December 2023

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Church Office Open
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
GFWC Tea
10:30 am
Bess Fulton Room (BFR)
Contact: Pat Campion  (517)749-1229


10:30 to 1 pm = prep time 1:00 pm = Tea Clean up should be complete by 5 pm. , ...
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Prayer Shawl Group
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Lounge (L)
Contact: Amy Krizek
Banned Book Club
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)
Hanging of the Greens 2023
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sanctuary (S)
Contact: Shirley Ripley
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Sunday Bible Study
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)
Contact: Dale Dodds
Worship Service
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Education Team Meeting
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Annex Library (A/Lib)
Contact: Judy Johnson
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Church Office Closed
All Day
Soul Sisters
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Annex Library (A/Lib)


Women’s-only support group. , ...
Pastoral Search
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Contact: Matt Slot
Scout Troop Weekly Meeting
6:45 pm - 8:45 pm
Bess Fulton Room (BFR)
Contact: David Frost
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Church Office Open
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
GFWC Choir
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sanctuary (S)
Bazaar Wrap Up Meeting
9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)
Contact: Amy Krizek
GFWC Meeting
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bess Fulton Room (BFR)


The group is flexible regarding locations. They want to meeting monthly on the first Tuesday of the Month between September and May, taking a summer break June, July, and August. , ...
Bible Study Set Up
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)
Tuesday Night Class – Jesus in the Middle Ages
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)


Bible Study for Adults (aka, the “Tuesday” Class), Fall Term Keeping the God-light on: Jesus in the Middle Ages by Curt Scott, from our newsletter, Still Speaking, September 2023 edition. NOTE:  This is a year-round class facilitated by Curt Scott with quarterly updates to the subject, title, and focus. Are we supposed , ...
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Church Office Open
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Care Community
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Annex Library (A/Lib)
Contact: Pam Rinckey
Soul Sisters
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Annex Library (A/Lib)


Women’s-only support group. , ...
Choir Practice
7:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Lounge (L)
Contact: Ramona Kime
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GFWC Tea Set Up
All Day
Contact: Chris Reist
Prayer Group
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Small Prayer Room
Contact: Sandra Field
Cub Scouts
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bess Fulton Room (BFR)
Contact: David Frost
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GFWC Tea
All Day
Contact: Chris Reist
Church Office Open
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Drumming Circle
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Terry Davis – All Day – BFR
All Day
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Sunday Bible Study
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)
Contact: Dale Dodds
Worship Service
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Blue Christmas Service
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sanctuary (S)


A Blue Christmas service is a quiet, contemplative service that occurs during the Advent season when days are shorter. The long nights are symbolic of our own darker nights when we find ourselves grieving, lonely, or longing for something better. The Blue service is all about making space during a season that is noisy , ...
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Church Office Closed
All Day
CSA Quilters
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)
Blanche Moyer Circle
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Soul Sisters
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Annex Library (A/Lib)


Women’s-only support group. , ...
Scout Troop Weekly Meeting
6:45 pm - 8:45 pm
Bess Fulton Room (BFR)
Contact: David Frost
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Church Office Open
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Art Team Meeting
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Art Room (Art)
Contact: Sandra Field


The Art Team meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month in the Art Room, which is upstairs in the main building. Click here for more information about the Art Team. , ...
Bible Study Set Up
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)
Tuesday Night Class – Jesus in the Middle Ages
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)


Bible Study for Adults (aka, the “Tuesday” Class), Fall Term Keeping the God-light on: Jesus in the Middle Ages by Curt Scott, from our newsletter, Still Speaking, September 2023 edition. NOTE:  This is a year-round class facilitated by Curt Scott with quarterly updates to the subject, title, and focus. Are we supposed , ...
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Church Office Open
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
All Church Book Read, Building Up For a New World
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm


11-2, 6:00 pm, November All Church Book Read, Building Up for a New World: Congregational Organizing for Transformative Impact, Annex Large Meeting Room 11-14, 5:00 pm, November All Church Book Read, Building Up for a New World: Congregational Organizing for Transformative Impact, Annex Large Meeting Room 11-29, 5:00 p , ...
Soul Sisters
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Annex Library (A/Lib)


Women’s-only support group. , ...
Choir Practice
7:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Lounge (L)
Contact: Ramona Kime
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Cub Scouts
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bess Fulton Room (BFR)
Contact: David Frost
Pub Theology
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Riedy's Tavern
Contact: Adam Droscha


