NEWS IN THE PEWS
October 5, 2025
OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED OFFERING (NIN) will be received today. NIN is a special mission offering of the UCC that supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. One-third of NIN funds support the Council of American Indian Ministry. Two-thirds of this offering is used by the UCC’s Justice and Witness Ministries to support a variety of justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service through grants. NIN envelopes have been handed out with today’s bulletin.
KNITTING CIRCLE: First Church Knitting Circle will begin again tomorrow, October 6th, at 1:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. If you would like to learn how to knit on a circular loom come join the fun and fellowship. Any questions call or email Irene Utter 585-425-7408 iutter@rochestr.rr.com.
OUR ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS SERVICE is this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. in our church’s parking lot. If it rains, we will hold the Service in our Fellowship Hall. So, invite your friends and neighbors who have pets to come to this meaningful Service. We ask that you please restrain by a leash or contain all our animal family. Thank you. All are welcome!
A TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT will be held on Sunday, October 26th from 5 to 7 p.m. in the back parking lot of our church. If you want to decorate a car & hand out candy, please email our church at contactus.fairportucc@gmail.com. Include your name, phone, and vehicle type (car, trunk, SUV, other). Please arrive at 4 PM to park and decorate. Cars must remain parked until 7:30 p.m. Candy handout to start at 5 p.m. Please keep decorations kid friendly.
SAVE THE DATE: We will be having our Advent Dinner again this year at the Monroe Golf Club on Saturday, December 13.
FALL BIBLE STUDY & DISCUSSION GROUP will meet in the Snow Room today at 11:15 A.M. as well as Wednesday, October 8th at 11:00 a.m. We will be exploring Richard Bauckham’s book, The Theology of the Book of Revelation.
FIRST CHURCH BOOK CLUB will meet on Monday, October 27th, at 1:00 p.m. We are reading Frankie by Graham Norton. All are welcome. Any questions call Irene Utter 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 Felicia Johansen for lighting the steeple through the month of October in memory of Patrick Andrews.
THIS WEEK IN THE CHURCH
Sunday:
11:15 AM Bible Study
3:00 PM Blessing of the Animals
Monday:
1:00 Knitting Club
Wednesday:
11:00 AM Bible Study
7:00 PM Worship Ministries
Thursday:
7:00 PM New Life AA (SR)
Friday:
VS Out of the Office
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
