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This Sunday in Church This Sunday, November 23 is the last Sunday of the Christian year, also known as Christ the King Sunday. You are invited to join us at either 8:30 or 10 a.m. services. It is also the Sunday before Thanksgiving, and our services will include great Thanksgiving music and hymns, including "We Gather Together," "Come Ye Thankful People, Come," and "Now Thank We All Our God." Rev. Haut's sermon this Sunday will the annual "Thanksgiving Letter from Blue Grass, Iowa." Our service will also include a report from our Stewardship Committee and a few more "You are the Light" testimonials. The Scripture Lessons for this Sunday include: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Psalm 100; Ephesians 1:15-23; and Matthew 25:31-46. For our 10 a.m. service, Bobbie Hemmann will be our Lay Reader. The Ushers will be Roger Cole, Scott Paulson, and Fred & Fran Phinney. Greeting will be Jim & Marianne Ressler, our Family Fellowship Hour will be hosted by Karen and Evan Schondorf.
Community Thanksgiving Service This Sunday afternoon, Nov. 23, at 4 p.m. the annual Interfaith Community Thanksgiving Service will be held at the United Church of Chester. Clergy of area congregations will participate in this traditional event as "we gather together to ask the Lord's blessing" upon our life together as people of many faiths in the Valley Shore area. Combined choirs from throughout the Valley Shore will offer special anthems, and the offering will benefit the Shoreline Soup Kitchen. A time of fellowship and refreshments will follow the service.
Could You Be a Stephen Minister??? If you’re curious to know what’s involved in becoming a Stephen Minister, please join us on Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. in the Upper Room. Check the October Messenger for further details. Training classes will begin in January. Call Pam Garner (526-3603) or Grace Krick (526-8193) to register.
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Great Oaks The great oaks
Are last
To let go.
As if,
For a little longer,
They could hold on
To summer,
To life.
I would be
Such a tree,
Resisting winter’s pull,
Savoring the soft days
To the very last leaf,
Wearing joy
In November’s waning light.
God of all seasons,
Let us be,
For a while,
Your great oaks,
Pausing on the edge
Of coming winters
To be content
With today
In the face
Of even the darkest--
Or brightest--
Tomorrow. --Timothy Haut, Nov. 16, 2008
STEPHEN MINISTRY 
One-to-One Ministry
by Trained, Caring Lay Ministers MINISTERING TO THOSE
WHO ARE EXPERIENCING . . . Hospitalization ~ Childbirth
Loss of a Spouse ~ Loneliness
Retirement Changes ~ Separation
Chemical Dependency ~ Divorce
Unemployment ~ Grief
Terminal Illness ~ Anxiety
Being Shut-In ~ Depression
Parenting Problems ~ Family Issues ARE YOU IN NEED OF . . . Someone who cares?
Someone who shares?
Someone who listens?
Someone who supports? A Stephen Minister is available to help you.
In time of crisis, all you need to do is call
our Pastor at (860) 526-5045,
for a referral to a Stephen Minister.
Contacting UsWe always want to hear from you. How are we doing? Do you need pastoral services? Is there a sermon you'd like to hear? Would you like to sing a favorite hymn in church? Do you want the congregation to pray for you or a loved one?
Whatever your need or concern, call the church at (860) 526-5045, or e-mail us at congregational.chrch@snet.net. Your needs, concerns, ideas, and encouragement are important to us!  God Is Still Speaking
Our denomination, the United Church of Christ, has a new web site for you to check out. Have your friends give it a look, too! Try going to God Is Still Speaking Our Church Staff and OfficeMailing Address: PO Box 246
Deep River, CT 06417
Fax: 860-526-9357
Day Care Phone: 860-526-2176
E-mail address:
congregational.chrch@snet.net Rev. Timothy Haut, Sr. Pastor
Kris Lindner, Office Manager
e-mail: office.drcc@snet.net
Sybil Higgins, Christian Ed Director
e-mail: ChristianEd.drcc@snet.net
Emily Bjornberg, Youth and Family Coordinator
e-mail: yandfm.drcc@snet.net Annetta Sekula, Organist/Choir Director
Claudia Hardy, Chancell Bell Choir Director, Collector
Dayle Larson, Treasurer
Pam Garner & Grace Krick, Stephen Leaders
Stacy Dickinson Bowe, Day Care Director
e-mail: cscc.drcc@snet.net
The Deep River Congregational Church is located at 1 Church Street, Deep River, Connecticut. The church is two blocks south of the Main Street stoplight in the center of town just across from the post office. We are just a minute from both Exit 4 and Exit 5 off Connecticut Route 9. From the North: Take Route 9 South to Exit 5. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left toward the center of Deep River. At the blinking light (Fire Station is on your right), turn right onto Union Street. Proceed about 2 blocks and you will find the church and parking lot on your left. From the South: Take Route 9 North to Exit 4. At the bottom of the exit ramp (stop light) turn left toward Deep River center. Continue on Middlesex Turnpike (Main street) through the next traffic light. The church will be just ahead on your left. You may park on Church Street or in the parking lot in the rear.
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