Pastor Candy is on medical leave following hip replacement surgery on August 15th. Pulpit supply is being provided by Rev. Lisa LeSueur on Sunday, August 20th and by Rev. Keith Scott on August 27th. Please contact Tracy Williams, Administrative Assistant, for help with any pastoral emergencies.   For those that would like to send cards […]

Dear Congregation,   This will be my last Congregational letter for a while. As I’ve shared with you, I will be having hip replacement surgery this Tuesday and will be out recuperating for at least several weeks. And so, I am glad that this Sunday’s Gospel lesson is Matthew 14:22-33 Jesus Walks on the Water. […]

Dear Congregation,   August greetings! I hope and pray that all is well with you. This Sunday our focus scripture is Matthew 14:13-21, Feeding the Five Thousand, a well-known story that is found in all four gospels. We will be sharing Holy Communion together. I hope you’ll be present in person in the Sanctuary or […]

Thank you to all of the volunteers and donors of the July Outreach project. We are able to supply STUFFED, new backpacks to 6 Guardian ad Litem students and 23 to be distributed by SOS in Homestead.   As always, thank you for your generosity and help.  

Dear Congregation,   I hope your summer is going well, as challenging as it currently is weather-wise with the high heat and humidity!   Here in the church offices Tracy and I have been told that next week the carpeting will be removed, and new vinyl flooring will be installed. This will be a nice […]

Dear Congregation,   There has been quite a bit of activity going on outside around the property lately. Trees are getting a much-needed trimming, as can be seen by the large piles of dead branches in the parking lot. I’ve been informed they will be ground into mulch and used. I’ve also heard that this […]

Dear Congregation,   Post Independence Day greetings to you! Those of us who were involved in the two events at which CCC had an informational tent on July 4th in Cutler Bay and Palmetto Bay are praising God for the church’s successful outreach to the community! Thanks so much to Karen Kett, Miriam Grissett, David Williams, […]

Dear Congregation,   Pre-holiday greetings to you as we approach Independence Day 2023! CCC’s Ministry of Mission and Outreach will be doing a new thing in two local communities on Tuesday, July 4 th to help our neighbors become better acquainted with our church. We’ll debut our new tent/booth, banners, table and table covers, first […]

Dear Congregation,   Happy Birthday, UCC! This Sunday will be the 66th Anniversary of the vote to combine four smaller denominations into The United Church of Christ. It occurred at General Synod held in Cleveland, Ohio. I can still remember being in worship at my home church, First Evangelical and Reformed Church in Sandusky, OH, when […]

Dear Congregation,   Summer greetings to you as we head into the official start of the season on Wednesday, June 21st! We have two celebrations we’ll be lifting up in worship on Sunday—Father’s Day, and the newest Federal holiday, Juneteenth, on Monday, 6/19, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. I hope you’ll be […]