Remember, renew, recommit on Reformation Sunday, October 28th. What do you do the year after a major anniversary? Keep on making new history, of course! Last year, we remembered 500 years since the Protestant Reformation, and 280 years since a new faith community formed to meet people where they were, here on a hilltop in…
At its July 24 meeting, the Governing Board approved the recommendation of the Edwin Whitney Trust Fund Committee to award $800 to Connor Filkins, a resident of Wallingford, Connecticut, a member of the First Congregational Church, UCC, and a student at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. It also appropriated $3,000 from the Major…
All Are Welcome! Wednesday, October 24, 2018 (Note the switch to Wednesday!) 11:15 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Parish House Auditorium Please join us starting at 11:15 Wednesday, October 24, 2018 to enjoy hospitality, coffee and tea and an opportunity to “meet and greet” our Parish Piecers who will show you some of their favorite quilts…
Y@SCC Youth group for middle and high schoolers continues! All are welcome! Tuesday, October 2nd from 5:30-7:00 gathering in the Youth Room Sunday, October 7th from 12:00 noon-4:00 pm Apple Picking Tuesday, October 16th from 5:30-7:00 gathering in the Youth Room Tuesday 10/30 5:30-7:00 Youth Room Confirmation Gatherings Saturday, October 6 from 9:30-1:00 serving at…
Thoughts from Pastor Matt… Friends, I hope you don’t need me to tell you that there are many ways in which the Spirit is already at work among us, in the joys and delights of our community and in all of the talents, time, and passions shared among us. We see it in new faces…
October 7: The 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Holy Communion Pastor Matt preaching: “Job Loss” Scripture: Job 1:1, 2:1-10 October 14: The 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Pastor Nancy preaching: “Job Complaints” Scripture: Job 23:1-9, 16-17 October 21: The 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Pastor Matt preaching: “Job Counselling?” Scripture: Job 38:1-7, 34-41 October…
The Neighbors in Need (NIN) Offering, which we will receive in October, supports the UCC’s ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. Two-thirds of the offering is used by the UCC’s Justice and Witness Ministries to fund a wide array of local and national justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects. Through…
We have been busy in the Church Library over the summer. We’ve worked on finding new furniture and have continued with the updates to technology to support our database. We’ve also spotlighted some great books for your spiritual journey during Ordinary Time and Vacation Bible School. The Church Library has many books that reflect the…
Blessing of the Backpacks—August 26th Come join us for worship on August 26th, bring your backpack and we will share in a blessing for a new academic year. Celebrate Mansfield Parade Once again we will join in the Celebrate Mansfield parade and this year, as a church, we will host a booth! In our booth…
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…
