Dear Congregation, Greetings! As we approach this Fourth of July weekend. I do hope and pray that all is well with you. Our national holiday will certainly be celebrated differently this year, as pandemic precautions have ruled out gathering for fireworks viewing and for other traditional ways people celebrate, such as picnics and concerts. But […]
The AIDS 2020 Interfaith service is Tuesday, July 7 at 12 pm EDT / 9 am PDT at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco and will be live-streamed at GraceCathedral.org. The service was to be in-person but was moved to virtual. This is a free service but attendees are asked to please RSVP. Find details here. Resilience and Renewal […]
The United Church of Christ invites you to an on demand showing of a new film on the life and work of congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis. Buy a $12 ticket to stream John Lewis: Good Trouble and $5 goes to support UCC justice ministries. Learn more about the film at johnlewisgoodtrouble.com. We know you’ll enjoy this […]
Dear Congregation, This Sunday we will celebrate Open and Affirming Sunday in worship. Christ Congregational Church is proud to have been an ONA church since April 6, 2003! As a reminder of what it means to us be Open and Affirming, I share with you CCC’s Open and Affirming Statement adopted in a called Congregational […]
Dear Congregation, I have two questions for you, “If you had been Jesus— had come to save the world— and could choose only twelve people to help you, who would you choose? What qualities would you look for in the people you’d call as disciples, people you’d live and travel with, and teach for three […]
Dear Congregation, I think of you often and pray that each of you is doing well in these challenging times in which we are living. I am always happy to see your names when you sign in at our Sunday Facebook live-streamed worship services, and pray that you find them meaningful. Looking toward this coming […]
Dear Congregation, In my sermon last Sunday I said, “The Holy Spirit was sent to empower us to do the work that Christ would have us do—the work of justice and mercy and peacemaking. The church needs to trust that power and exhale intentionally, taking measures to dismantle racism against people of color.” I then […]
Dear Congregation, I hope all is well with you! This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday when we’ll reflect on the coming of the Holy Spirit with power almost two thousand years ago. We celebrate Pentecost as the birthday of the Christian church. Usually there’s even birthday cake in the Fellowship time after worship! This will be […]
Dear Congregation, I will be watching this Zoom presentation Sunday at 6 p.m. and urge you to join me. The recent murder of George Floyd, following so closely on that of Armad Arbery, underscores the need for racism in our country against people of color to be dismantled. The Christian church is called to work to […]
Dear Congregation, I hope each of you is doing well and adapting to our current reality of physical social distancing during this coronavirus pandemic time. One of the ways I’ve found myself adapting is by taking advantage of the video technology offered through Zoom Video Communications. I would imagine many of you are also using […]