Church News and Events
Neighbors In Need (NIN) Offering ...
One of the United Church of Christ Special Mission Offerings that sponsor vital ministries to bring hope to people in the U.S. and around the world will be recognized during our World Communion Sunday on October 4th. Special Offing Envelopes will be included in the Bulletin for NIN and will be collected during the worship service. And thank you in advance for your generosity.
St. Vincent Celebrates Halloween ...
On Transformation Sunday and you can be part of this year’s celebration of Halloween with on October 25th. On this Sunday we come to church dressed up and transformed on the outside in gratitude to God for the transformation he makes possible on the inside. We can always change for the better with the blessing of God’s grace. This is an opportunity to show our appreciation for this wonderful gift.
Harvest Home Sunday is October 18th!
We'll need to decorate the church in preparation of that special day! Bring your decorations to make one of our windows reflect the bountiful beauty that is just outside our church. Bring your decorations with you on a Sunday morning or contact Pastor Susan or Linda Grinnell to arrange having the church opened for you to decorate your windowsill in a special way or in memory or honor of a special person in your life. Looking forward to enjoying this year's display!!!
Also, as part of our celebration on the 18th, we'll bless your donations of shelf food items for local food banks. Bring your food items to the church now and leave them with the red flyer wagon display in the back. Our donations will be a real blessing to the local families.
Committee News:
Cemetery Committee - meets Monday, October 5th at 11am at the church. All are invited.
Evangelism & Fellowship Committee -
We’re just focusing on “Fellowship” right now and we’re having a meeting to talk about fun things we can do together as a church family. Since this is the pumpkin season, we may plan a trip to a pumpkin patch or whatever ideas come forth when we meet on Saturday, October 3rd at 10:30am at the church. This meeting is open to anyone interested in helping us plan activities.
Historical Committee - meets Friday, October 9th at 10am at the church. All are invited.
Mission Committee - The Missions Committee has a number of things in the works for our area giving.
1. The first thing involves the congregations physical help. On Saturday, October 10, 2026, we are making lunch for the hard working men and women that are repairing homes for people that cannot afford to fix whatever is broken because of minimal finances. We meet downstairs in the kitchen at 9:30am. Everything will be set up to make and pack the lunches. There will be a signup sheet on the back table for Good Works. Hope to see some new faces! By the way, we always have a food time!!
2. The school season has started and that means feeding the children on the weekends. Operation #143 is waiting for donations. The box for the food will be at the back of the church with a label on it. A list of food items will also be on the back table. Please feel free to take one with you.
3. If you want to clean out your closets of gently used clothing, now is the time to do it. We will collect clothing the month of October then deliver it to organizations that will give it to the needy. The organizations that we are giving to are not ones that resell the items they give them away to the needy.
4. Want to do something easy, buy a gift card for local grocery stores or gas stations. Any amount will do. There will be a wooden bowl for them to be placed in. Again, we will be giving the Gift Cards to needy organizations, not resellers!
5. The next item on the list is we are giving a monetary gift of $2000 to the Good Samaritan Services. They do many things for the needy but one thing of interest to me – they provide shelter and housing for over 50 men, women, and children every day in Phoenixville.
6. Harvest Home Donations will be Gifted to PACS
Get More Involved At Church!
Have you ever thought about volunteering at church to help make our community more interesting, fun, and inspiring? Well, here’s your chance – get involved! We need more Committee members, Scripture Readers, people to help with Fellowship Activities, and more. If you want to make church more engaging – you only have to talk to Pastor Susan about finding your niche. One person can make worship more wonderful, mission more meaningful, and fellowship more fun. One person – one voice – one heart - - - it could be you!