There’s plenty that’s been going on—or will be going on—in the life, ministry, and leadership of our congregation! Here are a few tid-bits: Safe Church Policy updates: A team of four has been working valiantly to update and revise our church’s Safe Church Policy manual—the policies and procedures we have in place to ensure that…
03Nov
Have A Minute?
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…
03Nov
Building & Grounds Weekend Workdays
Building & Grounds Weekend Workdays Twice each year a group of SCC members devote time to beautification and improvements of our buildings and grounds. I must say it never ceases to amaze me: the diligence shown by our volunteers, no matter how small or great their contributions of time and effort. Twenty-four individuals were involved…
03Nov
Meet our newest addition: “Elkay”
Elkay is the brand name of the new water fountain that has been installed in the Parish House near the Sexton office in the main entry hallway. This is a water fountain and a bottle fountain. Yes – it fills bottles and…it keeps a count of how many bottles have been “saved” by using Elkay…
30Oct
Food Pantry News – October 2019
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…
27Oct
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…
25Oct
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…
20Oct
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…
20Oct
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…
18Sep
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…