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​First Congregational UCC Announcements​​
Interested in joining First Congregational UCC?
Please speak to Pastor Cory after the service or email him: FirstCongoUCCPastor@gmail.com.​​

August Blessing Box: Habitat for Humanity

                Diaconate: Kris Fuller

Week of August 18 – August 24, 2025

Mon Aug 18:
  9:00  Council agenda items due
 
Tue Aug 19:
10:00  Goldfinch communion
 
Wed Aug 20:
  5:45  Church Council
 
Fri Aug 22:
  9:00  September newsletter items due
 
Sun Aug 24:
10:00  Creation Justice Sunday Worship
11:00  Church work time with potluck to follow
                       
Birthdays for August 17 – August 23, 2025

Aug 18           Mark Grotte 
Aug 19           Carol Barrick
                        Abigail Anderson 
Aug 20          Karen Cone 
Aug 23          Alexa Steele
 
No Anniversaries for August 17 – August 23, 2025
  
The Blue Earth Area Quilt Show is TODAY, Sunday, August 17, from noon – 4 PM, at the Blue Earth High School. Admission is $6. Concessions are available from Fairmont’s Chapter Y PEO.

 Creation Justice Sunday is next Sunday, August 24th.
 **Wear your casual/work clothes & bring a dish to pass! **
We will be doing some outdoor work after worship.
Potluck will follow work!
  
You are invited to a Retirement Party for Mike True on Saturday, September 13, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM in Heritage Hall. RSVP to Erin by September 1 by emailing her at mikenerin2015@gmail.com or texting her at (507) 399 – 6187.
 
The August Free Community Meal will be on Wednesday, August 27th, starting at 5:30 PM. Fairmont Uptown Kiwanis will be serving: chicken tacos, homemade applesauce, Doritos, bars/cookies and lemonade. ALL are Welcome!
  
Wednesday Community Worship at the Park is every Wednesday at 6:30 PM, rain or shine, at the Sylvania Park Bandshell until September 3rd. There will be a live worship band with meaningful messages from area pastors.
  
If you would like to provide treats and coffee after a church service, please sign up in the binder on the back table. Please ask a hospitality board member (Terri Luetgers, Rebecca Lunz, Sherry Larson, Donna Grotte, Jon Neitzel or Tara Thedens) if you have any questions.
  
If there is a Sunday that has a special meaning to you and you would like to provide flowers, please sign up on the calendar on the bulletin board.  Write your name and who the flowers are in memory/honor of.  Please know that we appreciate you sharing your special memories/days with us!  Contact Kay Campe with questions at (507) 236-9097 or kayanncampe@gmail.com.

​Week of August 11 – August 17, 2025

Mon Aug 11:
 5:30   HH reserved – Hospital Foundation
 
Tue Aug 12:
 6:00   Facilities board
 
Sun Aug 17:
10:00  Worship
11:15  Adult Sunday school                      

Birthdays for August 10 – August 16, 2025

Aug 10           John Larson
Aug 11           Donna Holstine
Aug 13           Deb Adams
                        Amanda Cain
Aug 15           Preston Rachuy-Davis 

Anniversaries for August 10 – August 16, 2025

Aug 12           Eric & Rowena Johnson     25 yrs
Aug 13           Billy & Jenna McAlister       14 yrs

 
Creation Justice Sunday is Sunday, August 24th.
 **Wear your casual/work clothes & bring a dish to pass! **
We will be doing some outdoor work after worship.
Potluck will follow work!

The August Free Community Meal will be on Wednesday, August 27th, starting at 5:30 PM. Takeout begins at 5:50 PM. Fairmont Uptown Kiwanis will be serving: chicken tacos, homemade applesauce, Doritos, bars/cookies & beverages. ALL are Welcome!

Tarnished Brass & friends is playing Thursday, August 14th at the Red Rock Center for the Arts at 7 PM. They have been together since 1967, making them the longest running brass ensemble in the country! Free will donation.
 
We Are Messengers, a Christian music group, is performing on Thursday, August 14, at 8:30 PM at the Martin County Fair.
Admission is free to the concert after a $10 admission to the fair.
 
The Blue Earth Area Quilt Show is Saturday, August 16, from 9 AM – 5 PM, and Sunday, August 17, from noon – 4 PM, at the Blue Earth High School. Admission is $6. Concessions are available from Fairmont’s Chapter Y PEO.
 
You are invited to a Retirement Party for Mike True on Saturday, September 13, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM in Heritage Hall. RSVP to Erin by September 1 by emailing her at mikenerin2015@gmail.com or texting her at (507) 399 – 6187.
 
If you would like to provide treats and coffee after a church service, please sign up in the binder on the back table. Please ask a hospitality board member (Terri Luetgers, Rebecca Lunz, Sherry Larson, Donna Grotte, Jon Neitzel or Tara Thedens) if you have any questions.
 
Wednesday Community Worship at the Park is every Wednesday at 6:30 PM, rain or shine, at the Sylvania Park Bandshell until September 3rd. There will be a live worship band with meaningful messages from area pastors.