11:30 a.m. in the Parish House Lounge & Courtyard A great time to gather, share your summer adventures and kick off UCONN’s fall semester. The Congregational Life and Hospitality Ministry will provide cold beverages, condiments, burgers and a variety of grilled vegetables. We invite YOU to bring a hot or cold side dish or contribute…
11Aug
Food Pantry Needs – Summer 2019
Our Food Pantry has recently been re-stocked by the local community through the National Letter Carrier Association Annual Food Drive. This year, we chose not to do the “end of school year” food packing so that the foodstuffs donated by the local community would be able to serve more families than the 20+ that are…
21Jul
Library News – Summer 2019
Well… not really at your fingertips as in using an electronic device but a printed book that you can hold in your hands and curl up with in the shade with a glass of lemonade! The opportunities couldn’t be easier – just slip into the library as you continue on to fellowship time after Sunday…
07Jul
Gathering Tag Sale Items – 2019
The “stage is set” (per se), and ready for your forgotten treasures to be added to the growing collection of items for our “Welcome Back Tag Sale to be held on Saturday, August 24 and Sunday August 25, 2019. Bring your contributions to the Parish House during the weekday, when you come to worship on…
12Jun
Food Pantry Needs – June 2019
Our Food Pantry has recently been re-stocked by the local community through the National Letter Carrier Association Annual Food Drive. Local families are simply not receiving enough assistance to put food on their tables and the Food Pantry has become a vital necessity for their dietary needs. Here are some items that are always needed:…
24May
Community Event: Green Forum on Divestment
Earthkeepers’ Corner from the InterReligious Eco-Justice Network: Spring is finally here! We want to do everything we can to preserve the beauty of our Earth, and we know that the rapidly rising level of carbon in our atmosphere is threatening Earth’s ability to sustain life itself. Is your House of Worship adding to this problem…
21May
Food Pantry Needs: May 2019
Our Food Pantry will be re-stocked by the local community through the National Letter Carrier Association Annual Food Drive later this month. However, if you can help, here are some items that are always needed: Paper Towels Dish Soap Laundry Soap Toilet Paper Personal Hygiene items Folks that have been using the Food Pantry have…
18May
Community Event: Interfaith Panel Discussion on “WAR AND PEACE”
Windham Interfaith Working Group Interfaith Panel Discussion on “WAR AND PEACE”: This working group panel will take place on Tuesday, May 21, 6:30 pm, at the First Congregational Church UCC, 199 Valley St., Willimantic. Three speakers, from each of the Abrahamic Faiths: Baykar Yurdakul of the Bloomfield Muslim Community Center, Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz of Temple…
12May
SCC Bread Ministry?
If you’ve ever looked in the upstairs freezer or the one in Room 201 on any day but Thursday and Friday, you’ve probably noticed that it is packed with breads, cakes and pastry goods. Through the generosity of the Storrs Price Chopper store, baked goods nearing their expiration date are picked up and stored by…
24Mar
A Message From The Quilters
Do you know anything about the round, mostly lavender, antique quilt that we found in the quilters’ room in the upstairs of the Education Building? It’s rather small and may have been a table cloth. We’re not sure if it is a contribution or something to show us. As you may know, we are a…