NEWS IN THE PEWS
December 14, 2025
FLOWERS were donated to the glory of God by Janice and David Coon in honor of Brennan Coon, completing his Masters of Divinity.
EPISTLE DEADLINE: The deadline for the next Epistle Newsletter is this Thursday, December 18th.
THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL MEETING will be held today immediately following the worship service. The budget for 2026 will be discussed and voted on. Please plan to stay for the meeting.
NEXT SUNDAY’S 10:00 A.M. Worship Service will feature special Christmas music and guest musicians. Please invite your friends and neighbors.
CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Please join us on Sunday, December 21 at 3 PM for a heartwarming concert of Christmas joy, featuring Resonanz singers from the Rochester Oratorio Society! Relax for an hour amid the rush of the season to listen to familiar favorites and beautiful new music. Celebrate the true spirit of the season! The concert is free. A goodwill offering will be taken.
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE: Our Christmas Eve Service will be at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, December 24.
CHRISTMAS GIFT CARDS: Today is the last day to donate to the Aldi gift cards for 4 needy families. Stop by the table in Fellowship Hall. Checks can be made out to First Congregational UCC and write "Christmas Gift Cards" on the Memo line.
WINTER BIBLE STUDY & DISCUSSION GROUP will be discussing Richard Bauckham's book, The Theology of the Book of Revelation. We meet in the Snow Room on Sundays at 11:15 am and Wednesdays at 10:30 am.
CHOIR CLEAN-OUT DAY will occur on Saturday, January 10th from 10AM-12PM. Any and all are invited to help organize our choir library. Treats will be provided. Open to anyone, regardless of musical expertise.
COPING SKILLS – BOOK DISCUSSION: The 4-week discussion of the book, “Coping Skills That Work: Families Tell Their Stories” by Amy C. Baker and Deborah Aylward has been postponed until after the New Year.
KNITTING CIRCLE will not meet in December. We will meet again on Monday, January 5th, at 1:00pm. Any questions contact Irene Utter at iutter@rochester.rr.com or call 585-425-7408
FIRST CHURCH BOOK CLUB will not meet in December. We will meet on January 26th, at 1:00 p.m. to discuss The Briar Club by Kate Quinn. All are welcome. Any questions call Irene Utter at 585-425-7408 or email iutter@rochester.rr.com.
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. Offering Plates: We do not take a collection during the service. For those wishing to donate to the church, we have two collection plates. Before the service, one of the plates is at the entrance to the sanctuary from Fellowship Hall, and the other is on a table in the Narthex at the front door of the church. After the service, the plates will be on the Communion Table for a short while.
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 Dave Mosher and family for lighting the steeple in December in memory of Pat Mosher.
THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH
Sunday:
11:15 AM Bible Study
4:00 PM Girl Scouts (FH)
Monday:
9:00 AM BAMNS Christmas Pageant (Sanctuary)
Tuesday:
9:00 AM BAMNS Christmas Pageant (Sanctuary)
Wednesday:
9:00 AM BAMNS Christmas Pageant (Sanctuary)
11:00 AM Bible Study
VS Vacation Day
Thursday:
7:00 PM New Life AA (SR)
Epistle Deadline
Saturday:
9:00 AM Boy Scout Workshop (SR, FH, Nursery)
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
