up at the Mass Audubon's Pierpoint in Dudley on Saturday, June 10th from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm. We will be clearing out and cutting down some brush to be able to give some of the native birds a better habitat in one of the fields. Please come and give us a hand even if you are not able to stay the entire time as any and all help is greatly appreciated. We will also be there to help clean up on Sunday, June 25th from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Please find attached our quarterly "Faithful Givers" article for you to read.
Open Sky - Valley Friendship Tour
CCUMC Champions who will be participating in a bike/walk/or ride for a great cause and most of the proceeds come back to our church ministry. Gaelle has provided us with a link for us to take a look and to be able to donate to:
https://openskycs.akaraisin.com/VFT2023/4f039d1d710f495ca01d7bef01b99ae5
Zoe Empowers
They empower orphaned children and youth led families to overcome life threatening poverty, move beyond charity, and experience meaningful lives. Through a global network of local organizations, Zoe Empowers provides a scalable and sustainable framework in which vulnerable youth led families are equipped to become safe & healthy, skilled for long term success, and supported within their community.
As of April 15th, Pastor John and family will no longer have a home phone. (857) 260-0573 is now the only number he can be reached at, other than the office number.
Twice Blessed Thrift Store will be open every Friday and Saturday until mid November. Hours are 10am - 2pm. Come and visit at 74 Stafford Street, Charlton. Volunteers who want to sign up to help should call Martha Burbridge.
We now have a new P. O. Box. Please send your checks to:
P O Box 1151
Charlton City MA 01508
Ongoing
Choir Practice. Thursdays, 7 p.m. Anyone can sing in the choir, so anyone can join the choir practices!
Alcohol Anonymous, Saturdays, 7pm
Items for Homeless. Friendly reminder that YABS (the young adult Bible study group) are continuously collecting items to include in packages for those who are homeless. You can contact Kayla at kaylap825@gmail.com for the Amazon link.
Trustees Need Help. The trustees have a number of projects they could use some volunteer help for. Click for list of project. Contact Gary Picard to let him/trustees know that you'd like to take care of one or more of the projects on the list.
Southbridge Volunteers. Our sister church in Southbridge is looking for more volunteers to help with their food and clothing ministry to those who are marginalized, down and out, and homeless in their town. Especially after having Matthew join us recently, we hope many will prayerfully consider helping with their Friday (or Monday) time. You can reach out to me, Jean Anderson, or Cindy or Kim Constantine.