PEACE CC News
November 2021
THIS MONTH'S FEATURE:
Start Planning Your Holidays Now by Caroline Mimbs Nyce
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THIS MONTH's GOOD READ(S): I’ve included the link to this month's best reads on amazon.com, because it’s easy to find the books; but if possible, see about buying your books from a local bookseller… they may be a little more expensive, but you’ll be benefiting the local community…
THIS MONTH'S ENTERTAINMENT: We've been enjoying the NEW mystery-comedy series, Only Murders In The Building, starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez. Each episode follows three strangers, who share an obsession with a true crime podcast. After a murder in their affluent Upper West Side apartment building, The Arconia, the three neighbors decide to start their own program covering their investigation of the murder. So much fun! I hope you can catch it on HULU!
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THE CHURCH YEAR
The Season After Pentecost lasts from the day after Pentecost to the day before Advent (May 23 2021 - November 27, 2021). In most churches, the decorations are green to symbolize the growth and life of the Church.
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NEW & UPCOMING EVENTS
PEACE CC'S NEW PHONE NUMBER
Peace CC has a new number! It is 203.726.0014.
PEACE CC's 7th ANNUAL COAT DRIVE FOR THE HOMELESS
OUR 7TH ANNUAL COAT DRIVE FOR THE HOMELESS is in full swing!! Last year, we were able to purchase, thanks to your generosity, over 500 brand new winter coats, which we distributed to area shelters!
I hope you’ll consider giving what you can again this year… and remember, your gift is tax deductible, as Peace Community Chapel is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. You can donate with a credit card on our DONATE page. If you'd like to write a check, please send it to :
Peace Community Chapel
P O Box 506
Old Greenwich, CT 06870-0506
Simply put “Coats” in the MEMO section. Our Coat Drive runs until Wed, December 3rd... Please note: Due to the continuing pandemic guidelines, we are taking monetary donations ONLY, in order to minimize viral exposure.
Thank you so much, in advance, for helping to make some very important dreams come true in our community!
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LOVE LAUNDRY
We are asking people to collect spare change (especially quarters!) and either donate them to PCC or to donate them directly to a local laundromat, so that customers can use them to help do their laundry. In these trying times, any little bit helps - plus, #kindness is always a good thing!
DONATING TO FOOD BANKS & FOOD PANTRIES
During this time, a lot of people live with food insecurity, and food banks and pantries are depleted. If you are fortunate enough to have extra resources, I hope you'll consider donating either money or dry goods to a food bank or your local food pantry. What a blessing you'll be to those in need! Peace.
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ONGOING EVENTS
BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES (If you have birthdays/anniversaries you'd like us to remember, please let us know!) - Our Sunshine Committee will drop them a note! Just let us know mailing addresses when you contact us!
Don Adams 11/20
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
We wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving, full of food, friends, family & Fun!
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HATS HELPING HUMANITY: CALLING ALL KNITTERS AND CROCHETERS!
Our resident knitters have knitted about 300 hats, with 90 being donated thus far! We've also enlisted the help of some of the students at Greenwich Academy in Greenwich with our project! We'll be donating those hats, along with the rest to the folks at the Beth-El Shelter (Milford), Open Door (Norwalk) and the New Covenant Center (Stamford)!! If you're a knitter and would like to help out by knitting a few hats, please contact Pastor Don at 203.726.0014. I'll put you in contact with Pam and she can tell you all about it!
DONATING TO PEACE CC
I hope you’ll consider donating to Peace CC when/what you can… that's how we are able to do what we do for the church and for our community. Remember, your gift is tax deductible, as Peace Community Chapel is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. You can donate with a credit card on our DONATE page (click on the DONATE button on the bottom of that page); or you can go directly to our PayPal page to make a one-time donation or a regular, recurring donation.
