On October 23 the Governing Board’s Finance-and-Administration Committee met with representatives of the Women’s Fellowship to discuss integration of the Women’s Fellowship programs, teams, and assets into the Storrs Congregational Church’s governance and ministries. Following the departure of the Women’s Fellowship representatives, the Committee finalized a draft 2019 budget for presentation to the Congregation at…
“O sing to the Lord a new song…” So begin two of the psalms in our bibles, Psalm 96 and Psalm 98, two psalms that have indeed been sung to the Lord through countless generations (if you’ve ever heard or sung something titled “Cantate Domino,” it was probably a setting of one of these two…
On June 16, 2018, delegates from the Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island conferences voted overwhelmingly to form a new unified Conference. This Conference will need to be approved by General Synod in 2019, and is expected to officially launch Jan. 1, 2020. It is now six months since the monumental vote of the three UCC conferences…
The semi-annual properties workdays are vital to maintaining our beautiful facilities. A team of 21 reliable volunteers completed a huge number of projects throughout October. As you read the list of their accomplishments, you may realize that many of them could easily go unnoticed. That’s OK because these things could be easily noticed if the…
By now many of you may have discovered some new furniture in the Library! The new paint color created a new color palate for the room. The furniture you have been sitting on has been in use since the building was originally built in 1959. Mark Roy even has the invoice from G. Fox &…
Over in Cambridge, England, where Pastor Matt spent a part of his sabbatical a year ago, they have a week in early December each year known as “Bridgemas”. What’s “Bridgemas,” you ask? It’s Christmas in Cambridge, of course! You see, just like here, the fall academic term in Cambridge concludes well in advance of the…
The Just Peace Team is continuing to work and explore advocacy opportunities for different justice issues. Here are some ways you can work on a justice issue this month. CLIMATE CHANGE – from Rev. Alice O’Donovan, for Just Peace A Chat with God A: Good morning – thank you for the new day and good…
At the September 11 Governing Board meeting Buildings and Grounds Coordinator Duffy Brookes was present to discuss $3,000 overspent above what was appropriated for the Narthex heating repair project. The overrun was due to the fact that, while attempting to re-establish heat in the Narthex, our plumber discovered that the original pipes from the radiators…
Pursuant to the bylaws of our congregation … The members of the Storrs Congregational Church are called to the Annual Budget Meeting, to be held Sunday, December 2, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Parish House Auditorium. The business of said meeting shall be to receive the budget recommendations of…
Confirmation Cohort Happenings: Our four confirmands, Nolan Klimkiewicz, Anne-Marie Baldwin, Lindsay Irvine, and Will Huey, headed to Silver Lake during the first weekend of November! Pastor Nancy and Bob Malecki accompanied the Confirmands as they gathered with groups from three other churches to learn more about their lives in faith. Mark your calendars!!! Y@SCC gathers…
