Westbrook Congregational Church
United Church of Christ (UCC)
Three sales in one! Join us for a fun day of shopping at Westbrook Congregational Church. We’ll be holding our annual tag sale on the church lawn, a bake sale on the steps of the church, and a craft vendor sale inside our fellowship hall on Saturday, May 5 from 9am to 2pm. We’ll be raising funds to send 11 high school youth on a mission trip this summer
<<Seeking craft vendors. Please email or call the church office for an application.>>
Saturday March 3, 2018 3:00 PM in the Sanctuary, 1166 Boston Post Road, Westbrook, CT 06498.
Save money and purchase your tickets in advance! Ticket prices at the door will be $25 and $15.
Ticket Information: All seats are General Admission. Tickets may be picked up starting 1 hour prior to the performance.
This service, also referred to as a Blue Christmas Service, will be held here on Wednesday, December 20, at 7:00 p.m. With the dwindling daylight of December days and the coming of the winter solstice (the longest night of the year), we are reminded that the good news of the nativity arrives for us during the darkest season.
Also for many, the holiday season is a bittersweet time. Loss or change of any sort can cause the holidays to fall hard on our shoulders. To honor and mark both the joyous light of this season and the holy darkness in which it shines, we will gather together for worship and ritual that speaks of God’s great news in Jesus Christ that is given to a beautiful but broken-hearted world.
We mark this solemn and sacred time with simple songs, loving words and the lighting of prayer candles. Please invite someone you know who might want or need this service to come with you.
We will have 4 services on Christmas Eve this year:
The Youth Group is raising funds for two upcoming trips: 1. An over night experience at the Heifer Farm in Mass and 2. A week long mission trip to Erie, PA. You can help and make your kitchen smell wonderful at the same time:
Buy candles from Yankee Candles and the Youth Group will receive 40% of the sales.
First Congregational Church of Westbrook will be the site of a new consignment shop for women’s clothing and accessories. The “Good Things Shop” is open on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The shop is located on the Westbrook Green at 1166 Boston Post Road. Please contact the church office for further information at (860) 399-9367.
Do you want to help beautify the church, participate in a fundraiser and leave a legacy for yourself or a loved one? Our Buy a Brick Fundraiser is a way to do all that! Personalized bricks will be used to update the church entry and property. This is a wonderful way to honor families, parents and friends. There are two size bricks available: 4×8 and 8×8. The cost is $75.00 and $150.00 respectively. Clip art is an additional $10.00. Forms will be available in Fellowship Hall. Any questions please see Sharynn Gendron or Dawn LeMay. You can also email Sharynn at gendronjr @ aol.com.
There will be a Celebration Brunch after the 9:15 Worship Service on Sunday, June 18, to thank Catherine Linde and wish her well on retirement as Church Administrator. The Celebration Brunch will be a delicious sit-down meal. To assess attendance and provide a special menu to honor Catherine, we are selling tickets for the brunch each Sunday or by contacting Karen Amendola (860 304 7533) or Becki Renshaw (beckirenshaw @ sbclobal.net). Tickets for the brunch are $5.00 each (children are free).
Saturday, May 6, 2017, 8am – 2pm in front of the church.Teen Connection (our youth mission team), their leaders and their parents will be holding their Annual Yard Sale and Bake Sale on Saturday, May 6. All the proceeds will go toward their summer work camp at Navajo Mountain, Utah. This sale is one of their biggest fundraisers for the mission trip.
If you have any ‘treasures’ to donate, they can be dropped off beginning Sunday, April 30 after the 10:15 service. Start setting aside any valuables you no longer need, so they will be clean and ready to donate the week of April 30. Please keep in mind we are unable to take any televisions or computer equipment. If you have items that are too big for you to carry to church yourself, please contact the church office or Scott Hartzell, so we can arrange for transportation.
Joan Ireland is in charge of the bake sale. If you would like to donate any items for the Bake Sale, please drop them off on Saturday morning or contact Joan for an earlier drop off time.