Reflections

Thoughts from Pastor Matt… By the time you read this, we’ll be beginning our journey through the season of Lent, that period of 40 days (plus 6 Sundays) before Easter.  “A gift of faith from ages past,” as it is called in one of the hymns for the season, Lent always comes to us as…

Thoughts from Pastor Matt… As the end of the year approaches, it’s already time to begin thinking about what’s ahead in a new year.  (I know, I know, for some of us, just getting from now through Christmas is enough to worry about…)  As I look ahead to the upcoming year for us here at…

Thoughts from Pastor Matt… Well, friends, by now I imagine you all have heard the news of Pastor Nancy’s new call to become the pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Hartford and, therefore, of her upcoming departure from her ministry with and among us here at SCC.  As Bryan Klimkiewicz and I said in our…

As you probably figured out, either from the date on the front or the date it arrived in your mailbox, this is the October issue of our church newsletter, The Carillon.  Which means, of course, that you’re probably expecting this to be my annual “stewardship” article, written as an early component of our fall pledge…

Dear Church, As I leave you for this brief Sabbatical, I want to share the latest update from the Faith Formation team and happening related to the Prayground.  The Prayground is the space in the Meeting House in the front of the worship space, to the right of the Chancel.  You may have noticed it…

Just a couple of quick “News and Notes” items from me this issue, since there’s lots of other great info for you to take in here in this issue… First, many thanks for the expressions of concern and care at the end of July and beginning of August after I ended up with appendicitis and…

Just a few pieces of “News and Notes” from me as we progress more fully into the summer here at SCC (alas, I can’t share any reflections on the UCC General Synod since, even though you’ll be reading this after I get back, I’m writing it before departure). The biggest bit of news at the…

June is going to be a fairly busy month for me, and that’s not because of the wedding—after all, by the third day of the month, the preparations will be in the past and the travelers will be on their way home.  More impactful to my schedule in June is the upcoming General Synod of…

It’s can be interesting to discover what sorts of things you’ve become “known for”.  Are you the guy who’s always there when a helping hand is needed?  Are you the woman who really knows how to tie a fly-fishing fly?  Are you the kid who has more different colors of Converse All-Stars sneakers than there…