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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…

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.

Online giving is here

Pastor Mindy, in her monthly post, mentioned that the theme for our stewardship campaign for this year is “Go and do likewise.” Part of that is financial support to the work and mission of Grace UCC both locally and through “Our Church’s Wider Mission (OCWM)” which is how we support the United Church of Christ outside the walls of our sanctuary. Our congregation is blessed at the moment to be the church home to both the moderator of the Central…

From the Pastor

Gratitude and thankfulness go hand in hand… Jeff and I are so blessed and filled with gratitude and thankfulness for all the wonderful gifts of time, talent, and treasure that you shared with us for our wedding. The cookie reception, with all the wonderful cookies was amazing. The hospitality that you showed our family and friends was filled with grace. The gift of money, that got used at the beach, as we didn’t have to worry about if there was…