Sunday, July 7: Worship and Communion, Reverend Quentin Chin, @ 10 AM
Sunday, July 14: Zoom Worship @ 10 AM
Sunday, July 21: Worship, Reverend Dr. Laura O’ Shaughnessy @ 10 AM
Saturday, July 27: Conversation and Pot Luck Supper, @ 4 PM at the Church
Sunday, July 28: Alternative to Sunday Morning Worship Now Held on Saturday, Featuring Conversation and Pot Luck @ 4 PM
Music to our Ears! Cellist Isaac Mingus to play on July 7 at 10 AM
We’ve been delighted to welcome cellist/bassist Isaac Mingus from Florida who has joined us this summer!
He is playing in the Orchestra at Barrington Stage for their production of La Cage Aux Folles, and has found (we hope) a temporary worship home at the Canaan Congregational Church.
Recently, he graced our service in the sanctuary with two lovely pieces. Please come and hear this accomplished young musician while he is in our midst.
Conversations with our Elders Working the Prison Shift
Join us on July 14 at 10 AM, the second Sunday of the month service on Zoom, and hear some interesting stories from the working lives of our elders.
Namely, Martha Lagerwall, who taught GED classes, and June Houghton, who was a public health educator, will talk about their experiences teaching in the prisons.
So, just what was it like to have those bars clang shut and lock behind you?
Email or call 518-781-4775 and leave us your email address for the Zoom link if you don’t have it.
Blanket Sunday 2024
This year, our Blanket Sunday offering will be on Sunday July 21. We will be accepting donations until the end of the month. Our donations will support Church World Service’s mission to provide tens of thousands of warm, durable blankets to people around the world facing homelessness, recovering from disasters, and fleeing from conflict.
A gift of ten dollars purchases a blanket for one individual and 50 dollars will provide blankets for an entire family.
Please support the Blanket Sunday initiative. If you will not be in church that day and would still like to contribute, please send a check payable to the Canaan Congregational Church and indicate in the memo portion that the check is for CWS Blanket Sunday.
Donations may be mailed to the Canaan Congregational Church, P.O. Box 66, Canaan, NY 12029. Thank you for your gifts to this worthy and longstanding global mission of our church.
– Ed Fallon, for the Missions Team
Thank You and Enjoy Photos of Familiar Faces and Local Businesses From Canaan Community Day
A Delivery for Chatham Food Pantry
Our vintage laundry basket was filled to the top with items the congregation recently donated to the needy of the community. Our focus is to collect goods that are not comestible but equally important such as bath tissue, diapers, toothpaste, light bulbs etc.
Community Seminar Series: July 12 at 10:30am
Canaan UCC cordially invites Columbia County residents to attend the next segment of our Community Seminar Series, which is designed for healthy individuals at any stage of life who are looking for ways to age well. AARP Rural Outreach Program Manager Meagan DeMento will be offering research-based recommendations on taking care of our brains and bodies.
Join us on Friday, July 12 at 10:30 AM at 1670 County Rt. 5, Canaan
Anti-Racism Forum: Loving Community Conversations About Race
Prejudice affects us all. Regardless of our intentions, our efforts to love our neighbors as ourselves, systemic racism exists in our American society, deep in its foundation.
Locally, the Chatham Area Interfaith Council (known for the annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service) has worked toward community harmony for more than 25 years. An offshoot of that group, the Anti-Racism Forum, has been meeting for a few years with members from the Buddhist temple, the Chatham Synagogue and several Christian churches including Payn AME church. The Forum has read and discussed several books including Robin Diangelo’s White Fragility, Resmaa Menakem’s My Grandmother’s Hands, Jennifer Eberhardt’s Biased and Senator Raphael Warnock’s A Way Out of No Way and has attempted to hear each other deeply.
In an effort to now broaden the conversation, the Forum is taking an initiative called “Loving Community Conversations About Race” on the road. The purpose is to engage the community in honest dialogue, educate ourselves and reduce tensions. If you know your neighbors, it is easier to understand and live with them.
Look for these conversations and join in one. They are an important way of living out our best lives and leaving a legacy of peace.
Looking for Space for Events or Small Gatherings?
Canaan UCC Returns to Community Day at Stoddard Park on June 15 from 3 to 6 PM
Stop by our table and say hello, sign up for our Enewsletter, learn about new programming at the Church, and take home a memento with our regards.
Enjoy the tasty food offered by The Notorious Bite from their celebrated truck, unparalleled fun, fellowship, exhibits and more.
