2018 Annual Business Meeting of the Congregation January 28, 2018 following the 10:00 am worship service Pursuant to the bylaws of our congregation, the members of the Storrs Congregational Church are called to the Annual Business Meeting of the Church, to be held January 28, 2018, in the Parish House Auditorium following the 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning worship…
17Dec
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Just Peace Churches And Some Beginning Answers
What are Just Peace churches? In the United Church of Christ, Just Peace churches are those congregations who, after study, prayer, and reflection, intentionally and publicly commit to work for a Just Peace for all. This work is directed toward correcting the systemic causes of injustice, especially issues of public policy. Most often, as we…
13Dec
Around the Board Table – November Meeting
The agenda of the Governing Board’s November 14 meeting included several important topics. Just Peace Initiative Rev. Alice O’Donovan attended the Board meeting on behalf of the Just Peace Team to present and discuss the “Proposed Statement of Commitment to Become a Just Peace Church” and to request that adoption of the statement by the…
09Dec
The Giving and Mitten Trees For 2017
The Covenant To Care giving tree has been set up in the Parish House Lounge. It is adorned with tags for the gifts needed for our community outreach giving. Keep in mind that bags work better than wrapping paper so that parents can view before Christmas. Unwrapped gifts can be dropped off for Dianne Sprague, Jane…
06Dec
Have A Minute? Thoughts From Pastor Bob…
Welcome to the Advent Season, a time of waiting and hoping for the coming of the Good News of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth in Bethlehem. Advent is the start of the new Christian liturgical year as well as a time of preparing for Christmas, a mixture of the spiritual and the commercial rituals…
23Nov
News From the Edwina Whitney Library
Really! Things are FALLING into Place in the Library! If you have stopped by the library in the last few weeks you may see what some would call a mess or even worse a disaster! It is good! The new paint color is being applied to almost any surface that can be painted. In preparation…
19Nov
A Note from the Just Peace Taskforce
Can We Solve the Problem of Gun Violence in the United States? By Kathy Lindner, member of the Just Peace Team Over the next several months, The Carillon will feature a series of articles exploring what it means to become a Just Peace Congregation. In this installment, Just Peace team member Kathy Lindner asks the…
17Nov
Be A Caring Volunteer
The Caring Ministry is seeking more volunteers to be connected with other church members. To date, most of the congregation is “connected” to someone else who has offered to keep in touch with them, talk, pray and generally “be there” if there is some need. There have been many new friendships formed. We still have…
12Nov
Fall Work Days – 2017
Our fall properties work days came at a busy time for many but still, much was accomplished. Fortunately, there was hardly any need for work on the grounds because of ongoing projects all summer. This time, crews worked on ongoing challenges such as painting the library and cleaning/reorganizing the upstairs kitchen. Areas of the church…
04Nov
Food Pantry Items Needed
Our Food Pantry this fall is very low on many of the basic needs and in dire need of some donations. Here is a list of what is needed at this time: Canned Fruit & Vegetables Soup (all kinds including broth) Cereal (hot or cold) Peanut butter Spam or other canned meat Canned Pasta Mac…