WELCOME TO
Center
Congregational Church
Meriden, CT
Corner of Broad and East Main Streets
Meriden, CT 06450
(203) 235-1389
Summer Sunday Service:
Worship Service – 9:00 am
No Sunday School
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Please note that there will be no worship at Center Church on
Sunday August 8 and
Sunday, August 15
Please go to First Congregational Church
Colony Street
The Rev. John Clarke will preach those Sundays
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Pastor James J. Olson
(617) 953-2159
revjjo@mac.com
Click here to meet the
Pastor
Office:
474
Broad Street
Meriden, CT
06450
(203)
235-1389
centerchurch474@sbcglobal.net
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New
Photos Posted! Photo
Galleries
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We are collecting non-perishable goods at every Service.
Please bring them to the Sanctuary
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IMPORTANT DATES:
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Church
Council
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June
24th 7:00 pm
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Summer
Worship Hours
Begin – 9:00 am
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June
27th
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Staff
Pastor
Music
Christian Education
Office
Committees
Rev. George H True
Pastor Emeritus
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THE COVENANT
Center Congregational
Church
WE COVENANT with the Lord and with
one another, and do bind ourselves in the presence of God to walk together in
His holy ways.
WE WILL STRIVE to be doers of the
Word and not hearers only, to be firm in faith, quickened in hope, and
constant in love.
AND WE WILL CONSECRATE our time, talent,
income and influence as heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ. AMEN
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HAITI & CHILE
Haiti and Chile will be an ongoing
collection. Items needed for the Hygiene
Kit are: one hand towel 16” x 28”, one washcloth, one wide-tooth comb,
one nail clipper, one bar of soap (bath size in wrapper), one toothbrush (in
original packaging) six standard size Band-aids®). Place items in a gallon
plastic bag with a zipper closure. (Please do not add toothpaste to bag).
Items needed for the Baby Care Kit
are: six cloth diapers, two t-shirts or undershirts (no onesies)
two washcloths, two gowns or sleepers, two diaper pins, one sweater or
sweatshirt (can be hand-knitted or crocheted) two receiving blankets (one can
be a hand-knitted or crocheted baby blanket). Items must be new and under 12
months in size. Wrap items inside one of the receiving blankets and secure
with both diaper pins.
The cost of processing each kit is $2.00.
Pastor Jim
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LINKS
The United Church
of Christ
http://www.ucc.org
The Connecticut Conference of
the United Church of Christ
http://www.ctucc.org
Silver Lake Summer Camp and Retreat Center
http://silverlake.ctucc.org/
CCC Relay for Life Webpage
Learn about the
UCC - UCC 101
Groups Which Use Our Church
Center Congregational
Church currently makes meeting space available to the following
501(c)(3) non-profit organizations at no charge, as part of our mission
outreach to the community.
Connecticut Center For A New Economy
Monthly board meetings
Weekly program staff meetings
http://www.ctneweconomy.org/
Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness
Monthly board meetings
State-wide training sessions
http://www.cceh.org/
Connecticut AIDS Resource Coalition
Monthly board meetings
http://www.ctaidscoalition.org/
True Colors
Monthly program meetings
http://www.ourtruecolors.org/
Central Connecticut Civic Youth Orchestras/Meriden Arts Trust
Weekly rehearsals
Regular concerts and workshops
http://sites.google.com/site/meridenartstrust/
For-profit social service and other organizations are also welcome to use our
building, for reasonable fees. Please contact the Pastor for more
information.
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"Lead
Us to Be that Transformed Church"
Geoffrey Black Installed as UCC General Minister
and President
The UCC celebrated on April 17th
with The Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Black, the
denomination's 7th General Minister and President. Here's the link
to the news story on the Connecticut Conference website.
http://www.ctucc.org/news/20100420_blackinstalled.html
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HOSPITAL ADMISSION PROTOCOL
The
Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA),
originally intended as a safeguard about the release of patient information
to insurance companies,
has grown into a nightmarish monster
extending into areas of patient information
never intended to be affected by the
original act.
One consequence is that the routine notification to churches about a
parishioner's admission
to a hospital or other health care facility now cannot happen unless the
patient specifically requests that notification be made. When you are
admitted to a hospital please be sure to put Center
Congregational Church on the notification list if you want the Pastor to
visit you.
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H1N1 (Swine) Flu Precautions
Click here for a message from Pastor Jim
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