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We need YOUR participation to have a successful auction on March 15.  Please donate prizes to the Ides of March Auction before March 2.  You can use the online form here: https://forms.gle/Ugk7dXLD7wjk31LE6 or you can't print a paper form here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s8DE3C3NTqw48xI1bcbEDNcBWphRg72b/view?usp=sharing. You can even pick up a paper copy at the church.  If you use a paper donation form please return it to either Rev. Tony or Kimberly Finn Bolster.

If you need ideas about what you could donate, consider:

  • Tickets to cultural or sporting events
  • Use of a vacation home for a weekend or a week
  • Host a Dinner or Theme Evening (Game night, poker night, baking night) at your home
  • Baked Goods (one baked good a month for a year, for example)
  • Lessons (instrument, voice, cooking, gardening, writing, drawing, computer use, etc.)
  • Yard Work
  • Handy Work
  • Paintings
  • Textile art (knitting, quilting, etc)
  • House Painting (interior or exterior)
  • Computer work and troubleshooting
  • Memorabilia (signed photo of a sports figure or entertainer)
  • Homemade beer or wine
  • New or Antique Furniture
  • Photography or video recording
  • House cleaning
  • Resume preparation
Be creative. Every one of us has something we do that can be a service item for the auction. Everyone knows someone who provides a unique service or owns a business and can be asked for a gift certificate donation.  
Here is what Rev. Tony is donating as auction prizes:
  • 2 tickets to join Rev. Tony and Rev. Tuesday at the Kristen Key comedy show on Sun. Aug. 10, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Funny Bone Comedy Club in Manchester, CT.  
  • Dinner at Rev. Tony’s, where he will make you an Azorean (Portuguese) immigrant dinner from New Bedford and tell you about his maternal grandparents.  
  • One sermon topic during the coming church year. The purchaser can pick the topic (not the details) for Rev. Tony to preach about. The topic must be five words or less. Minimum bid: $250.