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| Prayer Shawls |
 This
ongoing ministry provides shawls for members and friends
as they face transition and illness. We are always
in need of people to help make these shawls. Please see Jane
Straut or the church office for more information and lessons! |
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Covenant to Care |
| Mission Statement |
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Covenant to Care
is dedicated to improving the lives of Connecticut's abused and neglected
children through the acquisition and distribution of community resources,
mentoring, and foster and adoptive family recruitment. |
| Birthday Gift Program |
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For over five years our church has provided over 90 birthday gifts for these special young people. Thank you for caring and sharing from your heart! |
| Adopt a Social Worker Program |
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This program is a statewide child neglect, prevention, and intervention project that provides congregations with the opportunity to respond to the increasing crises of child neglect and abuse in their own communities. A supportive relationship is developed between the religious community and a Social Worker from DCF (Department of Children and Families) by providing support, goods, and services to abused and neglected children and their families in the care of our adopted social worker.
Since November 1994, our church has worked closely with our adopted Social Worker to help provide
for the needs of the DCF children in the Manchester area. In July 2000, Antonio Rozie was adopted as our
present Social Worker. Antonio has twenty young people in his care.
The Board of Missions oversees the Covenant To Care program with Nancy Bennett and Peggy Gasper serving
as church liaisons. |
| Alternative Gift Catalog |
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There is an alternative way to help children in need with the new Alternative Gift Catalog. The catalog includes items that you may purchase that will "directly benefit the precious children that Covenant to Care exists to serve". There is something you can "give" to a member of your circle of loved ones for a gift at Christmas, for a birthday, or a special occasion. They will receive a card from you stating that you have purchased a gift (of choice) for a child in need in their name.
Catalogs are now available at our church in the Social Hall. Order forms are included in the book for direct purchasing from CTC. Please speak with Nancy Bennett if you have any questions. |
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Music
and Dance |
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Gilead Congregational Church is blessed with many opporutinities to participate
in music and dance. There are groups for the young, the old, and the in
between. If you have any questions about any of the Groups,
please contact the Church Office. |
| Adult Choir |
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 Adult
Choir is led by Marianne Vogel. They meet each Wednesday at 7:30 PM to rehearse
for the upcoming Sunday. The choir loft was expanded for additional seating,
so there is plenty of room for more members! We welcome "seasonal" members
and would love to have additional voices. Please Join Us! |
| Gilead Instrumentalists |
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  The
Instrumentalist Groups are open to all ages and skill levels. The group
even has some spinoffs. There is a flute group and a bass group that perform
on their own. The groups are led by Marianne Vogul. They rehearse on Sundays
when there is an upcoming performance. |
| Youth Choir |
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The
Youth Choir is led by Marianne Vogel and is open to all youth 4th
grade and higher. They practice every Sunday after Sunday School at
11:15 in the Sanctuary. Please come and join! |
| Children's Choir |
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 Our
Board of Christian Education will be offering music to our younger children
as part of an opening time in our Fellowship Hall before children go to
their Sunday School classes. |
| Liturgical Dance |
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Currently the dance is not being offered. If you are interested
in helping with this ministry, please contact the church office. Thank you! |
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Caring Meals Network |
 Help
provide meals in our church and community to show care
and support. If you are willing to be a part of a network of
people who are called on occasionally to provide a meal, please
speak call the church office. |
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Lantern Mentoring Program |
The
Lanterns Mentoring Program sponsored by AHM Youth Services,
Inc. is looking for volunteers who would be willing to serve
as mentors during the 2003-2004 school year. Mentors meet with
an elementary age student during lunch-time one hour per
week and during this time they can play games, read, do craft
activities, talk and be a friend to a child. All meetings take
place on the school grounds in Andover, Hebron or Marlborough,
according to the mentor's preference.
If interested in finding out more about this volunteer opportunity, please call Program Coordinator, Sara Cimbaro at 228-9488. |
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