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		<title>Children&#8217;s Fair March 13</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gail</dc:creator>
		
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Williamstown, MA - The First Congregational Church of Williamstown reprises its popular Children&#8217;s Fair on Saturday, March 13, from 9 AM – 3 PM at the Church located at 906 Main Street/Route 2 in Williamstown.  The Fair whose theme is “Its Easy Being Green” features easy and delightful games designed by the late James [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Hands Cover Letter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 26, 2010
Dear Friend,
I&#8217;m pleased to let you know that our highly successful &#8220;A Helping Hand for Helping Hands.&#8221; grant program will continue in 2010. 
This year our goal is to continue to support you, your staff, and your volunteers as you strive to improve your agency&#8217;s ability to help individuals, families, and our community. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Hands Grant Application 2010</title>
		<link>http://firstchurchwilliamstown.org/2010/01/helping-hands-grant-application-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
United Church of Christ
906 Main Street
Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267
&#8220;A Helping Hand for Helping Hands&#8221;
2010 Application for a Training Grant for
Not-for-Profit Human Service Agency
Staff, Executives, and Volunteers
Serving the Northern Berkshires
(Please print or type)
Date: __________________
Name:______________________________________________________
Agency: ___________________________________________________________
Address:____________________________________________________              ___________________________________________________________
Email:________________ Phone:________________ Fax:_____________________
Home Address:____________________________________________________
Email:________________ Phone_________________
What is your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Hands Program Description 2010</title>
		<link>http://firstchurchwilliamstown.org/2010/01/helping-hands-program-description-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gail</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
United Church of Christ
906 Main Street
Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267
&#8220;A Helping Hand for Helping Hands&#8221;
Training Grants for the Staff, Executives, and Trustees
of Not-for-Profit Human Service Agencies
that serve the Northern Berkshires
Church Office Contact:
Gail Burns
906 Main Street
Williamstown MA 01267
Tel: 413-458-4273
Fax: 413-458-3414
Email: Office@FirstChurchWilliamstown.org
Helping Hands Contact:
Sally Sussman
906 Main Street
Williamstown MA 01267
Tel: 413-458-4273
Fax: 413-458-3414
Email: Office@FirstChurchWilliamstown.org
SUMMARY STATEMENT
This project is intended to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Hands Grant Information</title>
		<link>http://firstchurchwilliamstown.org/2010/01/helping-hands-grant-application/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gail</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Cover Letter for Agency Executives from Pastor Bail
Helping Hands Program Description
Helping Hands Grant Application
Helping Hands Poster 2010 (PDF)
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		<title>2009 Annual Reports</title>
		<link>http://firstchurchwilliamstown.org/2010/01/2009-annual-reports/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gail</dc:creator>
		
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Table of Contents and Cover Art

2009 Annual Reports
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		<title>News of Harry LaGess</title>
		<link>http://firstchurchwilliamstown.org/2010/01/news-of-harry-lagess/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gail</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Our dearly loved and sorely missed Harry Lagess (sexton) has passed through the test of quadruple bypass surgery at Baystate and is back at his home on Florida Mountain. His expected recovery time is about three months. There are two sets of implications for our congregation.
(A) Getting Harry&#8217;s work done at our church building!
We all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Assemble a Hygiene Kit for Haiti</title>
		<link>http://firstchurchwilliamstown.org/2010/01/how-to-assemble-a-hygiene-kit-for-haiti/</link>
		<comments>http://firstchurchwilliamstown.org/2010/01/how-to-assemble-a-hygiene-kit-for-haiti/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gail</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Church World Service, an umbrella organization that is well known for its disaster relief, sends emergency hygiene kits. Our church school is planning to put some kits together to send to CWS, to replace the ones that have already gone to Haiti. If you would like to donate items for the kits, the necessary components [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Send Help to Haiti</title>
		<link>http://firstchurchwilliamstown.org/2010/01/how-to-send-help-to-haiti/</link>
		<comments>http://firstchurchwilliamstown.org/2010/01/how-to-send-help-to-haiti/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gail</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us have found our hearts turning to Haiti this week in the wake of the terrible quake there.
There are, of course, a multitude of ways to give money to help provide relief. Some we have heard about go directly through your cell phone or through a link on the website. The national UCC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Narrative Budget</title>
		<link>http://firstchurchwilliamstown.org/2010/01/narrative-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://firstchurchwilliamstown.org/2010/01/narrative-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gail</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Narrative Budget 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Click HERE to see the handsome, full-color flier outlining the Narrative Budget designed by Carl Westerdahl!  A black and white version was included in the January Newsletter mailing.
Narrative Budget for 2010
When the Rev. Karen McArthur, Church Financial Consultant, visited our congregation last winter, she introduced the concept of a narrative budget, in which the [...]]]></description>
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