Opportunity to respond to Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu Word and images are only just arriving from the stricken islands of Vanuatu, struck last weekend by Category 5 Cyclone Pam – and this in the wake of an earthquake and a volcano eruption in the last two weeks. The UCC’s Executive for Disaster Ministries, Zachary Wolgemuth,…
20Mar
Opportunity to help end mass incarceration
An opportunity to help in the effort to end mass incarceration In October, ministers and delegates to the Connecticut Conference of the UCC overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling for changes to law and to its enforcement that will reduce the incarceration of non-violent offenders. (Pastor Matt touched on this briefly in a Carillon article subsequent…
11Mar
Follow SCC’s travelers to Israel-Palestine
Follow SCC’s travelers to Israel-Palestine Yesterday, Pastor Nancy and three of our high school youth–Laura Blum, Hannah Montgomery, and Carly Smith–headed out on their trip to Israel-Palestine with the Tree of Life Educational Fund. You can learn more about the 2015 Tree of Life Journey trip at: http://www.tolef.org/journeys/tol-journey-march-2015/ You can follow a blog with live…
25Feb
Manna in the Wilderness: Mid-week Worship & Communion in Lent
Manna in the Wilderness: Mid-week Worship in Lent Each Wednesday in Lent: February 25; March 4, 11, 18, 25; & April 1 5:45 pm in the Waggoner Chapel Any Wednesday during the season of Lent, join us for a 30-minute worship gathering with prayer, silence, and sharing in the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, Holy…
17Feb
Ash Wednesday services – 12:00 Noon & 7:00 pm
Ash Wednesday: February 18 Worship Services at 12:00 Noon and 7:00 pm in the SCC Meeting House The season of Lent–that time of holy journeying, deepening, and growth that leads us to the Easter mysteries of Christ’s death-and-resurrection–begins with Ash Wednesday on February 18th. During Lent, the people of God will reflect on the meaning…
16Feb
Pastor Matt’s Remarks at Vigil for Chapel Hill – February 16, 2015
Remarks for Vigil in Response to Chapel Hill Murders Delivered February 16, 2015, by the Rev. Matthew Emery, Senior Minister, at a vigil at the University of Connecticut sponsored by the UConn Asian American Cultural Center’s Pan Asian Council Good evening, friends. I bring you greetings this night on behalf of the people of…
14Feb
Worship Canceled February 15th
Worship Cancellation: February 15, 2015 Grace and peace to you! Due to the weather forecasts for tomorrow morning, Sunday, February 15, 2015, worship and other Sunday morning activities at Storrs Congregational Church UCC are hereby cancelled. Current predictions call for a storm system with heaviest snowfalls during the Sunday morning period and a total accumulation…
06Feb
UCC UConn Valentine’s Dinner – February 13 & 14
UCC UConn Annual Valentine’s Dinner Friday, February 13 – Seating at 6:30 pm Saturday, February 14 – Seatings at 5:00 and 7:30 pm The proceeds from this dinner will help the UCC UConn student ministry group to serve the community of Moore, OK, and their upcoming Alternative Spring Break trip in March. Menu Fruit and…
04Feb
Learn about our 2015 Tree Of Life trip & participants
2015 Tree Of Life Trip to Israel-Palestine About the trip The Tree of Life Educational Fund (TOL) provides cross-cultural and transnational travel experiences, interfaith conferences and educational opportunities to help participants to become more enlightened and more engaged in making this a more just and peaceful world in which to live. The March 10th to…
08Jan
Adult Formation: Bible 101 – Jan. 21 to March 4
How and when was the Bible written? Who decided which books made it into the scriptures and why? How literally should we read it? Is the Bible ever wrong? These are honest questions people all across the spectrum ask about the collection of writings called the Bible that we Christians use as holy scripture. Led…