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Our Sunday, April 18th, the Outreach and Deacons boards will be conducting their third “Food Drive” pickup. The recipient of this food drive will be one of our newest Organizations, Veterans Base Camp in Chaplin CT, where your donation will go to help feed veterans and their families that are in need.
It’s very simple to make a donation, simply send an email to wacc.outreach@gmail.com with:
Name
Address
Location where you will leave the food (i.e. back porch, by the garage, etc.).
Then on SUNDAY, April 18th, make sure the food is in its place by 1:00, and a member of the Outreach or Deacon board will be swinging by your house between 1 – 3 pm to pick up the food. Let’s see if we can top the 20 families that participated in our last Drive in February!
Once you send the email, you will receive a confirmation email that it was received, and then a day or two before you will receive a reminder email to leave your food out.
So, please consider on your next trip to the grocery store, or your next food delivery, adding some additional non-perishable items to donate to Veterans Base Camp. Gifts of Love. While any non-perishable items will be graciously accepted, the following items are suggestions
Toiletries items: Toothpaste, Bath Soap, Shampoo, razors, deodorant, and lotion.
Non-perishable food items: Any will graciously be accepted, popular items are peanut butter, jelly, canned fruit, macaroni and cheese, pasta, pasta sauce, canned vegetables, cereal, canned tuna, and soup.
We thank you in advance for your donations!
Board of Outreach and Board of Deacons
It’s very simple to make a donation, simply send an email to wacc.outreach@gmail.com with:
Name
Address
Location where you will leave the food (i.e. back porch, by the garage, etc.).
Then on SUNDAY, April 18th, make sure the food is in its place by 1:00, and a member of the Outreach or Deacon board will be swinging by your house between 1 – 3 pm to pick up the food. Let’s see if we can top the 20 families that participated in our last Drive in February!
Once you send the email, you will receive a confirmation email that it was received, and then a day or two before you will receive a reminder email to leave your food out.
So, please consider on your next trip to the grocery store, or your next food delivery, adding some additional non-perishable items to donate to Veterans Base Camp. Gifts of Love. While any non-perishable items will be graciously accepted, the following items are suggestions
Toiletries items: Toothpaste, Bath Soap, Shampoo, razors, deodorant, and lotion.
Non-perishable food items: Any will graciously be accepted, popular items are peanut butter, jelly, canned fruit, macaroni and cheese, pasta, pasta sauce, canned vegetables, cereal, canned tuna, and soup.
We thank you in advance for your donations!
Board of Outreach and Board of Deacons
WACC Membership Class: A new members class will be coming up soon. People interested in becoming members please contact Pastor Brian at revhardee@gmail.com. All are welcome!
THERE WILL BE NO SUNDAY SCHOOL ON APRIL 11th, SPRING BREAK
SUNDAY SCHOOL: Join Mary on Zoom from 9:30-10:00 a.m. every Sunday for a joint K-6 Sunday School class. We will pray, play games, read the bible story for the week, and maybe squeeze in a craft or snack, too.
Here is the Sunday School Zoom info:
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Meeting ID: 853 0904 3042
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SUNDAY SCHOOL: Join Mary on Zoom from 9:30-10:00 a.m. every Sunday for a joint K-6 Sunday School class. We will pray, play games, read the bible story for the week, and maybe squeeze in a craft or snack, too.
Here is the Sunday School Zoom info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85309043042?pwd=YTN2U1o4M1F5Q3Z4V1ZWLzZKTTg0dz09
Meeting ID: 853 0904 3042
Passcode: jesus
One tap mobile
+19292056099,,85309043042#,,,,,,0#,,498111# US (New York)
Dial by your location
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
Meeting ID: 853 0904 3042
Passcode: 498111
For youth in 7th-12th grade, you are invited to join our bi-weekly youth group. Activities will be virtual or outside, so dress for the weather.
Thursday & Friday, 4/15 & 4/16: Join in either or both afternoons beginning at 1 pm to work on painting, building, and installing the first Little Free Pantry in Avon! Please make your interest known to Mary so she knows what kind of help to expect on each of these days.
Thursday, 4/15: As a reward and bonding activity for all the work of the Little Free Pantry, come to a private showing (yes, the whole theater will be ours) of The Croods: A New Age at the AMC in Plainville! The showing will be at 6:30 pm. If you’re not able to come help with the service project but still want to come to the movie, you are most welcome! All youth from 7th-12th grade, or those helping with the service project, are invited to attend.
Please contact Mary with any questions about either church school events. Can’t wait to see you! wacc.christianed@gmail.com.
Thursday & Friday, 4/15 & 4/16: Join in either or both afternoons beginning at 1 pm to work on painting, building, and installing the first Little Free Pantry in Avon! Please make your interest known to Mary so she knows what kind of help to expect on each of these days.
Thursday, 4/15: As a reward and bonding activity for all the work of the Little Free Pantry, come to a private showing (yes, the whole theater will be ours) of The Croods: A New Age at the AMC in Plainville! The showing will be at 6:30 pm. If you’re not able to come help with the service project but still want to come to the movie, you are most welcome! All youth from 7th-12th grade, or those helping with the service project, are invited to attend.
Please contact Mary with any questions about either church school events. Can’t wait to see you! wacc.christianed@gmail.com.
