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Church World Service Kit Project

Your Board of Outreach is inviting you to participate in a social justice project!

Each year, Church World Service makes a trip around the various regions of the US to collect from Kit Depots a variety of hand-made rescue kits — these range from disaster clean up buckets, to back-packs that are given to children who otherwise can’t afford them and menstrual hygiene kits, or period packs. You’re invited to help us assemble some of these latter period packs.

From the CWS website: “Providing Period Packs to help end period poverty is an easy way you can help share your love with others. It’s a chance to be an even greater blessing to individuals who lack access to necessary feminine care supplies like sanitary napkins, tampons, and soap. And it’s easy! Whether you are making Period Packs as an individual or hosting a Period Pack party with your friends, by making these simple kits you will be offering women and girls a sense of dignity during the menstrual cycle.”

It is easy to help: Just pop over to our Signup genius page, select an item or as many items as you wish, purchase it, or them, and return to the church by Sunday, April 28.

Here’s the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A44A9AB2DA1FC1-48330189-help

Could you serve on the Board of Finance?

Short answer: Yes!

According to our bylaws the Board of Finance has 4 members. Currently the board has 3 members and we would love to have another voice in the mix. The board meets every month usually via Zoom, though come budget preparation time, an occasional in person meeting. We currently meet on a a mid-month Wednesday evening, but are flexible and would be happy to accommodate your schedule if we can.

Here’s the bylaw:

The Board of Finance will provide oversight to the Trustees, who will have full charge of the investment of all trust funds and the purchase and sale of all securities of the Church. They will direct the Treasurer in payment of Church expenses. They will segregate and maintain any separate or special funds and accounts. They will provide an annual report covering each calendar year at or immediately prior to each Annual Meeting. They will pay to the Financial Secretary such sums of money (not to exceed One Thousand dollars ($1,000) in any one calendar year for any one purpose) as may be authorized by vote of the Church Council.

The Board of Finance will supervise and coordinate the activities of those members who serve as Treasurer and Financial Secretary. It will assist the Stewardship Committee and fundraising ministries. It will present the budget to Church Council prior to the Annual Meeting of the Church.

Waterbury Congregational Church Bylaws

If you think we might like to be involved, speak to any of the board members, Diane Leavitt, Barbara Barra, or Cathy Shires. You can also talk to Peter, of course! Thank you.

The Lent “Bending” Floral Displays

In order from top left to bottom right:

  • Bending our way through Lent — “We are afflicted but not crushed, bent over with burdens but not broken!”
  • Faith and Uncertainty — “Do not conform to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your intellect, so that you may discern what is the will of God.”
  • Light as a feather — “Love bears all things . . . “
  • Dogging — “Yes, Rabbi, but even the dogs under the table eat the family’s scraps.”
  • Palm Sunday — “God so generously loved the world that he placed his only son here, so that everyone who has confidence in him may not be lost or be destroyed but may have eternal life.”

Thank you Ned Davis for all your magnificent work on these beautiful Lenten reminders that we bend but don’t break, we seek continually without the illusion we arrive, and in and by love we bear all things.

Habitat for Humanity in Waterbury

Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity(CVHFH) is opening a new ReStore in Waterbury that will help fund housing projects in our local community. We need your help to raise money to cover the costs of opening this store.

CVHFH has been building and renovating homes for folks in need within our community since 1989. The new ReStore on S. Main St. in Waterbury will provide a sustainable source of funds that will enable CVHFH to build additional energy efficient, affordable homes far into the future. At the same time, your support will help to increase economic stability in our region and redirect usable furniture, household items, and building materials from the landfill to local folks who need them.

Any donation you make will help us in opening the ReStore this June. Here is the link to use to make a donation: https://www.gofundme.com/f/new-waterbury-habitat-restore

The Kneeland Flats Habitat House the church helped build at the turn of the century and then recently helped put on deck railings.