Weekly Announcements 11/2/26
Check the online calendar for the most up-to-date information. 

We will have church office hours again when we’re in the new building.  To make an appointment:

Calendar Events

Please check the online calendar and events pages frequently, as we’ve been receiving lots of updates and don’t wish to flood your emails.

Nov 3 from 5:30 – 7:15 pm: Romans 12 Life Group – Johnny and Annie Barlow’s home, 203 Crystal Pond Road in WOODSTOCK – NOT Eastford.  5:30 (dinner), meet at 6:00-7:15 pm.  Kids are welcome.  RSVP to anniececil16@gmail.com or 703-200-8899 so we have enough food and a good kids plan.

Nov 5 from 10 – 11 am – Fall Prevention for Seniors – For details, visit https://cceastford.org/caregivers/. Please sign up soon, space is limited! Email or call to register: emily.john@eastfordct.gov, 860-974-0133 x3

Nov 5 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM – Missionary Dessert with Matt (and Grace) Ricci – They share the good news in difficult places. We are invited to go see Matt next week and get an update on what God is doing. Consider yourselves invited! Meeting will be at Youth Building next to Calvary Chapel Canterbury, 175 Westminster Road, Canterbury, CT 06331. Feel free to bring a dessert to share.

Nov 5 at 7 PM: ACOALO at Eastford Public Library (Note: This is a change just for this month)

Nov 14 from 5 – 9 PM: Eastford Elementary School Auction
GriefShare’s Surviving the Holidays: Nov 19 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. https://cceastford.org/griefshare/
Nov 22: RSVP due to Terri Warren for Dec 5th Christmas Retreat and Ornament Exchange for Women
DivorceCare’s Surviving the Holidays: Nov 22 from 4 – 6 PM. https://cceastford.org/divorcecare/
Nov 29 – Beginning of Advent
Dec 5 from 5 – 8 PM: Christmas Retreat and Ornament Exchange for Women at New Life Church for those who RSVP’d.
Dec 6 at 5 PM: Hospice Tree of Life
Dec 20: Christmas Pageant

Ministry Opportunities

Family Music Classes for Birth-3 (with caregiver) and Music for 3+: Moving to Mondays, 10AM for Birth-3 and 10:30AM for 3+. If interested, call/text Sue Leavitt 860-836-0394 to be added to the list. She will contact you when we are in the new building.

Finance (Bruce Barlow):

  • Let’s continue building our church together! $16,930 still needed as of 10/30/26 for uninsured expenses. On the insured side, members voted at the Congregational Meeting on 8/23/26 to move $90,000 from undesignated funds to the building fund to mitigate our cash flow shortfall while we await receipt of insurance money. Brotherhood Mutual has approved our latest insurance submission and will release the remaining insurance funds. Let’s praise the Lord for the evidence of His hand over this whole process!
  • To support our church financially: There is an offering box on the round table as you enter the gym on Sundays (there are envelopes to put your name and place cash/check to “CCE”). We also have online giving at https://cceastford.org/give/. “Offerings” support pastors, missions, ministries, and operations. “Rebuild” supports the uninsured needs of rebuilding our church.

Outreach (Allison Gormley):

  • Willing to help with after-school board games or crafts on one or more Wednesdays each month (3:45 – 4:45 pm) when the school year begins? Contact Allison Gormley at birdingis4me@gmail.com.

 Worship (Christian Wolfe):

  • Willing to be a Communion Server? Contact Johanna Wolfe at (401) 992-4134 or rjwolfe808@gmail.com.

Connections Team:

  • Interested in joining this newly formed team? Contact Pastor Mike.

Firewood Ministry:

  • Interested in helping cut, split, and stack firewood? Contact John Leavitt (860-559-1545 or jwleavitt69@gmail.com) to help on Saturday mornings. This ministry prioritizes delivery to senior citizens, widows, and single parents.