Bristol, Rhode Island
| June 20, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 am |
All animals are welcome! The service will be held inside – so it is rain or shine.
Just make sure your pets are properly restrained and please be prepared to clean up after them if needed.
| June 6, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am |
Come and celebrate with our children and their teachers.
Picnic BBQ afterward!
| June 5, 2010 | ||
| 8:30 am |
5K Run / Walk to End Hunger. Colt State Park, Bristol, RI
RACE REGISTRATION STARTS AT 7:30 am AT THE BRISTOL TOWN BEACH PAVILLION!
Join this Run / Walk to raise money for one of our Church’s Community Missions – the East Bay Food Pantry / Stone Soup Thrift Shop.
For details or to register go to the East Bay Food Pantry Online Registration or call 401-396-9490.
| June 22, 2010 10:00 am | to | June 25, 2010 4:00 pm |
Calling All Crafters!!!
Craft Fair on June 26th (10 am – 5 pm).
There are 20 plus spots. All necessary paper work for sales is available.
Please contact Jack at 401-254-0255 for details. This is a craft fair only – no art.
| May 15, 2010 | ||
| 6:45 pm |
An evening of music featuring Joyce Katzenberg, popular folk singer and Warren native.
Doors open at 6:45pm and music starts at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $15.00
Seating is Limited so Purchase or Reserve your seats early.
Please call 401-253-4813 or 401-253-7288 for reservations or ticket information.
| June 13, 2010 |
The Board of Deacons has voted to change the summer worship time to 9am.
The change will go into effect beginning on Sunday June 13 and last through Sunday, September 5. Please make a note of it.
Thanks to everyone who provided feedback during the listening time. The proposed change was announced over 5 Sundays, encouraging people to vote on the website or speak with a deacon or Pastor Dan with their feedback.
See you in church!
| July 5, 2010 | ||
| 8:30 am |
Pastor Dan has been named this year’s Patriotic Speaker by the Bristol Fourth of July Committee. This is a great honor for Pastor Dan and for First Congregational Church. Bristol’s “Second Highest Honor” after being named Grand Marshall, the Patriotic Speaker is responsible for kicking off the 4th of July festivities.
The Bristol Patriotic Exercises and 4th of July Parade were started by our congregation and Rev. Henry Wight in 1785. In fact, Rev. Wight was the first Patriotic Speaker and held this role for over 40 years. Like Rev. Wight, Pastor Dan is also a war veteran. (Rev. White was in the Continental Army during his studies at Harvard)
Pastor Dan will deliver his address from the Colt School steps on July 5 (yes July 5 since the 4th is on a Sunday the parade must wait!) at 8:30am. Please come out to hear and support him.
In case of rain, the Patriotic Exercises are in the FCC Sanctuary!
The Restore the Stripe……..Please! petition has been delivered to the Town Clerk’s office! FCC will be on the docket for Wed, 26 May at 7pm at the Town Hall. Please join Sandra Tolley and other deacons to lend her your support. Pastor Dan will be away, he will be rooting for everyone while celebrating two family milestones in Maine.
This Saturday – May 1st the Bristol Fourth of July Committee will take to the sky over Independence Park for a very special photograph commemorating the 225th Celebration. This family friendly, free event offers southern New Englanders an opportunity to show their patriotic pride while joining together to form the numbers “225” for an aerial photograph.
The Festivities begin at 11:30am at Independence Park overlooking Bristol Harbor. Final photo placement will be at 1:15pm and the picture will be taken at 1:31pm. The first one thousand people who show up for the photograph will be given a free tee shirt. Entertainment, food, refreshments and one of a kind Bristol Fourth of July souvenirs including copies of the aerial photo will be available for purchase.
“This is really a once in a lifetime event!” exclaimed Judy Squires, general chairman of the 225th Fourth of July Celebration. “Our Aerial photo committee has been hard at work creating what promises to be an extraordinary experience commemorating this very special year. The photo will make a wonderful keepsake.”
A team of volunteers, led by Bristol resident Wayne Picard, has been working for months to arrange logistics for the photo shoot. “We’ve got everything locked in,” Picard said. “That includes the plane and the cooperation and support of the Bristol Fire Department, Bristol’s civic and military organizations as well as local churches and synagogues.”
According to Aerial photo committee co-chair Frank Fales, “We are very excited to have one of the flags that once flew proudly over New York’s World Trade Towers to put in a prominent place for the photo. This will truly be a moving experience.”
In case of rain, the event will be re-scheduled for Sunday, May 2, or – if necessary – the following Saturday, May 8. The times will remain the same, beginning at 11:30am, in place by 1:15pm with the photo to be taken at 1:31pm.
| May 15, 2010 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 2:00 pm |
The Christian Education Committee will be sponsoring our 10th annual Children’s Carnival on May 15th, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be games & prizes, food, a Moon Bounce, a craft table and a special appearance by David Marchetti and his animal friends at noon. We will also be collecting canned goods for the East Bay Food Pantry.
To make it a success the Carnival needs volunteers to help with games, crafts, etc. Please contact Michelle Cousineau (569-1565) or the church office (253-7288) if you can help, even if it is just for an hour or two.
