Readers, Please note that our next book discussion is not until March 2019. Our first book of the new year will be Lost by Priscilla Audette. This book was recommended to us by the author. She tells the story of her sister who suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of a car accident…
20Jan
Sunday Morning Servers – How You Can Help
Have you ever wondered how you can help out on Sunday mornings? While the folks that help are valuable and indispensible in their service, what they do is not a special secret – you too can participate in the Sunday Morning Servers. Here is a brief write up of each role available, if you would…
14Jan
Food Pantry Needs – January 2019
Our Food Pantry is quite empty right now following both the Holiday Ingatherings. In addition to the non-perishable food items, we are also happy to accept household, pet and personal hygiene items. Here are some suggested food items that are always needed: Cereal (hot or cold) Peanut Butter Jelly & Jam Tuna Fish (or any…
13Jan
Call To The Annual Business Meeting – January 27, 2019 (And Join Us For Lunch)
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 27, 2019, in the Parish House Auditorium following the 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning worship service. The business of said meeting shall be to receive yearly reports, fill…
06Jan
Around The Board Table
At its December 11th meeting the Governing Board: Approved updates to the fee schedules for funerals and weddings, effective on January 1st. Allocated an additional $898.84 from Major Projects for the refrigerator repair project to address an issue with the thermostat, suspected to be the cause behind the compressor failure repaired earlier this year. Approved…
03Jan
Have A Minute? Thoughts from Pastor Matt…
As we cross the threshold into a new year, I offer here to us all a blessing “as you journey into the new year,” in the words of the Iona Community’s Lynda Wright: May your eyes be opened to the wonder of the daily miracles around you and your sense of mystery be deepened. May…
02Jan
From The Library…
Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas, Sermons on Job, Sermons on the Women of the Bible, Adult Discussion Group, Book Discussion – wow! and yes! – Your library is meeting the needs of all these groups that enrich your understandings of living and leading a Christian Life. Don’t miss out on the opportunities that the library has for…
31Dec
Special Meeting of the Women’s Fellowship – January 13, 2019
WHAT: A CALL TO A SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING of the Women’s Fellowship WHO: ALL Women of the Church Community WHEN: Sunday, January 13, 2019 WHERE: In Meeting House Immediately following worship All women of the church are eligible to vote at this specially called meeting of the Women’s Fellowship (WF) of the Storrs Congregational Church(SCC):…
31Dec
Sundays at Storrs Congregational: January 2019
Sermon Series for Epiphany and the Sundays following: “A Light to Enlighten the Nations”Seeing Jesus born in Bethlehem, dedicated at the temple, and baptized in the River Jordan, it’s easy to focus on his life as a first-century Jew. But the audacity of the gospel is that the light shining in Jesus shone far beyond,…
30Dec
In Case You Missed It…
This op-ed by Pastor Matt, contributed on behalf of the Windham Interfaith Working Group, was published in the November 14th issue of The Chronicle. Because the need is the greatest, because the last star of hope appears to have faded, because the weather of final destruction threatens to descend, in the final hour we are…