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News and thoughts
Spring Forward
If you don’t want to be that person who pulls into the parking lot as everyone else is leaving church Sunday morning, remember to set your clock ahead one hour before you go to bed on Saturday evening.
Lenten request
On 1 March, we begin Lent. According to Wikipedia, “The purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer through prayer, doing penance, repentance of sins, almsgiving, atonement, and self-denial.” I’d like to suggest that for this Lent, we, as members of Grace United Church of Christ, take some time during this season of Lent to pray and to listen for that still small voice of the still speaking God, and what God is calling us to do and be…
Lent…. from the pastor
On March 1, Lent begins. Lent is a time of focusing on prayer, fasting, living simply and moving closer to God. We observe Lent for 40 days, excluding Sundays, beginning with Ash Wednesday, which is March 1. On March 1, at 7:00PM we will gather in a service of worship. We will be reminded of a Lenten discipline of fasting, praying, and giving. We will share in the Lord’s supper and remember that Jesus was tempted. Lent is a time…
Sing praises
My dear Grace UCC family, This morning as I was sitting at my desk, working on a bulletin, it was grey and dreary, actually it has been grey and rainy and dreary for a couple of day. I felt tired and blah and unsure… But all I had to do was look around, and I knew that God’s work was going on at Grace UCC. Food, dried goods, cans, etc has been coming into the grocery cart to celebrate “Souper”…
Souper Bowl of Caring 2017
for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me Matthew 25:35 (NRSV) The quote from Matthew is central to several of our core values, namely, love and welcoming community. This year, for the 17th consecutive year, we are participating in the Souper Bowl of Caring to benefit the hungry of Fairfield County. We’ll be collecting non-perishable food items (and money) that will go to…
Advent/Christmas Events
We are now well into Advent and Christmas and the arrival of our Savior will soon be upon us. This is always a busy time for our congregation and this year is no exception. Some of the upcoming events are listed below. We hope to see you there as we prepare to share the joy of the birth of our Savior. Sun, 11 Dec Worship @ 10:30AM Christmas Caroling to some of our shut-ins @ 1:00PM Taize Service @ 5:30PM…
Pictures from the 200th Anniversary
Scenes from the last 2 Sunday’s of our 200th Anniversary celebration. [slideshow_deploy id=’5028′]
Upcoming Events
The rest of this month (and early next month) will be very busy at Grace United Church of Christ. We’re wrapping up our year-long bicentennial celebration, plus it is soon time for our annual Chicken Noodle dinner. Here is a quick (but probably not complete) list of some of the upcoming events. We look forward to seeing everyone and as many of these events as you are able to join us. Oct 16 – noodle making @ 5:00PM Oct 18…
Give for Disaster Relief
Members have been asking how they can help those who have been devastated by Hurricane Matthew. If you want to give through our online giving button below, until we can add a distinct ‘Disaster Relief’ category from the drop down, use ‘monthly mission project’ and on the memo line put ‘Hurricane Matthew relief’. Give
Grace UCC in the News
For those of you who missed it, there was a nice story about our 200th anniversary in the Eagle-Gazette two weeks ago. It was written by our own Joyce Harvey. You can find the story here.