If you'd like to write a check, please send it to :
Peace Community Chapel
P O Box 506
Old Greenwich, CT 06870-0506
Simply put what ministry you'd like the funds to go toward in the MEMO section (General, backpacks, food, sandwiches, pantry, etc)... Thank you so much for helping to make some very important dreams come true in our community! #KindnessMatters
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NEW COVENANT CENTER
Our friends at New Covenant Center in Stamford, are looking for dry goods for their food pantry. I spoke to Rafael and he sent me their donation list (click here to see what foods are needed). He also sent me a list of supplies needed, as well (you can get that here).
If you'd like to help them out, you can take your donations directly to their facility, 174 Richmond Hill Avenue in Stamford. Thanks for your help!
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SANDWICH MAKING FOR NEW COVENANT CENTER
Thanks to all who help in making sandwiches! Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we're suspending our Sandwich Ministry in Cos Cob until it has been deemed safe to return to doing so. Now, if YOU would like to make PB & J or cheese sandwiches and bring them to the New Covenant Center in Stamford, we'd love you to do it! Just let the New Covenant Center know they're coming from PCC! Let me know if that's something you'd like to do, and I'll give you instructions.
SANDWICHES IN MILFORD
Several PCCers have been making bagged lunches for the folks at Beth-El Center in Milford for the last year 4 years or so. We're making 32 bagged lunches each week with: a PB & J sandwich, an energy bar, chocolate, a handy wipe and a bottle of water (That's 128 lunches/month)! Thank you for all your support and your dedicated work... it is truly sacred and most appreciated. If you'd like to donate to help defray some of the cost to make these lunches, you can donate to the church via check (see above)! You can also donate via our PayPal site. Thank you! See our sandwich making schedule for our Milford location, Pam's Kitchen, below.
QUARRY KNOLL
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we're suspending our Quarry Knoll dinners until it has been deemed safe to return to doing so.
PEACE CC MEETINGS
Since 2015, we've been gathering online each Thursday at 7p on ZOOM. Please let me know if you'd like to join us, so I can send you an email to show you how! I look forward to seeing you! This month's updates are posted below, and will be posted monthly, as well:
Mon, 11/1 Sandwiches to Beth-El Center 10a
Thu, 11/4 Online Worship 7p
Mon, 11/8 Sandwiches to Beth-El Center 10a
Thu, 11/11 Online Worship 7p
Mon, 11/15 Sandwiches to Beth-El Center 10a
Thu, 11/18 Online Worship 7p
Mon, 11/22 Sandwiches to Beth-El Center 10a
Thu, 11/25 THANKSGIVING!
Mon, 11/29 Sandwiches to Beth-El Center 10a
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PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER:
- Brian S.
- Valerie B.
- family/friends of Jan E. on her passing
- family/friends of Mike M. on his passing
- Ken E.
- Sondra H.
- Brenda T.
- Pam I.
- Marla I.
- Harriet D.
- Ruth W.
- Leslie K.
- Betsy V.
- Lynn
- Beth G.
- Gloria
- prayers for all those recovering from COVID-19 and for other injury or illness
- 1st responders/essential workers
- the unemployed
- those affected by our nation's unrest and violence
- Quarry Knoll, New Covenant Center, Open Door, Bridgeport Rescue Mission & Beth-El communities
Let's also remember:
- those who are refugees, homeless, or hungry
- those who are going through family turmoil
- those who have loved ones in Middle East, or elsewhere in service to our nation
- those who grieve the loss of loved ones
- our national, state, and local government officials, that they would work for the common good
If you have joys or concerns you’d like us to remember, please call or email Don or fill out the prayer request on the website. If you know someone who has been hospitalized, please notify Don. I'd rather you tell me 5 times than not at all!
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LIGHT A CANDLE
If you'd like to light a candle in honor or remembrance of someone, or as just a meditation practice, please visit our own LIGHT A CANDLE site, by clicking on the link or by clicking on the icon at the bottom of this page.
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We might not be able to GO to church, but remember:
WE are the CHURCH!