Pub Theology? “What’s it for?” “What are they talking about?” “Why a bar?” “What’s the goal?” Pub Theology is a biweekly event First Congregational Church hosts at a local bar in Charlotte (usually Riedy’s) where those who are gathered talk about God, faith, religious texts (usually the Bible, but others as well), spir , ...
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Church Office Open
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Charlotte’s Merry Little Christmas
6:00 am - 8:00 pm
Charlotte Performing Arts Center (CPAC)
Contact: Ramona Kime


Come hear our Choir sing in the music filled Charlotte Christmas tradition FREE concert. There will be a silent auction before the concert. Silent auction will close at the end of intermission. Music by the Charlotte Community Band, Charlotte Community Jazz Ensemble, Tuba Christmas, UCC choir and more. Plus don’t miss , ...
Prayer Shawl Group
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Lounge (L)
Contact: Amy Krizek
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Sunday Bible Study
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)
Contact: Dale Dodds
Worship Service
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Mission Team Meeting
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Annex Library (A/Lib)
Contact: Mary Normand
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Newsletter Deadline
All Day
Church Office Closed
All Day
Soul Sisters
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Annex Library (A/Lib)


Women’s-only support group. , ...
Scout Troop Weekly Meeting
6:45 pm - 8:45 pm
Bess Fulton Room (BFR)
Contact: David Frost
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Church Office Open
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Bible Study Set Up
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)
Tuesday Night Class – Jesus in the Middle Ages
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)


Bible Study for Adults (aka, the “Tuesday” Class), Fall Term Keeping the God-light on: Jesus in the Middle Ages by Curt Scott, from our newsletter, Still Speaking, September 2023 edition. NOTE:  This is a year-round class facilitated by Curt Scott with quarterly updates to the subject, title, and focus. Are we supposed , ...
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Church Office Open
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Soul Sisters
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Annex Library (A/Lib)


Women’s-only support group. , ...
Choir Practice
7:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Lounge (L)
Contact: Ramona Kime
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Prayer Group
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Small Prayer Room
Contact: Sandra Field
Cub Scouts
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bess Fulton Room (BFR)
Contact: David Frost
Council Meeting
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)
Contact: Amy Frost
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Church Office Open
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Sunday Bible Study
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)
Contact: Dale Dodds
Christmas Pageant – An Interactive Telling of the Christmas story
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sanctuary (S)


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Candlelight Christmas Eve Service
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sanctuary (S)
Contact: Dennis Cates
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Church Office Closed
All Day
Soul Sisters
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Annex Library (A/Lib)


Women’s-only support group. , ...
Communications Meeting
Annex Small Meeting Room (A/SMR)
Scout Troop Weekly Meeting
6:45 pm - 8:45 pm
Bess Fulton Room (BFR)
Contact: David Frost
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Church Office Open
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Art Team Meeting
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Art Room (Art)
Contact: Sandra Field


The Art Team meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month in the Art Room, which is upstairs in the main building. Click here for more information about the Art Team. , ...
Bible Study Set Up
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)
Tuesday Night Class – Jesus in the Middle Ages
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)


Bible Study for Adults (aka, the “Tuesday” Class), Fall Term Keeping the God-light on: Jesus in the Middle Ages by Curt Scott, from our newsletter, Still Speaking, September 2023 edition. NOTE:  This is a year-round class facilitated by Curt Scott with quarterly updates to the subject, title, and focus. Are we supposed , ...
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Church Office Open
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Soul Sisters
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Annex Library (A/Lib)


Women’s-only support group. , ...
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Quilters Monthly Meeting
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)
Contact: Helen Schneider
Cub Scouts
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bess Fulton Room (BFR)
Contact: David Frost
Pub Theology
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Riedy's Tavern
Contact: Adam Droscha


Pub Theology? “What’s it for?” “What are they talking about?” “Why a bar?” “What’s the goal?” Pub Theology is a biweekly event First Congregational Church hosts at a local bar in Charlotte (usually Riedy’s) where those who are gathered talk about God, faith, religious texts (usually the Bible, but others as well), spir , ...
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Church Office Open
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Sunday Bible Study
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Annex Large Meeting Room (A/LMR)
Contact: Dale Dodds
Worship Service
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Worship Team Meeting
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Bess Fulton Room (BFR)
Contact: Dennis Cates
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