“Seeds of Hope” Number 1 in a series sponsored by the Green Team by Don Hoyle Why should you be concerned about the pollution of our planet? In Psalms 24 we read, “The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world and those who live in it:” ( NRSV) St. Paul…
20Aug
Library News – September 2014
Fall in the Library We have continued to service the library all summer with Sunday openings following the worship service and in maintenance activities to keep you supplied and informed about new titles. Just about every Sunday you will find a listing of interesting titles for your reading pleasure. This summer we saw the construction…
20Aug
Adult Choir Resumes September 4
Adult Choir: No audition is required! The choir sings for most worship services from September to June and rehearses on Thursday evenings. Their repertoire ranges from Renaissance motets to newly composed 21st century anthems. While mostly centered in sacred classical music they also enjoy singing in a variety of other styles, everything from shaped note…
20Aug
The Journey continues… Reflections from Pastor Nancy – Aug/Sept 2014
The Journey continues…Reflections from Pastor Nancy late-August / September 2014 I hope this letter finds you well, enjoying the final weeks of mild summer. I write to you all today with a sense of exhaustion and joy after a wonderful week of Faith Row Vacation Bible School. This was our third year of collaborating with…
20Aug
Have a Minute? Thoughts from Pastor Matt… – Aug/Sept 2014
Have a Minute? Thoughts from Pastor Matt… late-August / September 2014 At least to me, these summer weeks we’ve just journeyed through have felt more fraught than usual with weighty and concerning news headlines: the conflict in Ukraine, including the shot-down Malaysian airliner; the push-and-pull over the child immigrant crisis at our nation’s southern borders;…
20Aug
Blessing of the Backpacks (and Students!) – August 24
Sunday, August 24th, as we welcome UConn students back into our midst, and as our K-12 students prepare to resume school the following week, we will celebrate a “Blessing of the Backpacks” rite in our 10:00 am Festival Worship service. Bring along a backpack, bookbag, or other symbol of the educational journey–and, of course, the…
19Aug
Canada by Richard Ford – Book Club for 9/21/2014
The next gathering of the SCC Book Club is Sun., September 21, 2014, at 7:00 pm, and Canada by Richard Ford is the book selection. This New York Times best seller is an interesting read about a young family that is down and out of luck in Montana in the 1960s. Del Parson’s parents rob…
07Aug
Carillon Concerts On the Lawn – Summer 2014 Series
Carillon Concerts On the Lawn – Summer 2014 Series A three-concert Carillon Festival takes place this August on the University of Connecticut’s Austin C. Dunham Memorial Carillon, housed in the steeple of the Storrs Congregational Church UCC’s Meeting House. These outdoor concers are free of charge and open to the public. Seating is on the…
07Aug
Joint Worship Service with St. Mark’s Chapel – August 10, 2014
Plan to take part in our 3rd annual summer joint worship service with our sisters and brothers in Christ at St. Mark’s Chapel. This wonderful ecumenical worship celebration will feature a presentation from the participants in this year’s Faith Row Vacation Bible School: Journey to the Promised Land. Sunday, August 10th, 10:00 am, held at…
07Aug
Library Media Center Dedication: August 10th
We are pleased to share that over the past couple of months, a new Media Center has been constructed in our Library here at Storrs Congregational Church, thanks to the generosity of the Metzgar family who have made the project possible in memory of the late Larry Metzgar. The media center consists of a permanent…