UConn Utilities Construction to impact getting to SCC for Summer 2018 UPDATE: August 17, 2018 As of Friday, August 17, 2018, North Eagleville Road in Storrs was opened to traffic in both directions as summer construction work drew to a close. Introduction On May 8, 2018, UConn begins the (hopefully) final phase of a multiple-year…
15Mar
Holy Week & Easter 2018 at SCC
Holy Week and Easter @ SCC March 25: Palm Sunday 10:00 am — Worship service with Palm Procession (procession may begin outdoors in PH Courtyard or directly in the Meeting House, depending on weather) March 29: Maundy Thursday 5:30 pm — A ‘Simple Supper’, with interactive worship stations available for personal prayer, in the Auditorium…
19Jan
Sundays at Storrs Congregational: January 2018
The People of God at Worship: January 2017 January 7th: Baptism of Christ – the 1st Sunday in Ordinary Time Pastor Matt preaching: “See it. Say it. Sorted.” Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5 and Mark 1:4-11 January 14th: The 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Tina Huey preaching: “Known and Loved” Scripture: I Samuel 3: 1-10 and John…
19Jan
2018 Annual Meeting Agenda & Info
2018 Annual Business Meeting of the Congregation January 28, 2018 following the 10:00 am worship service Pursuant to the bylaws of our congregation, the members of the Storrs Congregational Church are called to the Annual Business Meeting of the Church, to be held January 28, 2018, in the Parish House Auditorium following the 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning worship…
21Dec
Where two or three are gathered in my name…
“Where two or three are gathered in my name…” or… Where did Pastor Matt go to church? December 20, 2017 So, one of the things I was looking forward to being able to do during this sabbatical was to visit other churches for their worship services. Obviously, we who are pastors are typically rather ‘busy’…
28Oct
Berlin – Division and Dissonance
Berlin October 28, 2017 Guten morgen! I write this morning having just arrived in Leipzig yesterday evening, after spending the last 4 days in Berlin. Visiting Berlin brings with it a rather profound experience of contrasts and juxtapositions. You simply cannot escape the reminders of both the Nazi / World War II history and the…
18Oct
And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise
And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise October 17, 2017 A significant aspect of my time here in Cambridge has been singing with the choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge. Selwyn is one of the 31 constituent colleges that make up the University of Cambridge.[1] Founded in 1882, it is not one of the “old”…
13Oct
With whom do you go to church?
With whom do you go to church? October 13, 2017 Apologies for the delay since my last blog entry… it’s been a pretty packed schedule over the last week-and-a-half, between trying to get in a good bit of sight-seeing before Adam had to return to the US and the schedule of commitments involving the choir…
04Oct
Edinburgh
Edinburgh October 3, 2017 It’s a lovely, clear, and sunny Tuesday morning here in Cambridge, where the university students are having their first full day of classes for the fall term (the “Michaelmas term,” as it is called here). I passed my audition for the Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge, yesterday and had my first…
28Sep
Have your boarding pass ready…
Have your boarding pass ready… September 28, 2017 Just a quick update to say that in just about an hour and a half, we’ll be headed out to the airport for our flight to Edinburgh. It has been 15 years since I last traveled internationally (excepting Canada), and I’ve never tried getting ready for a…