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Each Sunday during Advent, candles will be lighted in the service as the congregation prepares for the coming of Christmas. Pastor Ed Townsend has prepared a short service including a Scripture reading, meditation and a prayer. There is also a candle lighting song.

Week one: Mary and the fulfillment of God's promises.

Week two: Joseph and the great gift of love.

Week three: Shepherds and the Good News of Christmas

Week four: Foreigners and a discovery

Join us at church as we prepare for Christmas. Prepare at home with members of your household.
The services are available here.

The deadline to order pointsettias for Christmas is November 23, 2008. Click here for an order form.

Send or give to Mary Lou Rosecrants, 2888 Austin Road, Clinton, NY 13323. Mary Lou?s phone # is 853-1057.

Plants will be on the altar by Dec. 14th and may be taken home after Christmas Day.

You may wish to purchase your own but give the information to Mary Lou by December 2, 2008 so it can be included in the bulletin AND have your plant at church by Dec. 13th.

Several area churches participated in the CROP Walk to help end hunger on Sunday afternoon, October 26 in Clinton. Pastor Ed Townsend and seven folk represented the Deansboro Congregational United Church of Christ.

Thank you from the committee who organized our turkey supper and thank you to our many helpers who grew the potatoes, squash and cabbage and to the many who baked pies and thank you to all who worked Thurs and Friday and on Sat. October 25 to have the meal ready to serve to 560 people who arrived from near and far to enjoy our supper. A lot of work but a lot of fellowship, too. [Many people on the CROP Walk complimented the church on its Harvest Dinner!]

The Womens Fellowship earned $372.25 at the Bazaar.

The total for quilt tickets sold was $927 AND the winner was Cindy Woods ,from Kennesaw, GA who is the daughter of John/Gen Cornelius of Deansboro, NY.

Edie Eastman

On Sunday, October 12, Kylie Nicole Northrup, daughter of John and Jennifer Northrup was baptized during the Sunday morning worship service.

At worship on Sunday, October 5th, the congregation observed World Communion Sunday with a service of Holy Communion. During the sermon, Ed Townsend pointed out how the murmurs of our hearts against people who are different from us are stilled at the Table where all are welcome -- even us.

Following the worship service most of the congregation gathered in the Church House for breakfast and fellowship. Thanks to the Deacons who provided and served the breakfast.

On Sunday, November 2, the congregation will those members who have died in the last year as well as former Sunday School teachers who have died. There will also be a service of Holy Communion..

The Council presented the recommendation of the Search committee to a special congregational meeting, that the church call the Rev. Edward D. Townsend as pastor. The proposal was adopted by a unanimous vote and greeted with aplause.

Mr. Townsend will also continue as the pastor of Three Steeples United Church, which worships at Paris.

The members of the search committee were Diane Brady, Janet Dangler, Mary Dickinson, Edie Eastman, Joyce Lloyd and Dot McConnell. The congregation enthusiastically expressed its gratitude to the committee for work carefully and quickly done.