Avon Congregational Church

Rummage Sale Donations Accepted
2025-04-08 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-04-09 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-04-10 10:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Avon Congregational Church is seeking items for its 42nd Annual Rummage Sale! Donations for the sale may be dropped off at the church, located at 6 West Main St., on the following dates/times: Daytimes: Sunday, April 6 (11am-2pm); Mon – Thurs, April 7 – 10 (10 am-2:30 pm). Evenings: Mon, Tues, Wed April 7,8,9 (5-7pm). Please note: A volunteer will advise what items we can take when dropped off. All items must clean and in working order and be dropped off during the times listed when a volunteer is on duty. Questions? Contact our Office at 860-678-0488.

Coffee with the Pastor
2025-04-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-04-16 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-04-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-04-30 10:00 - 11:00
Coffee with the Pastor, Wednesdays at 10:00 AM at the Coffee Trade (21 West Main St.) Come by for conversation and fellowship. Pop in or stay for the hour. If you haven’t tried it, check it out – we have lots of fun! See you there!

Rummage Sale Donations Wanted
2025-04-09 10:00 - 14:30

Celebration Ringers
2025-04-09 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-04-16 17:30 - 18:30

Gallery Singers Rehearsal
2025-04-09 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-04-23 18:30 - 20:00

Al-Anon
2025-04-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-24 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-27 19:00 - 20:00

Rummage Sale
2025-04-11 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-12 09:00 - 13:00

Palm Sunday Service
2025-04-13 10:00 - 11:00
April 13th, 10:00 am. Palm Sunday Service, with Processional of Palms – Palm Sunday falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels. It begins our Holy Week. It is the day that we remember and celebrate the day Jesus entered into Jerusalem, seen by the oppressed, as Savior and King. As Jesus rode a donkey into the town of Jerusalem a large crowd gathered and laid palm branches and their cloaks across the road, giving Jesus royal treatment. The hundreds of people shouted “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

Gallery Singers
2025-04-16 18:30 - 19:30

Maundy Thursday
2025-04-17 19:30 - 20:30
April 17th, 7:30 pm. Maundy Thursday Service of Tenebrae – “Tenebrae” is the name given to the celebration, with special ceremonies for the last three days of Holy Week. Thirteen candles (representing the twelve disciples and Christ) are lit. The traditions regarding this service go back at least to the ninth century. This year at Avon Congregational Church, we will listen to scripture readings covering The Last Supper and Passion Narratives of Christ. The Passion story relays Jesus’ agony and arrest in Gethsemane and concludes with his burial. Interspersed between the readings are reflective hymns and anthems. Candles are snuffed as we near the dark moment of Christ’s death.

Good Friday Service
2025-04-18 12:00 - 12:30
April 18th, noon. Good Friday, a brief service of solemn reflection – Why is it called Good Friday? Some sources suggest that the day is “good” in that it is holy, or that the phrase is a corruption of “God’s Friday”. Perhaps “good” in this context refers to a day or season observed as holy by the church. Either way, as Christians, we should certainly set aside time to reflect on what Jesus’ death means to us and to consider what he valued enough to give up his own life.

Easter Sunday Service
2025-04-20 10:00 - 11:00
April 20th, 10:00 am. Easter Sunday Service – “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen!” We celebrate God’s triumph of love over death through majestic music with brass and a hope-filled message extolling how we too can find new life in Christ’s Way.

Following the service is the Amazing Annual Egg-Gathering Event for our children!

Celebration Ringers Rehearsal
2025-04-23 17:30 - 18:30

Worship Service
2025-04-27 10:00 - 11:00

Playhouse 44 Storytelling Event
2025-04-30 19:00 - 20:30
Relatively Speaking: The Fun and Folly of Family Gatherings, Wednesday, April 30th, 7:00 P.M. Playhouse 44 presents its second storytelling event in the Fellowship Hall of Avon Congregational Church, 6 West Main Street, Avon. Please register to attend by sending a note to info@playhouse44.org. You will receive a confirmation email, which you need to bring to the event. Seating is limited, so register early. Although the event is free, Playhouse 44 strongly encourages donations to help fund more programs like “Relatively Speaking.” Donations can be made online at https://playhouse44.org/donate/, or at the event.

Come hear local storytellers share true, five-minute stories about
family gatherings — from the good and the bad, to the funny and the sad, and all the surprises and revelations in between at holiday meals, weddings, parties and picnics, family reunions, and other times when relatives get together. It will be a fun and enjoyable evening.

If you’d like to be considered as a storyteller for future storytelling nights, send an email to info@playhouse44.org.

Mexican and Oaxacan Dinner
2025-05-13 18:00 - 19:00
Join us for a wonderful Oaxacan Mexican Meal, Tuesday May 13th, 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Contact Betsy Van Loon at betsy.vanloon@gmail.com or 860-604-4046 if you’re interested in attending. Space is very limited! Menu: Chicken Mole, Vegetable Mole, Rice and Beans, Homemade tortillas, Guacamole with chapulines. Our meal will be prepared by ACC’s chef Don Del Cegno and Gaby Hernandez, the director of the Simply Smiles Children’s Village in Oaxaca, Mexico. Suggested donation for dinner is $20

Coffee with the Pastor
2025-05-14 10:00 - 11:00
Coffee with the Pastor at the Coffee Trade (21 West Main St.) , Wednesdays at 10:00 AM – Come by for conversation and fellowship. Pop in or stay for the hour. If you haven’t tried it, check it out – we have lots of fun! See you there!
