HARVEST - A MULTICULTURAL CELEBRATION

On October 7, 2007 as the Christian Church worldwide celebrates World Communion Sunday we at First Presbyterian Church will also be celebrating HARVEST. Almost every cultural community in the world that engages in agriculture has some sort of Harvest Celebration to give thanks to the creator for the gifts of the earth. Our Multicultural Team found that our Jamaican Members and our Ghanaian members had a similar tradition of bringing a portion of the crops they grow to Church for Harvest Celebration where they are displayed in the sanctuary and then sold or auctioned to raise money for the Church. We will be doing the same thing, except that the profits from the sale of the donated produce will be used to help feed impoverished people in Hartford through MANNA, a program of Hands on Hartford (formerly Center City Churches).

In the Presbyterian Church we also receive an Offering for Peacemaking on this Sunday.

Come and join us on this or any other Sunday at 10:30 AM. First Presbyterian Church

Sunday Hartford lost a great man, those of us who knew him lost a wonderful friend. John Hunt died on Sunday. John had volunteered at Sanchez elementary school for over 15 years, initially planning to do tutoring one afternoon a week, but ending up so in love with teaching that he was tutoring in the classroom four days a week, mentoring children, providing eye glasses for those who needed them, and promised three dozen students that he would pay for their college education. He has followed these kids through the years as a friend and mentor.

A front page article appeared in today's Hartford Courant and you will find links there to a previous story on John. His obituary also appeared in the paper today.

Also Saturday, March 17, 3:00-4:30 pm
Statewide rally to oppose the war
Old State House (800 Main Street, Hartford)
For details, see http://www.ctcow.org/.