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Peace Community Chapel
36 Arcadia Rd, #506
P O Box 506
Old Greenwich, CT 06870-7721
PeaceCCOG@gmail.com
(203) 726-0014
Start Planning Your Holidays Now by Caroline Mimbs Nyce
- - - - - - - - - -
THIS MONTH's GOOD READ(S): I’ve included the link to this month's best reads on amazon.com, because it’s easy to find the books; but if possible, see about buying your books from a local bookseller… they may be a little more expensive, but you’ll be benefiting the local community…
THIS MONTH'S ENTERTAINMENT: We've been enjoying the NEW mystery-comedy series, Only Murders In The Building, starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez. Each episode follows three strangers, who share an obsession with a true crime podcast. After a murder in their affluent Upper West Side apartment building, The Arconia, the three neighbors decide to start their own program covering their investigation of the murder. So much fun! I hope you can catch it on HULU!
- - - - - - - - - -
THE CHURCH YEAR
The Season After Pentecost lasts from the day after Pentecost to the day before Advent (May 23 2021 - November 27, 2021). In most churches, the decorations are green to symbolize the growth and life of the Church.
_ _ _ _ _
NEW & UPCOMING EVENTS
PEACE CC'S NEW PHONE NUMBER
Peace CC has a new number! It is 203.726.0014.
PEACE CC's 7th ANNUAL COAT DRIVE FOR THE HOMELESS
OUR 7TH ANNUAL COAT DRIVE FOR THE HOMELESS is in full swing!! Last year, we were able to purchase, thanks to your generosity, over 500 brand new winter coats, which we distributed to area shelters!
I hope you’ll consider giving what you can again this year… and remember, your gift is tax deductible, as Peace Community Chapel is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. You can donate with a credit card on our DONATE page. If you'd like to write a check, please send it to :
Peace Community Chapel
P O Box 506
Old Greenwich, CT 06870-0506
Simply put “Coats” in the MEMO section. Our Coat Drive runs until Wed, December 3rd... Please note: Due to the continuing pandemic guidelines, we are taking monetary donations ONLY, in order to minimize viral exposure.
Thank you so much, in advance, for helping to make some very important dreams come true in our community!
_ _ _ _ _
LOVE LAUNDRY
We are asking people to collect spare change (especially quarters!) and either donate them to PCC or to donate them directly to a local laundromat, so that customers can use them to help do their laundry. In these trying times, any little bit helps - plus, #kindness is always a good thing!
DONATING TO FOOD BANKS & FOOD PANTRIES
During this time, a lot of people live with food insecurity, and food banks and pantries are depleted. If you are fortunate enough to have extra resources, I hope you'll consider donating either money or dry goods to a food bank or your local food pantry. What a blessing you'll be to those in need! Peace.
_ _ _ _ _
ONGOING EVENTS
BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES (If you have birthdays/anniversaries you'd like us to remember, please let us know!) - Our Sunshine Committee will drop them a note! Just let us know mailing addresses when you contact us!
Don Adams 11/20
_ _ _ _ _
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
We wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving, full of food, friends, family & Fun!
_ _ _ _
HATS HELPING HUMANITY: CALLING ALL KNITTERS AND CROCHETERS!
Our resident knitters have knitted about 300 hats, with 90 being donated thus far! We've also enlisted the help of some of the students at Greenwich Academy in Greenwich with our project! We'll be donating those hats, along with the rest to the folks at the Beth-El Shelter (Milford), Open Door (Norwalk) and the New Covenant Center (Stamford)!! If you're a knitter and would like to help out by knitting a few hats, please contact Pastor Don at 203.726.0014. I'll put you in contact with Pam and she can tell you all about it!
DONATING TO PEACE CC
I hope you’ll consider donating to Peace CC when/what you can… that's how we are able to do what we do for the church and for our community. Remember, your gift is tax deductible, as Peace Community Chapel is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. You can donate with a credit card on our DONATE page (click on the DONATE button on the bottom of that page); or you can go directly to our PayPal page to make a one-time donation or a regular, recurring donation.
