Our Food Pantry has become a very popular topic in the UConn Student Community. Did you know that there are students that attend UConn that do not have enough food to eat on a daily basis? Or that some students that live off campus are choosing between paying for gas to get to class and…
Musical Notes – October 2019
Musical Notes Meet Our UConn Choral Members Jonah Garcia, Tenor is a Senior in the IB/M Music Education Program at UConn. He has performed with the UConn Chamber Singers and Concert Choir throughout his time at UConn, including as a soloist for Eric Whitacre’s Alleluia and Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard. He has been a participant in the King’s Singers…
Library News – October 2019
The Church Library has some wonderful new books for you to check out. Here are the titles that have been spotlighted over the last month. For Adults A Mercy is Toni Morrison’s account of lost innocence and fractured dreams of a young slave girl in 1680s Maryland. It reveals what lies beneath the surface of…
10 Year Anniversary of Welcoming All
In October of 2009 we celebrated as a church and as a community a “Welcome to Our House” weekend. Some rode the elevator for the first time, we worshiped, we honored all who had contributed in any way to our Campaign for Accessibility, and we committed to continue the focus of WELCOMING ALL in our church community in the future. The…
Have a Minute? Thoughts from Pastor Matt…
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…
Mental Health Ministry
The Mental Health Ministry is an outgrowth of the Just Peace Team. Members have been working on putting together a resource list of helpful local and national phone numbers and websites. Pastor Matt is setting up the resource list as a brochure on his computer. Copies will be distributed soon. The Team is also planning…
Summer Into Fall In The Library
Within a few weeks we will be saying goodbye to another hot and hazy summer and begin looking for the first red leaves on the swamp maples! Your library committee will be focusing on activities of the many various groups among our congregants. If you have special needs within your groups do check into the…
Singers & Ringers Wanted!
All are welcome to join our vibrant music ministry by singing, ringing or the playing of instruments! CHOIR rehearsals begin with a general warm-up where we do exercises to free our bodies, engage the breath, activate our minds and vocalize together. We work on five or six anthems a rehearsal in a wide variety of…
Pulpit Plans – Fall 2019
Miss a Sunday, miss a lot! Upcoming Preachers for SCC Sunday Worship This fall, the Ministry of the Word will be brought to us through some outstanding guest voices in our pulpit, along with the ongoing preaching ministry of our resident pastors: The Rev. Nicolette Siragusa Preaching September 1st Worshipers this summer got to experience…
A Beyond Burgers Courtyard BBQ and Potluck Picnic – Sunday, September 8, 2019
11:30 a.m. in the Parish House Lounge & Courtyard A great time to gather, share your summer adventures and kick off UCONN’s fall semester. The Congregational Life and Hospitality Ministry will provide cold beverages, condiments, burgers and a variety of grilled vegetables. We invite YOU to bring a hot or cold side dish or contribute…
