Photo by Herb Couch
Announcements
The 50th anniversary dinner, an Italian buffet, will be on Saturday, May 17, at 6:00 p.m. at the church. A suggested donation for the meal is $20 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. Each family will receive a commemorative 50th anniversary DVD and a History/Pictorial Directory. Join the fun and celebrate with good friends form near and far. One of the planned activities is "The Way We Were". Participants are invited to bring a a baby, toddler, or child picture of themselves. There will be a contest to put a name to each of the photos.
On Sunday, May 18, at 2:00 p.m., there will be a potluck picnic, hamburgers and hot dogs provided. Please bring a side dish to share. There will be games for everyone. Location is to be announced.
The 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Flagstaff First Congregational
Church will be held on May 17th 2008
and marked by a drawing for beautiful quilt made especially for the
occasion. This quilt pattern is based on Odegaard's Saturday
sampler 2006-2007 and Marti Michel template designs. Made by
Lesley Gould and machine quilted by Linda DeVries. Tickt prices: $1.00
each or 6 for $5.00.Check out the flier.
Members of the First
Congregational Church Flagstaff, staff of the Arizona Daily Sun, and
students from United Campus Ministries volunteer to serve the evening
meal at the Flagstaff Family Food Center the second Monday of every
month (2008 May 12). If you would like to
volunteer, contact Randy Wilson. 
Quilts
for Kid Join this group and make beautiful quilts for children. Quilts for Kids meets the second and fourth Tuesday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (April 22) Quilts go to the Flagstaff Police Department Toys for Tots program and children's shelters. See Carolyn DuPar, Lynn Rusch or Marcia Couch for details.
Enjoy breakfast and good company at Coco's on the second and fourth Thurdsday of each month (2008 April 24).
Knit with the Knit Wits, Too. Every third Saturday of the month, this
nimble fingered group meets at the church building from 1:30 p.m. to
3:30. This month, the meeting date is 2008 April 19.
The group makes 10-inch squares that are put together into a 30" x 40"
lapgan. Lapgans are given to organizations working with elders and
children in Flagstaff and the surrounding areas. About 125 lapgans are
presented to the various community agencies per year. See Lynn Rusch
for further details.
Rehearsals are regularly scheduled every Wednesday night, 7:00 p.m. at
the church as well as Sunday mornings from 9:45 to 10:15.. Choir sings at most regular and special services. Call John
Pollman for more details.
FCCF offers Sunday School for adults as well as for children and
youth. Pastor Bill Guise guide the adult discussion. Church
school for all ages runs from 9:00 to 9:45 a.m. Nursery care is provided. School-age
children remain in the sanctuary for the entire worship service. "Good Cents" routes all the loose change in the offering plate to local and world service organizations. So even when you put your pledge check into the plate, throw in some change. This year, our Good Cents will go to Heifer International, Coconino Senior Living Foundation, Northland Family Help Center/Women's & Children's Shelter, and Humane Borders.
"Chime Time" food offering collected every week by the youngsters goes to the local food bank. You can participate by donating non-perishable food.
The collection bins in the fellowship room are for school supplies and personal hygiene items. The school supplies are donated to Killup Elementary School and the personal hygiene items are given to local service agencies to help the homeless. Suggestion: When you by your own supplies, get a few extra and toss them in the bins.
You can volunteer for Habitat for Humanity in three ways. First,
volunteer to help build three houses in the Sunnyside area. Second,
participate in “A Brush with Kindness” exterior painting, landscaping,
and minor repairs for low-income homeowners. Third volunteer for
“ReStore”, a thrift shop for building materials and home improvement
supplies. You can help at the store itself, collect merchandise or
prepare the retail space. To become a part of this exciting project,
call Isabell Briatico at 779 1314 or email
flagstaffrestore@yahoo.com