We had a good time last Sunday celebrating Mardi Gras at CCC after worship! Thanks so much to everyone who contributed to the delicious lunch and took part in the meaningful sung ritual of putting away the Alleluia until Easter! Led from the Sanctuary after worship by Graham Bryan playing “When the Saints Come Marching […]
Dear Congregation, As Halloween draws near I thought I’d share with you a reflection from the blog of one of my favorite religious writers, Episcopal priest, The Rev. Barbara Cawthorne Crafton. I hope you like it as much as I do! In Christ’s love, Pastor Candy ThomasInterim PastorChrist Congregational United Church of Christ Spooks in […]
Dear Congregation, I’m writing to urge you to be present in worship this coming Sunday, June 16th at 10 a.m. Our Florida Conference Minister, The Rev. John Vertigan, will be with us in worship and will preach. After worship, he will accompany those of us who are traveling to Homestead to participate in the Father’s Day March in support of […]
“Jesus was God’s Beatitude—God’s blessing to the weak in a world that admires only the strong.” The Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber Dear Congregation, This Sunday’s focus scripture is Luke 6:17-26. This text is called the Sermon on the Plain because scripture says that Jesus “…came down with them and stood on a level place.” Jesus was […]
Dear Congregation, This coming Sunday is designated in the United Church of Christ as Seminary Sunday/Church Vocations Sunday. Did you know that the UCC actually has six seminaries—Chicago Theological Seminary, Eden Seminary, Lancaster Seminary, Andover Newton at Yale Divinity School, Pacific School of Religion, and United Theological School of the Twin Cities. They are tasked […]
Dear Congregation, This Sunday is celebrated as The Baptism of Christ. The focus scripture is Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 in which we have the story of Jesus’ baptism by John in the Jordan River so long ago. In our Monday night Bible study those present shared stories of their baptisms which ranged from being baptized as […]
As long as one dissident is in prison, our freedom will not be true. As long as one child is hungry, our life will be filled with anguish and shame. What all these victims need above all is to know that they are not alone; that we are not forgetting them, that when their voices […]
Dear Members and Friends, When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” To this day, especially in times of “disaster,” I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by […]
Dear Members and Friends, Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 20th century A total solar eclipse traveled across the United States this past […]
Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet. -Maya Angelou, 21st century Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. -Mark Twain, 19th century Heather Heyer. The 13 people […]