BURGLARY at First UCC During Concert

Last evening (January 31) during the concert, the church was burglarized.

The burglar jimmied open the locked hallway door to my office, jimmied open the locked door to the bookkeeper’s office, jimmied open the locked file cabinet, and stole two zippered pouches. One held the ticket money from Present Perfect, the other the money from tickets sold at the door. Though it had not yet been counted, we believe the loss was in the neighborhood of $2000.

The police were called and are investigating. An insurance report will be filed .

The volunteers handling the money were careful, prudent and thorough; they bear no responsibility for this loss.

We expect that the burglar will discard the checks that were taken. Nonetheless, if you wrote a check at Present Perfect or at the concert, please watch your bank account carefully, and let us know if it is cashed. If you are not sure when you wrote a check, please call the church office and we can let you know if we deposited it or not.

If you would like to replace a check that was stolen, please write Concert Replacement on the memo line.

My earnest hope is that our distress about the robbery will not overshadow our delight and appreciation for Saturday evening. Dan Chouinard and Prudence Johnson performed wonderfully, and the reception that followed was crowded, friendly, and fun. Thanks to all who made it happen!

If you have any further questions, please contact the church office at 645-7532.