Category Archives: Ministries/Task Force News
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3 TRANSGENDER AWARENESS WEBINARS FEB and MAR
Posted on February 1, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachWe are an Open and Affirming church, having declared ourselves so in 2001. We have done much to welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex people to our church. But there is always more we can do and more we can learn about the LGBTQIA+ community. The Open & Affirming Coalition of the […]
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New-Comers Inquiry Session (NCIS)
Posted on January 28, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small GroupsWe will be holding a couple of informational sessions about our church and denomination in February for anyone interested in joining the church or simply learning more about it. What are the fundamental tenets of our denomination, the UCC (United Church of Christ)? What do we believe as a progressive Christian church? What’s different about […]
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Successful Yarn Bombing!
Posted on January 28, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachEight knitters created 92 (!) hats and scarves and distributed them last week at the Dwelling Place in Woburn and at common cathedral’s BostonWarm day shelter in Boston. The recipients were very thankful and quite moved that individuals created these items by hand for them. Special thanks to Rev. Lisa Loughlin for locating great places […]
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Join Us for Worship This Sunday (Jan 31, 21)
Posted on January 28, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipJoin us on-line at 10 am or whenever you can on Sunday for our on-line worship service. Our cameo of the day will be Rev. Ken Orth leading us off from Florida along with a few other in-house special guests. Rev. Will will be preaching a sermon entitled “the Sacred and the Sacrilegious” as we continue to […]
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Youth Group News (Jan 21, 2021)
Posted on January 21, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, YouthDear all, We’re well into the swing of things of 2021! It’s hard to believe that January is almost over, but here we are, through the darkest nights of winter and full steam ahead towards Spring! The following are our offerings this week in Church youth groups: Forum will be meeting at the […]
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Join Us for Worship Service This Sunday (Jan 24, 2021)
Posted on January 21, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipThis week has been one of historic events. Along with the apprehension regarding violence, President Biden’s inauguration also carried the threat of disease. Knowing all that there is to deal with, I struggle to understand who would want to be President; why everyone was smiling so broadly. We might have some of the same questions about the first […]
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New SNEUCC Staff Announced
Posted on January 15, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force NewsThe Rev. James D. Ross II, Northeast Region, beginning Feb. 1 (Consists of 111 churches in the Metropolitan Boston and Northeast Associations) The Rev. Ross is currently serving as the Designated Pastor at Pilgrim Congregational UCC in St. Louis, Missouri. where he has worked to integrate his church more deeply into the work of the Conference, […]
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2021 Winter Needs of RIM Metro North Cluster Clients
Posted on January 15, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachAs we think about service to others this January, please consider helping these clients of the Refugee Immigration Ministry who are in the process of seeking asylum. M + 4 (Single mom M and 4 children) from Africa: Prepare (or buy) and deliver a meal for 5 (mom and 4 children) for Saturday night […]
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Join Us for Worship This Sunday (Jan 17, 2021)
Posted on January 15, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipWe hope you will join us for our online worship service this Sunday. We’ll allow our own scriptures and some of Martin Luther King Jr’s words to guide us through our worship of God. In the midst of so much national turmoil, then as now, we must remember to root ourselves back into the primacy […]
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“Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted”
Posted on January 8, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force NewsHome Based Retreat Monday, Jan 25 7-8:30 pm We continue a second home based retreat this month based on the second beatitude. Jesus’ blessings, the beatitudes, can invite us to see our lives in new ways. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” How do we find comfort in sadness? The beatitudes […]
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