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Handbell Festival Coming Up!

You are invited to the 17th Annual Handbell Festival Concert, Sunday, March 5th, at St. Mary’s Church in Willimantic. This performance is by the talented ringers of several area churches including our own! Please see the attached flier for more information. We hope you will join us for an evening of fabulous handbell music, fellowship,…

Ash Wednesday Service, 2/22/23

As we begin this Lenten season, we invite you to join us in person or online to our Ash Wednesday service. It will be held at 7 p.m. in the Meetinghouse.Please join us on this Lenten Journey as we seek honest questions for deeper faith.

Lenten Book Study

Lenten Book Study…We wil be reading Henri Nouwen’s, Spiritual Formation: Following the Movements of the Spirit, Wednesdays: February 22, March 1, 15, 22, 29, April 5, from 4:00-5:00pm in Room 106. “Do you seek to live spiritually in a world of constant change and motion? This book offers spiritual wisdom on how to move from…

Fat Tuesday Pancake Dinner! Feb. 21 from 5 – 7!

The tradition of pancakes on the Tuesday before Lent begins dates back to 600 A.D.,when all animal products, not just meat, were banned during Lent.  Christians made pancakes on Fat Tuesday to use up their supply of butter, milk, and eggs before Lent. Come to the Parish House Lounge and join us for some food…

Labyrinth Walk

You are invited to visit the labyrinth on Sunday 2/5 between the hours of 9:30 and noontime in the auditorium! Would you like to learn more about the labyrinth before trying it out yourself? Check out this video clip that appeared recently on NBC! You can also ask Lisa, our Director of Faith Formation, any…

Vision Board Workshop, 1/22 at 11:30 a.m.

WHAT IS A VISION BOARD? A vision board is a way of organizing your hopes, dreams, and ideas for the next year and setting a vision and intention for the year to come. Some people make a vision board that is limited to a particular area of life (health and wellness, love, career, relationships, family,…

Next Book Discussion

THE ORPHAN COLLECTOR by Ellen Marie Wiseman is the book choice for discussion on March 19, 2023, 4:00pm via Zoom. The historical novel is set during the 1918 pandemic in an impoverished Philadelphia neighborhood. Thirteen-year-old Pia faces loss and discrimination while longing to be reunited with her twin brothers. Beatrice, in bitterness and grief, decides…

Remembering Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Friends, We are in the season of Epiphany, welcoming in the light of God to illuminate our daily lives and our life together. This Sunday, January 15th, we remember the birthday of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. King was a bright light, indeed; he was a tireless champion during the Civil Rights movement…

Changing the Lens of Justice

A Restorative Justice Primer Series. Professor Susan Maze-Rothstein will start the series with a primer on and overview of the indigenous origins, principles and philosophy, key values, and concepts of restorative justice Monday, January 23, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, followed by Q&A. She will help us define and understand the meaning…

Epiphany Labyrinth Walk

Sunday, January 8th from 9:30 – noontime. Do you need a quiet transition between the activities of the holidays to the slower paced winter months? You are invited to give yourself the gift of prayerful silence and reflective meditation with a labyrinth walk on Sunday, Jan. 8th from 9:30 – noontime, in the church auditorium….