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Amicable Weekly Announcements
AMICABLE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
FEBRUARY 22, 2026
JOIN US ON-SITE OR ONLINE FOR WORSHIP EVERY SUNDAY AT 10AM
WE ARE GLAD TO BE WORSHIPING TOGETHER!
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2026 @ 10AM
The first Sunday in Lent: we set out on a journey into and through the wilderness. This week we reflect on the theme of wilderness: not only or always a place of temptation, loneliness, and desolation. The wilderness can also be a place of invitation, interconnectedness, and restoration if we know how to look.
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PEACEFUL NEIGHBOR: AN ECUMENICAL LENTEN BOOK GROUP
Wednesdays during Lent, 5:30-6:30PM - February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25
Rev. Maddie (Amicable UCC) and Rev. K (Holy Trinity Episcopal) will be hosting an ecumenical book group for the season of Lent. Join us at Amicable beginning this Wednesday! You can find a copy of the book, Peaceful Neighbor by Michael G. Long, at your local library or your favorite independent bookstore! If purchasing or procuring a book is cost-prohibitive, please contact your pastor and we will facilitate a book for you.
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AN EVENING OF MUSIC AND SONG
Join our Music Director, Ilana, and her friend, Hannah Meloy, Soprano, as they entertain us with songs of love and longing from the Americas. Concert will take place in the church. Come enjoy the evening with friends!
Saturday, February 28th, at 6pm TO 7:30pm
This is a free event with donations welcome!
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INTERGENERATIONAL SERVICE PROJECT: BUILDING BLESSING BAGS
Sunday, 3/1, after worship!
Folks of all ages are invited to participate in this intergenerational service project which concludes our February Homelessness Awareness Mission. The Deacons have created a wish list on Amazon of items to purchase to be included in the blessing bags we will put together on Sunday, March 1. Those bags will go to the Thrive for Humanity programs in Fall River and be distributed to their clients.
Use this link to purchase wish list items (be sure items will be delivered by Feb. 27, please) and items will be delivered to the church: https://tinyurl.com/amiblessings
HEALING PRAYER SERVICE ON HIATUS DURING LENT
The February and March ecumenical healing prayer services will be cancelled during the season of Lent. Please join Rev. Maddie and Rev. K at one of our other shared offerings during Lent and Holy Week. We'll reconvene prayer services in April.​
WORRIED ABOUT FOOD OR KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO COULD USE SOME HELP?
We understand that not everyone who needs food can access a food bank because of the distance or limited hours and days they are open. In a Sakonnet Times article about our Thanksgiving Baskets, it was mentioned that we had started working on our next project—a place where neighbors can share with and receive from each other. That led to requests for more information from congregants and neighbors, along with offers of time and money. The Trustees and a leader of our ACTS Thrift Store joined the discussion. Other churches shared how they are doing similar work. This past Sunday morning, those entering through the north entrance might have noticed the results: The Amicable Cares - Kindness Cabinet.
The Kindness Cabinet will be open at any time for items to be received or taken as needed. If you have ideas on how to best advertise this resource to our neighbors, please call and leave a message on our church office phone. Click here for more information.
In addition to our Amicable Cares – Kindness Cabinet there are other Community Food Pantries in the area to make sure all our neighbors have the food they need to be healthy and active. Food pantries provide an abundance of food to the people of Southeastern Massachusetts.​ Click on this link for more Food Resources.​​​​
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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).
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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.
WEEKLY FLOWERS FOR THE SANCTUARY
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 2026! Reserve your Sunday now!
Please contact Bobi Zeiser or email the office at office@amicablechurch.org if you can help! Thanks~
ACTS – IS OPEN!
Stop by to shop or just for a visit every Thursday and Saturday from 10 to 2! Lots of deals, smiles, and great company!
If you would like to donate items or your time… stop by! We would love to have them/you~~~~
COFFEE HOUR ASSISTANCE
Can you host (arrive early to make coffee, bring/set out treats, clean up) or help at an upcoming coffee hour? We are in need of hosts and donations of treats for our Sunday Coffee Hours in the Upper Hall after Sunday worship services and would be very grateful for your help. For more information visit: www.amicablechurch.org/hospitality-service or sign up anytime on the signup sheet in the Upper Hall.
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AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS
Rhode Island Al-Anon Family Groups. Al-Anon is a worldwide fellowship of those who feel their lives have been deeply affected by someone else's drinking. Many who come to Al-Anon are in despair, feeling hopeless, unable to believe that things can ever change. We want our lives to be different, but nothing we have done has brought about change. We want and need help. To find out more about Al-Anon and decide if it is for you visit: https://www.riafg.org
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THE NEXT WEEK AT AMICABLE (Sunday - Saturday) – February 22 - 28:
(Check our website www.amicablechurch.org/calendar-ongoing-events)
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.