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Amicable Weekly Announcements
AMICABLE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
DECEMBER 21, 2025
JOIN US ON-SITE OR ONLINE FOR WORSHIP EVERY SUNDAY AT 10AM
WE ARE GLAD TO BE WORSHIPING TOGETHER!
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2025 – MITTEN TREE SUNDAY
Please join us as we worship on Sunday, December 21st, and participate in this treasured Amicable tradition, Mitten Sunday. The congregation is invited to bring new mittens, gloves, hats, or warm socks for men, women, and children to this service. Our donations will be distributed to local organizations helping the homeless and individuals in need in our greater community.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2025 @5PM – LONGEST NIGHT / BLUE SUNDAY
A “Blue Christmas” service is offered especially for those hurting during the holidays, held on the longest night of the year. Some come because they are mourning the death of a loved one. Some are far from home. Some suffer from illness, addiction, or estrangement. Some are lonely, struggling financially, or in conflict with another. Some hurt because of the great pain, need, and violence in our nation and world. The reasons for coming are many.
We gather in the midst of suffering to remember God is good. God is strong. God is near. We are not alone, and we have every reason to hold on to hope.
Join us for a service of scripture, prayer, poetry, and quiet meditation. (This service substitutes our monthly healing prayer service with Holy Trinity)
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2025 HOLIDAY GIFT DRIVE FOR THRIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: THE TIVERTON HOUSE – ENDS 12.21.25!!!!!
We have partnered with Thrive Behavioral Health to provide Christmas gifts to their residents. Use the link below to sign and return the wrapped gifts to church by Sunday, December 21. Sign up online using our SignUpGenius: https://tinyurl.com/AmicableGifts
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2025 @5PM - Christmas Eve services: A Service of Lessons & Carols
Join us for a service of scripture, singing, and sharing the light of Christ.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2026 – OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PAGEANT – RESCHEDULED
Come enjoy another time-honored Christmas tradition with us! Participate if the spirit moves you too!
INCLEMENT WEATHER AND OTHER EVENT CANCELLATION PROCEDURE
In the event of severe weather or a church/event cancellation you will be notified at least 12 hours before the event by email. This message will also be posted on our webpage and Facebook page. If you do not have access to electronic correspondence, you can call the office at 401.624.4611 where a closing message will be available on our office greeting. Please share this info with others who don’t have electronic access to email.
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FAITH FORMATION
If you can help with Sunday School, please let me Sarah Martin know by email FF@amicablechurch.org . Volunteers are needed and welcomed! More information here!
BECOME A SUNDAY MORNING GREETER
Greeting friends and new faces at our sanctuary doors at the start of Sunday morning worship is an incredibly important role you can volunteer for as a member or friend of Amicable. Our United Church of Christ conference has studied church practices over many years and concluded that a person visiting a church for the first time typically decides in the first 30 seconds of being in the building whether they will come back again. Ensuring they are acknowledged, warmly welcomed, and made to feel comfortable are integral to this conclusion leaning toward “yes!” at Amicable. There is a rotating list of Greeters that would love to see more volunteers added to the ranks. If volunteering for this role interests you, please reach out to Kristen Zeiser (Kristen.zeiser@gmail.com).
WEEKLY FLOWERS FOR THE SANCTUARY
WE COULD USE YOUR HELP! WE NEED FLOWERS FOR OUR SUNDAY SERVICES!
We are accepting flower donations for our weekly services. Please check with Bobi Zeiser for more information and to sign up. Donate to celebrate an occasion or to remember a loved one. We have dates open in 2025! Reserve your Sunday now!
We need your help with flowers in December and for next year!
Please contact Bobi Zeiser or email the office at office@amicablechurch.org if you can help! Thanks~
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ACTS – REMINDER:
ACTS will be closed starting 12.21.25 until 1.16.26.
LAST DAY TO SHOP WILL BE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20TH!
We will reopen on January 17, 2026!
Stop by during our regular hours, any Thursday and Saturday, from 10am to 2pm to shop for our great specials! Check out our specials on our Facebook page! www.facebook.com/AmicableChurchThriftShop
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COFFEE HOUR ASSISTANCE
We are eager to have hosts and treats for our Sunday Coffee Hours in the Upper Hall after Sunday Services. For more information visit: www.amicablechurch.org/hospitality-service or sign up anytime on the signup sheet in the Upper Hall.
THE NEXT WEEK AT AMICABLE (Saturday - Saturday) – December 20 - 27:
having a spirit of friendliness, good-natured, neighborly
Welcome to Amicable Congregational Church.
We are a very active congregation with deep roots in the Tiverton community. As followers of Jesus Christ, we have taken seriously God's call to serve the least among us. We invite you to join us in worship and to participate in one of our many ministries.