At its April 17 meeting, the Governing Board: Adopted a SCC Credit Card Policy and Procedure and a SCC Credit Card Reader Policy and Procedure, which will be added to the Board Policy Book. Voted unanimously to approve an exterior window project and to appropriate $8,500 from the Major Projects Fund to pay for it….
14Jun
Summer Music 2018
Calling all singers and instrumentalists. If you have a talent to share, please contact me right now. The list has begun with dates from June 24 to August 19. We had an excellent line-up of summer musicians last year and they all survived. Not only that, on behalf of you, they raised up our congregation’s…
12Jun
Earthkeepers Corner
Summer is just around the corner, and it is wonderful to hear about all the gardens being planted in congregations around Connecticut! We hope you are remembering our dwindling pollinator populations and making space for their favorite flowers, and to keep your garden free of herbicides and pesticides! IREJN and Knox Inc. are joining to…
10Jun
Faith Formation News
From the Adult Sunday School The Adult Sunday School will be meeting in the Education Building, Room 201 at 9:00…all are welcome and encouraged to join. C.A.F.E. Storrs continues to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays, now meeting in the newly refurbished Library, with leadership alternating between Pastors Matt and Nancy. The group has been…
08Jun
Church World Service: Blankets & Tools Offering – June 17th
This year we will be receiving the CWS Blankets and Tools offering on Father’s Day weekend, June 17th. Contributions to CWS Tools mean Church World Service will be ready to help people around the world gain the resources and develop the skills necessary to sustain themselves and their families and to build viable communities. From…
06Jun
Cameron Johnson Memorial Organ Competition
The 25th Anniversary of our competition for high school students attracted a very talented pool of applicants. Many thanks to you, the congregation of Storrs Congregational Church, for your ongoing support of this competition that’s co-sponsored by the American Guild of Organists. It’s inspiring to see there are young students passionate about the organ and…
06Jun
Have a Minute? Thoughts from Pastor Matt…
As the calendar flips its way into June, most of us are beginning to ease into the rhythms of summer. Although, to be honest, there’s not a huge amount of my own weekly schedule that changes in the summer—after all, we still have weekly worship, pastoral care needs continue, and even many of our faith…
24May
New Members Welcome For Just Peace Action Groups
The Just Peace Team meets monthly on the 4th Wednesdays at 7:00 in the Parish House Lounge. New members are always welcome. The Team is now forming smaller Teams to study and plan initiatives on the following justice issues. If you are interested in participating in a Team, contact the leader of each. Food Justice…
20May
Embracing And Honoring The Gifts Of Our Creator
By Don Hoyle As a citizen of the United States, a country which has pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement, and which was the world’s number one polluter of mother earth, I feel “I am a person of unclean lips who dwells in the midst of a people of unclean lips, but my eyes…
16May
Around The Table – Governing Board Report
At its April 17 meeting, the Governing Board approved revisions to the Governing Board Policy Book, many of which related to the new Church Bylaws. The new Policy Book will be available in the Parish House Lounge for reference and added to the church website. The Board made the following one-year appointments: Memorial and Special…