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…
11Aug
Food Pantry Needs – Summer 2019
Our Food Pantry has recently been re-stocked by the local community through the National Letter Carrier Association Annual Food Drive. This year, we chose not to do the “end of school year” food packing so that the foodstuffs donated by the local community would be able to serve more families than the 20+ that are…
21Jul
Library News – Summer 2019
Well… not really at your fingertips as in using an electronic device but a printed book that you can hold in your hands and curl up with in the shade with a glass of lemonade! The opportunities couldn’t be easier – just slip into the library as you continue on to fellowship time after Sunday…
14Jul
SCC Sunday Adult Forum
We continue to meet right through the summer every Sunday, 9 am, Memorial Room in the Parish House. We are now discussing Chapter 7 (Vision & Mind) and Chapter 8 (The Rise of the Soul) in The Gospel of Mary of Magdala, Jesus and the First Woman Apostle. This is the only existing early Christian…
07Jul
Gathering Tag Sale Items – 2019
The “stage is set” (per se), and ready for your forgotten treasures to be added to the growing collection of items for our “Welcome Back Tag Sale to be held on Saturday, August 24 and Sunday August 25, 2019. Bring your contributions to the Parish House during the weekday, when you come to worship on…
07Jul
Have A Minute? Thoughts from Pastor Matt…
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…
12Jun
Food Pantry Needs – June 2019
Our Food Pantry has recently been re-stocked by the local community through the National Letter Carrier Association Annual Food Drive. Local families are simply not receiving enough assistance to put food on their tables and the Food Pantry has become a vital necessity for their dietary needs. Here are some items that are always needed:…
03Jun
Have A Minute? Thoughts from Pastor Matt
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…
03Jun
Metzgar Media Center In The Library
The media center in the library was made possible by the Metzgar Family in honor of Larry Metzgar’s passing. Eileen, his wife, and their family wished to do something in his memory and Larry used to attend the C.A.F.E. Storrs gatherings each week in the library. Conversations led to the decision to have the beautiful…
03Jun
Building & Grounds Workday
In May, SCC benefited from another successful Properties Workdays Weekend. Successful because the weather was cooperative and there are a significant number of volunteers who reliably appear twice a year to assist with buildings and grounds improvements. The faces may change but there is a consistent willingness of individuals to bring an assigned chore to…