If you'd like to write a check, please send it to :
Peace Community Chapel
P O Box 506
Old Greenwich, CT 06870-0506
Simply put what ministry you'd like the funds to go toward in the MEMO section (General, backpacks, food, sandwiches, pantry, etc)... Thank you so much for helping to make some very important dreams come true in our community! #KindnessMatters
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NEW COVENANT CENTER
Our friends at New Covenant Center in Stamford, are looking for dry goods for their food pantry. I spoke to Rafael and he sent me their donation list (click here to see what foods are needed). He also sent me a list of supplies needed, as well (you can get that here).
If you'd like to help them out, you can take your donations directly to their facility, 174 Richmond Hill Avenue in Stamford. Thanks for your help!
- - - - - - - - - -
SANDWICH MAKING FOR NEW COVENANT CENTER
Thanks to all who help in making sandwiches! Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we're suspending our Sandwich Ministry in Cos Cob until it has been deemed safe to return to doing so. Now, if YOU would like to make PB & J or cheese sandwiches and bring them to the New Covenant Center in Stamford, we'd love you to do it! Just let the New Covenant Center know they're coming from PCC! Let me know if that's something you'd like to do, and I'll give you instructions.
SANDWICHES IN MILFORD
Several PCCers have been making bagged lunches for the folks at Beth-El Center in Milford for the last year 4 years or so. We're making 32 bagged lunches each week with: a PB & J sandwich, an energy bar, chocolate, a handy wipe and a bottle of water (That's 128 lunches/month)! Thank you for all your support and your dedicated work... it is truly sacred and most appreciated. If you'd like to donate to help defray some of the cost to make these lunches, you can donate to the church via check (see above)! You can also donate via our PayPal site. Thank you! See our sandwich making schedule for our Milford location, Pam's Kitchen, below.
QUARRY KNOLL
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we're suspending our Quarry Knoll dinners until it has been deemed safe to return to doing so.
PEACE CC MEETINGS
Since 2015, we've been gathering online each Thursday at 7p on ZOOM. Please let me know if you'd like to join us, so I can send you an email to show you how! I look forward to seeing you! This month's updates are posted below, and will be posted monthly, as well:
Mon, 11/1 Sandwiches to Beth-El Center 10a
Thu, 11/4 Online Worship 7p
Mon, 11/8 Sandwiches to Beth-El Center 10a
Thu, 11/11 Online Worship 7p
Mon, 11/15 Sandwiches to Beth-El Center 10a
Thu, 11/18 Online Worship 7p
Mon, 11/22 Sandwiches to Beth-El Center 10a
Thu, 11/25 THANKSGIVING!
Mon, 11/29 Sandwiches to Beth-El Center 10a
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PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER:
- Brian S.
- Valerie B.
- family/friends of Jan E. on her passing
- family/friends of Mike M. on his passing
- Ken E.
- Sondra H.
- Brenda T.
- Pam I.
- Marla I.
- Harriet D.
- Ruth W.
- Leslie K.
- Betsy V.
- Lynn
- Beth G.
- Gloria
- prayers for all those recovering from COVID-19 and for other injury or illness
- 1st responders/essential workers
- the unemployed
- those affected by our nation's unrest and violence
- Quarry Knoll, New Covenant Center, Open Door, Bridgeport Rescue Mission & Beth-El communities
Let's also remember:
- those who are refugees, homeless, or hungry
- those who are going through family turmoil
- those who have loved ones in Middle East, or elsewhere in service to our nation
- those who grieve the loss of loved ones
- our national, state, and local government officials, that they would work for the common good
If you have joys or concerns you’d like us to remember, please call or email Don or fill out the prayer request on the website. If you know someone who has been hospitalized, please notify Don. I'd rather you tell me 5 times than not at all!
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LIGHT A CANDLE
If you'd like to light a candle in honor or remembrance of someone, or as just a meditation practice, please visit our own LIGHT A CANDLE site, by clicking on the link or by clicking on the icon at the bottom of this page.
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We might not be able to GO to church, but remember:
WE are the CHURCH!
- - - - - - - - - -
Peace Community Chapel
36 Arcadia Rd, #506
P O Box 506
Old Greenwich, CT 06870-7721
PeaceCCOG@gmail.com
(203) 726-0014
