Colchester Federated Church

Annual Planning Calendar

Annual Planning Calendar

(general outline—check newsletter for each month)
August 2007—June 2008

Vacation Bible School August 20-24
August 26 Discipleship Ropes Course and Team Building at Camp Wightman
August 29 Youth Group Block Island Bike trip

SEPTEMBER
September 2 Labor Day weekend, last Sunday of one Sunday worship service
September 9 Rally Day, 8:30 and 10:00 a.m. Services resume
Tues. Sept. 11 2nd Tues. Ministry meetings
Tues. Sept. 18 3rd Tues. Deacons
Sunday Sept. 23 Congregational meeting, Visioning presentation, and pot-luck lunch
Tues. Sept. 25 Cookies and Conversion with the pastor: Celebrations, Reflections and Visioning
September 23 Mission of Wellness Kick-off to “Walk to Bethlehem by Christmas”

OCTOBER
October 7 Worldwide Communion Day, Neighbors in Need offering
Tues. Oct. 9 Ministry Meetings
Tues. Oct. 16 Deacons CT. Conference Fall Meeting
Oct. 19-20 CROPwalk
October 21 Dedication of mission trip participants
Oct. 21 Mission trip leaves Oct. 28 and returns Nov. 3

NOVEMBER
Nov. 3 Mission trip returns
Nov. 4 First Sun. in Nov. sometimes observed as All Saints Sunday, possible focus on some aspect of our congregation’s history or heritage Also Daylight Savings Time ends
Monday Nov. 5 Eastern District Women’s Fellowship meets here 9 to 1 We serve coffee and pastries at 9, and dessert/beverages with their bag lunches
[Tues. Nov. 6 election day]
Sat. Nov. 10 Holly Fair!
Tues. Nov. 13 Ministry meetings
Nov. 18 Thanksgiving Sunday Christmas flower order form in bulletins Sun.
Nov. 18 at 2 p.m Kevin Malicki’s Eagle Scout Court of Honor Tues.
Nov. 20 Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Nov. 25 last Sunday before Advent, in some churches known as “Reign of Christ” Sun. Hanging of the Greens after worship this week.

DECEMBER
Dec. 2 First Sunday of Advent, Candle of Hope
Dec. 2 Refugee Resettlement speaker & potluck lunch
Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. Shoreline Ringers Bell Choir Concert
Dec. 7-8 Discipleship Gifts Retreat at CFC
Dec. 9 Second Sunday of Advent, Candle of Peace
Tues Dec. 11, second Tues. ministry meetings
Fri. Dec. 14 January newsletter deadline
Sat. Dec. 15 Children’s Christmas pageant
Dec. 16 Third Sunday of Advent, Candle of Love Tues.
Dec. 18 Deacons’ meeting
Dec. 23 Fourth Sunday of Advent, Candle of Joy Mon.
Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Candlelight Services at 6 and 8:30 p.m.

JANUARY
Photos for new church directory Jan. 4, 5, 9
January 6 Epiphany Sunday (and day)
Jan. 6 Informational forum on parking lot planning
Tues. Jan 8 Ministry meetings
Tues. Jan. 15 Deacons Congregational and Baptist Meetings this month
January 18-20 Senior High Youth Retreat Camp Wightman
(Jan. 19-21 is 3 day week-end)
January 18-25 designated as Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

FEBRUARY
Feb. 3 Last Sunday after Epiphany, Transfiguration Sunday
Feb 3 Forum on Universal Health Care 11:20 am UCC Women’s Week
Feb. 6 Ash Wednesday, Beginning of Lent, Heifer Project for Missions
Deacons’ Retreat in Feb.8 & 9
Feb. 10 First Sunday in Lent Discipleship to Harrington Court
Tues. Feb. 12 Ministry meetings
Feb. 17 Second Sunday in Lent
Tues Feb 19 Deacons Midweek Lenten series
Feb. 24 Third Sunday in Lent [this is a leap year]

MARCH
March 2 Fourth Sunday in Lent
One Great Hour of Sharing mission offering
Third grade communion preparation class
March 2-8 possible mission trip
March 9 Fifth Sunday in Lent
Daylight Savings time begins
Tues. March 11 Ministry meetings
March 14-15 Discipleship, Faith and Sexuality Retreat at Camp Wightman
March 16 Palm Sunday Sixth Sunday in Lent
March 20 Maundy Thursday Communion worship including “first communion” for third graders
March 21 Good Friday
March 23 Easter

APRIL
Tues. April 8 Ministry Meetings
Tues. April 15 Deacons Sun.
April 20 Earth Day Service [Tues. April 22 Earth Day]
April 25-27 New York Nightwatch Discipleship and senior high youth group
Tues. April 29 Discipleship Faith papers to Diaconate

MAY
(Thur. May 1 Ascension Day)
Sat. May 3 River Baptisms (if any)
May 6 Last Discipleship class and party
May 11 Pentecost Sunday and Mothers’ Day
Tues. May 13 Ministry meetings
May 16-17 Junior High Retreat
May 18 Children and Youth Sunday, Confirmation Tues.
May 20 Deacons
Memorial Day May 26 (designated)
Begin summer schedule of one 9 am service

JUNE
June 15 Fathers’ Day
Have mission apples for children’s back-to-school clothes

JULY

AUGUST
Vacation Bible School Youth Group and Discipleship Organizing activities