WACC Coffee Hour: Join us for Zoom Coffee Hour on April 11th and 18th. Online Coffee Hour will go on hiatus after April 18th.
WACC Coffee Hour
Time: April 11 & 18th starting after worship.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 930 790 644
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WACC Coffee Hour
Time: April 11 & 18th starting after worship.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 930 790 644
Password: love
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Bible Study is meeting on the first and third Tuesday nights of the month at 7 p.m. on Zoom. On April 20th, we will continue to study the Gospel of Mark. "The Gospel of Mark depicts a Jesus of good news—and urgent challenge. The clever author of this gospel masterfully weaves together episodes that encourage attentive reading, especially if we want to understand more about the audience that first heard this book. Understood to be the earliest of the four canonical gospels, Mark offers an uncluttered yet vivid narrative. This story of good news, challenge, and literary delight makes the Gospel of Mark a wonderful book to read together in community.”
Each week it will be helpful to view the short online video and read the brief study guide. It is not required. Course materials can be found here:
https://yalebiblestudy.org/courses/the-gospel-of-mark/
To Join the Zoom Bible Study:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84409116495?pwd=Rkw0amx4RzR5OHdkNm5lWm9SOTF3QT09
Meeting ID: 844 0911 6495
Password: 150395
+1 929 205 6099 US
Each week it will be helpful to view the short online video and read the brief study guide. It is not required. Course materials can be found here:
https://yalebiblestudy.org/courses/the-gospel-of-mark/
To Join the Zoom Bible Study:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84409116495?pwd=Rkw0amx4RzR5OHdkNm5lWm9SOTF3QT09
Meeting ID: 844 0911 6495
Password: 150395
+1 929 205 6099 US
BEREAVEMENT GROUP: Pastor Brian is holding his bereavement group on the first and third Thursdays of the month via Zoom.
Bereavement Group April 15th at 3:00 p.m.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88029605059?pwd=Z096RzRtNUVzajJyeXR3RFV5YzRTUT09
Meeting ID: 880 2960 5059
Password: 647967
Or via just audio telephone +1 929 205 6099
The day of the week may change in the future if feedback from the group suggests something better. For more information, contact Pastor Brian at revhardee@gmail.com.
Bereavement Group April 15th at 3:00 p.m.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88029605059?pwd=Z096RzRtNUVzajJyeXR3RFV5YzRTUT09
Meeting ID: 880 2960 5059
Password: 647967
Or via just audio telephone +1 929 205 6099
The day of the week may change in the future if feedback from the group suggests something better. For more information, contact Pastor Brian at revhardee@gmail.com.
Soul Sisters Evening Book Group
On Wednesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m., the Evening Soul Sisters Book Group will be meeting on Zoom. They will discuss, The Guest List by Lucy Foley. For more information, contact Karen Mealey at
rlmealey@comcast.net.
Soul Sisters Daytime Book Group
On Monday, April 19 at 1:00 p.m., Soul Sisters Daytime Book Group will be meeting outside if weather permits but will setup Zoom as a backup. They will be discussing, The Second Sister by Marie Bostwick. For more information on the book group, contact Diane Theriault at dianetheriault@sbcglobal.net.
For information on connecting to Zoom contact Mary at wacc.christianed@gmail.com.
On Wednesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m., the Evening Soul Sisters Book Group will be meeting on Zoom. They will discuss, The Guest List by Lucy Foley. For more information, contact Karen Mealey at
rlmealey@comcast.net.
Soul Sisters Daytime Book Group
On Monday, April 19 at 1:00 p.m., Soul Sisters Daytime Book Group will be meeting outside if weather permits but will setup Zoom as a backup. They will be discussing, The Second Sister by Marie Bostwick. For more information on the book group, contact Diane Theriault at dianetheriault@sbcglobal.net.
For information on connecting to Zoom contact Mary at wacc.christianed@gmail.com.
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Please help GOL by donating food and other items for our neighbors and families dealing with hardships. They are in need of cereal, juice boxes, diapers, pasta, and pasta sauce. We will be holding Food Basket Sunday pick-up on the third Sunday of the month. If you would like to participate please contact wacc.outreach@gmail.com or you may drop items at the GOL office located at 34 East Main Street in Avon. You may knock and leave the food to comply with social distancing or make other arrangements by calling 860-676-2323 or contact Nancy Carlson at ncarlson@giftsoflovect.org.
The American Red Cross is in desperate need of blood donations. They are taking the necessary precautions due to Coronavirus concerns in their donating centers. They have a center in Farmington near UConn Health Center. It is located at 209 Farmington Avenue. For more information or to make an appointment, go to www.redcross.org or call 1-800-Red-Cross (1-800-733-2767). Please consider helping your local Red Cross during this difficult time.
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CHURCH NOTES
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The Church Office Is Currently Closed. Most of the staff is working remotely from home. Lisa Alessio is in the office each day. She will be checking for mail and messages. If anyone has a pastoral need or question about the current state of activities, feel free to call the church office at 860-673-3996 and leave a message or call Pastor Brian on his cell phone at 860-707-4340. You may also email Pastor Brian at revhardee@gmail.com, Lisa at lisawacc@gmail.com, and Mary at wacc.christianed@gmail.com. Also, if anyone needs help getting food, transportation to an appointment, or other practical assistance please contact Pastor Brian.
