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Dorothy Day : Members prepare meatloaves every 5th Sunday for this Danbury Soup Kitchen.

Meals on Wheels :Members distribute meals to the homebound on the 1st week of each month.

Daily Bread: Members distribute food

to the needy from St. James Church

in Danbury.

Brotherhood in Action :A collection

for the Bethel food pantry in which

we participate during holidays.

46 Main St. Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 743-1877 Rev. Dr. Sheldon T. Smith, Pastor

The First Congregational Church of Bethel

United Church of Christ gathered 1759

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God Pops for everyone! That’s right, we collected almost 1,000 Tootsie Roll Pops and Charms Blow Pops to send to our soldiers in Iraq. They were shipped on March 21^st and should arrive by Easter. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this worthwhile cause. We know that our efforts will be appreciated.

Oh Baby! A couple of weeks ago, I was getting my haircut. I have been going to the same hairdresser for many years so we always play catch-up on what is new in our lives. I was telling Anthony about my sermon on March 15^th and some of the other causes near and dear to my heart. I told him about the Daily Bread Food Pantry and how the number of grocery bags full of food distributed has increased from 60 bags a week to over 200 bags a week. I expressed my concern that so many people are

finding themselves in such difficult financial straits and how we need to provide more food for the pantry. As I was paying my bill, Anthony reached behind the counter and pulled out an envelope marked “Food Pantry”. He handed me fifty dollars and told me to do whatever I thought was best. What a gift! My daughter Sara and I went shopping the next day and bought $50 worth of baby food. This baby food was then delivered to the Pantry on the following Monday by Joann Smith, co-chair of our Board of Outreach – just in time to distribute food to over 75 people. God does work in mysterious ways! - Blessings, Lori Cipot