Fun in the Sun at the Queechy Lake Boat Parade
Category: News
Congratulations to the Clarks and the Joostens who are over the moon with the birth of Kelly’s daughter Katherine Theresa Joosten, born July 7, 2024.
Don’t Forget to Donate to the Chatham Food Pantry
Our vintage laundry basket is routinely 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. Thank you all for your support and kindness to the needy in our community.
Looking for Space for Events or Small Gatherings?
If you are an individual or an organization we invite you to consider our space which includes an open sanctuary and a large entry hospitality area.
And our space is flexible. We can accommodate groups up to sixty people depending upon the size of your gathering.
News from the Town of Canaan
Coffee and Conversation with the Columbia County Sheriff on Wednesday, July 31 from 6 to 7 PM, Canaan Town Hall, 1647 Rte. 5, 12029
Free Beach Passes for Canaan Residents for Adams Point Beach. Limited quantities, first come/first served.
Two passes per family per day. Children 10 and under, free when accompanied by an adult.
Passes can be picked up at the Canaan Town Hall Mon., Wed., Thurs., and Fri., 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Canaan UCC Worship Schedule for July
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
