Sunday School is Back!
Sunday School has returned to its regular time of 9:00 AM. Sunday School is open to all children from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. We can’t wait to begin a new season of learning, fun, and growing in faith together! Registration forms can be found here.
Nursery Room Available
Our nursery has resumed its regular time of 9:15 AM. The nursery is held in the green room of the preschool wing. The nursery is staffed on a rotating basis by Deserie Burns, Debbie and Rikki Cliffe, Stefanie Attanasio, and Lynn Mark. We give thanks to our volunteers for taking on this new role, providing a safe and welcoming space for our youngest children while parents participate in worship. You can find registration forms here.
Fall Yoga Classes
Starting September 30th in our fellowship hall, CLC's Member Nina Triolo will be offering two types of yoga classes. Senior Chair Yoga will be on Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm in the fellowship hall. The price is $10. Mat Yoga will be offered on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 9:45 am in the fellowship hall. The price is $10 for CLC members or Little Light Preschool Families, and $15 for others. Questions for either class can be directed to Nina at: lovingbalanceyoga@gmail.com. You can find the sign-up sheet on the back wall in the narthex along with a flyer for each yoga class.
CLC Pumpkin Patch
Our pumpkin patch is open for business and fun! Check out the photos here! We have lots of pumpkins, gourds, and potted mums as well as family photo spots, lawn games and more. We’re open from 9:30am to sunset seven days a week through November 9th. Come early to get the best selection.
Kitchen Pizza - Now at CLC
Support this new local business by stopping by for to-go orders in our parking lot on Saturdays and Sundays. Enjoy great food while helping a small business grow! Follow his Instagram page @kitchenpizza.
Trunk or Treat and Dog Costume Contest!
Join us Sunday, October 26th, from 3:00pm - 6:00pm in the church parking lot for a night of candy, costumes, and community fun! Families can visit decorated car trunks for treats, wander through the pumpkin patch, and enjoy other activities! The Dog Costume Contest starts at 5:00 pm. You can register on clipboards in the narthex or online via our Google Form. Clipboards are available for Trunk Hosts and Dog Costume Contest entries. You can register for one event—or both!
Blood Drive
HCLC will be hosting its Fall blood drive on Sunday, November 16th from 8:30am to 1:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. Each person's donation can save up to 3 lives! If you would like to donate please sign up on one of the sign up sheets posted in the hallway or fellowship hall bulletin boards. (Ages 16 to 75 eligible to donate.) You may contact Debbie Cliffe at (631) 366-1641 with any questions or to schedule your donation for that day. Walk ins are welcome. Please come if you are able or help to encourage those that can, to donate. Thank you!
HANAH
Huntington Action Network Against Hate. This faith based community seeks to prevent acts of hate and to respond and support those who have experienced hate incidents. Bilingual volunteers are needed for coming events, so please help if you are able. Here is the October HANAH newsletter.
Sugar Kelp Project
We have something new for the Tyson Galloway Celebration Garden. We have been chosen as one of four master gardens in Huntington Township, for the “Sugar Kelp Project”. This is part of the Rotary Environmental Action Coalition of Huntington or REACH. The REACH rotary club is dedicated to service projects based on environmental sustainability with a primary focus on improving water quality, restoring habitats and supporting aquaculture by reintroducing keystone indigenous species to local embankments. This group works with the DEC, Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Programs, and local towns. REACH is currently permitted by the DEC and The Cornell Cooperative Marine program to cultivate Sugar Kelp. This indigenous macro algae helps extract carbon dioxide and nitrogen from our waters and acts as a bio stimulant for lawns and gardens through fertilizing with the kelp. At CLC we have 3 test beds that have been treated with sugar kelp granules. We will track growth of plants and vegetable size comparing it with our control beds. We hope to stimulate root growth and drought resistance in our selected plants. This is exciting work for CLC. I am excited to see how we do.
Oyster Reefs Project
The “Oyster Reefs Project” is another marine project promoted by REACH. This project is about building oyster reefs to improve water quality, and restore habitat and to support aquaculture and our heritage maritime industry. These oysters are not for consumption but are raised for reef restoration. One oyster filters about 50 gallons of water per day. This allows millions of gallons of water to be filtered each day. The restoration of oyster habitat will provide the reefs with food and shelter to many species of fish and will help kickstart the natural food chain. Our man-made oyster reefs serve as spawning grounds introducing millions of oyster larvae and promoting wild reef set formations throughout our water bodies. In the first 2 seasons on the docks The Oyster Reef Project produces over 450,000 oysters and deployed them into our bays. There are currently four reefs, two in Huntington Bay, one in Centerport Bay, and one in Northport Bay.