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EASTER SUNDAY
April 12, 2020
HALLELUJAH! CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED!
April 12, 2020
HALLELUJAH! CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED!
With joyful hearts, we celebrate the Resurrection on this Easter Sunday. While we cannot gather in person in our own worship space, we still gather in spirit as the community of believers.
Additionally, the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ is offering an online Easter worship experience, led by our Conference leaders. While this service is intended for churches without the ability to create their own worship online, we wanted to offer it to you as well, since there is never too much worship on Easter.
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Palm Sunday
April 5, 2020 Palm Sunday is when Christ began his journey into Jerusalem for the final week of his earthly life.
As we honor this sacred and special day, we have two Zoom recordings for worship. The first is the Palm Sunday worship with music and message. The second is a children's conversation for our younger members. 
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Maundy Thursday
April 9, 2020 Maundy Thursday is the day when we commemorate the events surrounding Christ's arrest. The traditional Maundy Thursday worship is a service of tenebrae, which involves reading the different scriptures of the final days of Christ's earthly life. For our online worship experience of Maundy Thursday, please use the link below.
Please remember that if you need anything, I am available by phone or email. You are all in my continued prayers!
Stay safe and healthy! Faithfully, Judith 
If you view these videos on your smartphone, you will need to download the Zoom app first. If you watch on a computer, once you click the link, it should direct you how to download Zoom. |
Good Friday Message
April 10, 2020 This Friday does not feel “good.” Today, there is a heaviness in the air – a mix of sadness and anxiety. Commemorating the crucifixion is always heart-wrenching, as we remember the abuse and execution that Jesus endured. But, this year is especially difficult. With COVID-19 afflicting so many, people are feeling especially somber, even apart from the mournfulness of Good Friday. Staying home to be safe makes good sense, but it also makes people feel almost imprisoned. This sense of confinement is also a theme of Good Friday. After Jesus died, his body was wrapped in burial cloths and confined in a tomb. All of the hopes and beliefs of his followers were crushed. Their spiritual leader, who had healed the sick and performed miracles and preached the good news, had been killed like a common criminal. They had thought Jesus was unstoppable. But now, his body lay in the darkness of the tomb. And yet, what makes Good Friday “good” happened in that tomb. What we see as a place of death, was actually where a miraculous rebirth happened. Like a caterpillar inside a cocoon that grows and changes into a new creation, Christ’s body did not remain a lifeless corpse. What we see as the Good Friday tomb, God saw as the Good Friday womb. Today, we sit with the discomfort of confinement. We know that God has promised new life, yet this is not when we celebrate it. This is the day to wait with heavy hearts, mourning the suffering around us, grieving the loss of life, and struggling to make sense of it all. On this dark day as we hold fast to God’s assurance of new life, may we remember that Christ’s grave became the womb that holds the promise of resurrection. |
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Third Sunday BRUNCH!!!
Yum!
Please join us for brunch immediately after church! Brunches are usually held on the third Sunday of each month (Sept through June).
Come meet new friends and connect with old friends!
Come break bread with us - and egg casserole and salad and fresh-baked coffee cake and delightful conversation!
Yum!
Please join us for brunch immediately after church! Brunches are usually held on the third Sunday of each month (Sept through June).
Come meet new friends and connect with old friends!
Come break bread with us - and egg casserole and salad and fresh-baked coffee cake and delightful conversation!
Check out what's new!!
It is with great sadness, that we must announce the cancellation of our Cinco de Mayo Family Fiesta.
We look forward to celebrating next year!
We look forward to celebrating next year!
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LET IT SNOW!!! - Monday,
March 23, 2020, Outside the church office |
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Sunday Services!!!
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Welcome to NGCC's first online Sunday worship experience! To access it, please use link provided, or click on Judith: If you view this on your smartphone, you will need to download the Zoom app first. If you watch on a computer, once you click the link, it should direct you how to download Zoom. This is not live, you may watch it at your leisure, over and over! I am especially grateful to Hallie (who helped me plan this), Bill and Hallie (for singing) and to David Bell (who played the piano). |
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Obviously, we prefer to worship together in person. While creating worship experiences remotely from different locations is a new challenge for us, we are glad to be able to offer an online experience. Technology has been a great gift to us during this time of physical isolation and social distancing, and NGCC is working on ways that we can better utilize it. We are working toward Zoom meeting for committees, for our children's ministries, and of course, for worship. As we slog our way through life during a pandemic, God is continually blessing us with new ways to minister!
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Please remember that if you need anything, I am available by phone or email. You are all in my continued prayers!
Stay safe and healthy! Faithfully, Judith |
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If the link above does not direct you correctly, please copy and paste the following into your browser:
https://zoom.us/rec/share/uednFZfU_G9OYqPKsRHRV4IMXaHneaa8hyMd8vdfnkftYviRVs1AOqnyz67wfZw4?startTime=1585156706000 |
Sunday Services!!!
Pastor Judith is working on a way to share worship with you at home!
this coming Sunday (3/29/2020) will be our first Sunday online worship.
Please stay tuned for more details!
Pastor Judith is working on a way to share worship with you at home!
this coming Sunday (3/29/2020) will be our first Sunday online worship.
Please stay tuned for more details!
*** Save the Date ***
Feb 8, 2020 ~~~ 6:00 pm
Valentines Day
Chicken Pie Dinner!!!
Guilford Parade!!!
September 21, 2019
Join us as we march in the Guilford Parade, a tradition!
Walk alongside Little Toot,
help pass out water to parade watchers,
or simply wave to us as we go by!
September 21, 2019
Join us as we march in the Guilford Parade, a tradition!
Walk alongside Little Toot,
help pass out water to parade watchers,
or simply wave to us as we go by!
HOMECOMING SUNDAY!!!
During Worship service, 10 am, September 8th, 2019
During Worship service, 10 am, September 8th, 2019
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Join us for our celebration of our longtime members, dedication of Sunday School teachers, and the start up of the regular Sunday School year.
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Sermon: Building the House of God
Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-6, 17-18 |
HOMECOMING SUNDAY!!!
During Worship service, 10 am, September 8, 2019
During Worship service, 10 am, September 8, 2019
Sermon: Building the House of God
Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-6, 17-18
Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-6, 17-18
NORTH GUILFORD COUNTRY FAIR and AUCTION
NORTH GUILFORD COUNTRY FAIR and AUCTION
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***Check back often for updates!***
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A North Guilford Tradition for 57 years! Come join us! *Famous Peach shortcake *White Elephant *Live Auction *Pantry Shelf *and sooooo much more!!!! |
ANNUAL MULTI-ESTATE SALE!!
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May 11, 2019 9am - 2pm
Proceeds to benefit Simply Smiles, a mission working with the Lakota Sioux in South Dakota.
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Find your new treasures at our Estate Sale!! In order to make room for incoming Fair donations, we offer a variety of treasures:
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Cinco de Mayo Family Fiesta !!!
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NGCC is hosting a Cinco de Mayo Family Fiesta!
This a wonderful time for the whole family! |
Festivities began at 5:30 pm
May 4th, 2019. ***** SATURDAY ***** Please RSVP to 203-457-0581 or email office@northguilforducc.org. See you there! Adults = $18 Children 12 and younger = $5. |
Festivities include:
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Pulled Pork Prep - YUM!!!!!
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FOOD!!!!!!
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Pulled Pork Prep - YUM!!!!!
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DANCING!!!
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PINATA!!!!!
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