The Just Peace Team met in February, 2018 and are now forming smaller teams to study and plan initiatives for selected justice issues. They are listed below with the name and contact information for each team leader. If you would like to learn more about the justice issues of the United Church of Christ (UCC),…
01Apr
We’re A Just Peace Church —- Now What????
What might we do now that we are a Just Peace Church? Our friend and recent Sabbatical Senior Minister, the Rev. Dr. Bob Loesch sent us a list of some of the activities that members of his home church have taken in the past year. He is a member of Foster Memorial Church (UCC) in…
20Mar
Rescheduled Mental Health Forum and Workshop
Saturday, April 28th, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in the Lounge Mental Health is a growing concern for so many in this current day and age and sometimes you cannot find the information you need to understand what is happening. Plan to attend this informative and instructional workshop that will: Explore various aspects of our mental…
15Mar
Just Peace Meetings To Be Held Monthly
The Just Peace Team will be meeting monthly and the next meeting will be at 7:00 in the church lounge on Tuesday, March 27th. Tentatively, we will be meeting on the last Tuesday if the month The Team is very grateful to everyone for their unanimous approval of the Statement to Become a Just Peace…
13Mar
Around The Board Table
At the meeting of the Governing Board held Tuesday, February 13, the Governing Board voted to appoint Dick Roberts as its Chair and Laurie Brookes as its Vice Chair for the 2018-19 term. In addition, Bryan Klimkiewicz offered to work with Laurie as a de facto co-vice chair. We reappointed the following to serve as…
10Mar
Easter Ingathering ~ March 24th, 2018
This year’s Easter Ingathering will be held on Saturday, March 24th at 9:30 am in the SCC Lounge. Volunteers are needed to help pack bags for local families for their Easter celebration on Saturday, March 24th and participate in the delivery of the bags as well. Deliveries can happen on Saturday and then also on…
18Feb
Outreach Service Opportunities – FoodShare Thursdays
We are now picking up baked goods from Price Chopper on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Produce is picked up on Tuesday and Thursday and taken directly to the Covenant Soup Kitchen. On FoodShare Thursdays we send a team from the Bread Ministry to distribute the baked goods to the FoodShare recipients. Would you…
15Feb
Food Pantry Needs – February 2108
Our Food Pantry is being heavily used right now, we have local families that are simply not receiving enough assistance to put food on their tables and the Food Pantry has become a vital necessity for some. Here are some items that are always needed: Cereal (hot or cold) Peanut Butter Jelly & Jam Tuna…
30Jan
Around The Board Table
Governance Structure and New Bylaws Our church’s Annual Meeting on January 28, 2018 will include an important vote on whether to adopt new Bylaws, which would make our current trial governance structure permanent. Based on feedback from the Board, Lead Ministry Coordinators, Church Officers, and the Open Forum on Church Governance Structure held Sunday, November…
30Jan
From The Just Peace Team
Sisters and brothers in faith, members and friends, we are the Storrs Congregational Church in this day and hour. Since spring,2017, some of us, (the Just Peace Team) have been gathering to learn about Just Peace, and Just Peace churches in the United Church of Christ. Now we, the team, feel ourselves led by the…