NEWS IN THE PEWS
June 7, 2026
THE ANNUAL PROGRAM MEETING will be held on June 14th immediately following the 10:00 A.M. Worship Service.
VOLUNTEERS FOR THE SALEM NUTRITION CENTER ARE NEEDED to make sandwiches and pack snacks that are given to guests. If you are able to volunteer on Tuesday, June 9th from 9:30 AM -1 PM, please contact Dee Jackson at 585-354-1872 or doctorj49@gmail.com. Dee can provide a ride for volunteers. If you would like to drive to SNC yourself, the address is 60 Bittner St., Rochester. The entrance is in the back of Salem UCC.
CEREAL DRIVE THIS SUMMER: During June and July, First Church will be holding a cereal drive to provide much needed boxes of cereal to area food pantries. There is a designated collection area in Fellowship Hall for your donations. Regular-sized boxes are preferred over the super-sized. Thank you!
FIRST CHURCH BOOK CLUB will meet on Monday June 22 to plan for next year.
SAVE THE POP TABS: Help Rochester Ronald McDonald House. Place them in the jug in Fellowship Hall.
IN-PERSON WORSHIP: The bulletin can be accessed via the QR code on your mobile phone or tablet. Prayer requests must be emailed to Pastor Greg at revgregrup.ucc@gmail.com by 8:00am on Sunday with the subject line Joy or Prayer Concern. You can view the Virtual Worship Service on Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/First-Congregational-United-Church-of-Christ-Fairport-NY-174043249305098/. An audio Worship Service will be uploaded to our church’s website each week, usually on Monday.
PERINTON FOOD SHELF current list of most needed items can be found on their website at https://perintonfoodshelf.org/#needed. SMALL SIZES ARE PREFERRED.
LIGHT THE NIGHT: Thank you to Bill Stevens for lighting the steeple through the month of June in honor of Mary and all June Birthdays.
THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH
Tuesday:
9:30 AM Salem Nutrition Center
Thursday:
7:00 PM New Life AA (SR)
VS Out of the office until Monday
Rev. Gregory J. Rupright, Pastor
Rev. Dr. John N. Cedarleaf, Pastor Emeritus
Beatrice Benedict, Organist
Payton Dziekan, Director of Music
Vicki Sherry, Administrative Assistant
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Phone: 585-223-0224; Website: fairportucc.org
Office email: vsherry.ucc@gmail.com
