Congratulations to the FCCH Sunday school children for raising $460 in Heifer animals this Christmas at their Heifer Alternate Gift Table!
An Open & Affirming Congregation
An Open & Affirming Congregation
Missions (Page 5)
Propterea sicut per unum hominem in hunc mundum peccatum intravit et per peccatum mors et ita in omnes homines mors pertransiit in quo omnes peccaverunt. Sic enim dilexit Deus mundum ut Filium suum unigenitum daret ut omnis qui credit in eum non pereat sed habeat vitam aeternam.
The 6th Yuletide Quilt Show held on Saturday, December 3, 2016 was a great success. There were over 100 quilts and quilted items displayed in the sanctuary. Some quilts were new and made by the Community Quilt group and other members of the community. Some quilts were very old family treasures that had rather long and…
Congratulations to our Sunday school children for participating in the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign once again this year! Amount raised: $81.61 Where will this money be used? It could provide one of the following: 5 days of meals for 22 children A year’s worth of clean water for 9 children Malaria protection for 100 children…
The Junior Youth Group went on a shopping trip this past Sunday to Stop & Shop to pick up over $100 in groceries for a local family in need. Each year, the church donates all the fixings for fourteen Thanksgiving dinners for families in our community. Distributed by Haddam Health, the dinners include stuffing, veggies,…
At the morning service on Sunday, October 30, 2016, Ginny Evensen presented Candace Casale, Coordinator for Haddam Public Health, with a check for $2033. This amount represents the total raised by the FCCH Bread Ministry for their sale of artisan breads at this years Higganum Village Farmers’ Market. A big thank you to our 2016…
First Prize Entitled: Butterfly Gift Created by the Haddam Community Quilting group, this beautiful quilt is comprised of twenty-four appliqued butterfly squares made by an unknown artist in the 1930’s. The community group assembled and hand-quilted the quilt during the past year to produce this lovely masterpiece. Second Prize Entitled: Gifts of Joy This lovely Christmas-…
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
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…