Congratulations to the NARWHALS, the winners of the 2016 Vacation Bible School Penny War Mission Project Competition! This group of 4th & 5th graders brought in over 4,500 pennies and hundreds of other coins to become the Penny War Champions and winners of the Perpetual Penny War Trophy. All the VBS campers are to be congratulated for…
Come visit us at the Higganum Farmers’ Market June – September Fridays, 3:00 – 6:00 pm We sell two types of fresh homemade bread: Sesame Semolina and Seeded Oat Bread All proceeds benefit The Haddam Fuel Bank. www.higganumvillagefarmersmarket.org
Church Grounds Clean-up Sunday, May 1st following worship (10:15 a.m.) Please bring rakes, shovels, and edgers.
Mother’s Day Blanket Sunday Sunday, May 8th On Sunday, May 8th, the FCCH Christian Service Committee invites you to remember and honor your mother (or another cherished person in your life) by “purchasing” a blanket. Contributions of $10.00 (or more) allow Church World Service (CWS) to purchase blankets for people in crisis situations in the US and around the…
FCCH and HCC are joining forces to create beautiful hand-tied fleece blankets for the children at Riverview Hospital in Middletown, the state’s psychiatric hospital for children. We will be working on them on April 19th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 pm to 8 pm in the HCC Fellowship Hall. A light lunch…
Harvest House Dinner Sunday, April 17th Twice a year FCCH prepares and serves the Sunday evening dinner at St. Stephen’s Harvest House Community Soup Kitchen. If you would like to help out for a few hours with either purchasing ingredients, cooking, and/or serving, please contact the church office or Ginny Evensen. As posted on St. Stephen’s website:…
Shared Transition Ministry Team The purpose of this team is to focus on how the transition is going and to give confidential support for Pastor Doug. It will monitor and evaluate the progress of the transition and in the process look for future opportunities for collaboration by the two churches. Should you have any comments,…
Starting Sunday, March 6, 2016 our morning service will begin at 9:00 a.m. Sunday school: 9:15 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. (every six months we switch between a 9 a.m. start and a 10:30 a.m. start) Pastor Doug will also be preaching at Higganum Congregational Church from 10:30 am – 11:30 am.
Thank you to the congregation and the Haddam/Higganum community for donating over fifty raffle and silent auction items for the Livingston Pasta Dinner Benefit to be held on Friday, January 29th, 5:30 – 7 in the FCCH Fellowship Hall! Partial list of Raffle and Silent Auction items: American Girl Doll (2016 Girl of the Year) & American Girl Doll…
Debbie Livingston, a resident of Haddam and member of our FCCH family, was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer, IBC, in 2009. After radiation and chemotherapy treatments, she was considered NED (No Evidence of Disease.) In 2012, the cancer returned as lesions on her lungs. In 2015, more evidence of the disease was found in her…