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First Congregational Church of Houston

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Archives for November 2020

In-Person Activities Cancelled for This Weekend

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In-Person Activities Cancelled for This Weekend   Dear FCC Members and Friends, With the impending chance of rain and, more importantly, with rising Covid cases inside and outside the congregation, we will not be having Fiesta Friday, the Advent Festival this Saturday, or in-person worship on Sunday morning. We will keep a close eye on the spread of Covid within Houston and will resume distanced in-person activities when the rate of new infections is declining. We are confident in … [Read more...] about In-Person Activities Cancelled for This Weekend

Make a Child Smile

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Grab your chance to buy Christmas presents for local disadvantaged kids. You can spread the joy by providing toys, gift cards, and warm blankets to hundreds of children in the area. Their families struggle to provide food and basic necessities for their children. Here's how it works: from now through Sunday, December 6-- You bring an unwrapped gift for a child to church on a Sunday soon.  A gift in the range of $15 to $50 is good. You can also donate a $25 - $50 Target or Walmart … [Read more...] about Make a Child Smile

Keep Awake!

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Keep Awake10 am Sunday, November 29, 2020Sunday service in person & onlineWe are constantly living in a world where we look to the future or the past. What does it mean to make the present the true present? How can we relish the good things of life during this time? One lesson from this text is the unknown future and how that forces us to look at the now.Rev. Jonathan Page, preaching … [Read more...] about Keep Awake!

Advent Festival Saturday 11-28

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ADVENT FESTIVAL! It's an all-ages, outdoor Advent Festival (weather permitting) on the FCC lawn. Our activities this year will include making Advent Wreaths for our homes and decorating an outdoor Christmas tree at FCC. There will be cider, hot chocolate and cookies to enjoy. Don’t forget to wear your mask and practice social distancing. Contact Krysia Lynes at [email protected] with questions. … [Read more...] about Advent Festival Saturday 11-28

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Fiesta Fridays! @ 7 pmYOU ARE INVITED to join friends and make new friends as we socially distance and visit on the FCC lawn. BYO Everything (Chair, food, drink, plates, cutlery).If you have any questions, contact Diane Cavender Foote or Phyllis G. Roberts (they're in the church directory). Otherwise, see you there! … [Read more...] about

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Cheer Us Up – Send Your Christmas Photos

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We miss seeing each other at Christmas-- Can you Help?SUBMIT BY DECEMBER 6Since COVID-19 makes it difficult for all of us to make plans to physically be together this holiday season, and if you are missing everyone like we are-- getting to see smiling faces celebrating this season would be exciting and uplifting.  You can send in Christmas photos/videos for this year or past Christmases now through Sunday, December 6. Your images/videos will be shown during the on-line worship services each … [Read more...] about Cheer Us Up – Send Your Christmas Photos

Want to Beautify Your Church & Home?

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Ready to "Garnish" the Meeting House? Every Christmas we 'garnish' the Meeting House with beautiful poinsettias. Plants are $11 again this year, and we would like to _shower_ the Meeting House.Click (or tap) to order: https://bit.ly/3mmaw3e and payment instructions will be emailed to you. The plants will be delivered to your during the Thanksgiving holidays. Deadline to order is November 22. Contact Jane Bradbery at [email protected] or call 832-367-0717 with questions. … [Read more...] about Want to Beautify Your Church & Home?