The fourth Sunday in Lent like the third Sunday in Advent is a Sunday of Joy. The color for joy in these seasons is a rose shade of pink. If there is anything in your closet that is pink, wear it this Sunday. The detail above from the purple stole that hangs on our baptismal […]
In 2014, at the end of my first year here, as we made our way out beyond the polar vortex, spring was ushered in for me by my initial sighting of a returning red-winged blackbird on March 18. This year I spotted the leader of the red-winged pack on March 12 and a few days […]
As the winds were picking up speed this morning after blowing all night, the air was filled with birds on the move. Many of them flocked in the high branches of the trees at the parsonage. Bookcase Project Thanks After we dedicated the 2019 book offering on Sunday, another bag of books showed up on […]
The bookcase is brimming once again with a wide mix of titles for young readers. On Sunday we will dedicate this year’s books for The Bookcase Project. There is still room to add a few if yours aren’t here. Thank you for you generous support of this vital local project. Children from Two Rivers Head […]
The sunset caught in the icy field behind the parsonage reminds me of the beauty of the sunrise and sunset captured in the waves and the wet sand at the shores of oceans and the Great Lakes. The next Confirmation Intergenerational Labyrinth Walk—March 3 – 9:00 am This Sunday is the final Sunday in the […]
We need the cardboard fronts of boxes – cereal boxes, cake mixes, granola bar boxes, cracker boxes, etc. We just need the box front, not the entire box. You can recycle the rest of the box at home. Please bring them to church and leave them on one of the long tables in the Gathering […]
It’s that time again. Help us fill our bookcase this month for the DeKalb/Sycamore Bookcase Project. New and gently used picture books can be placed in the bookcase through early March. Details for Bill Nagy’s Memorial Celebration Visitation for Bill will be today, February 15, 3:00-8:00 pm at Congregational United Church of Christ, 40W451 Fox […]
Our six meetings, every other month, in the even months, will focus this year on issues pertinent to youth and young people and will highlight how we can become more aware of these issues and supportive of all that young people are facing now. Our 2019 program was planned by Ann Thompson, Wilma Miranda, and […]
Winter seems to have quite a grip this year. Here’s a view from one of our icy mornings. Thank you for Your Support Our annual $800 Jane Adeny Memorial Scholarship (JAMS), our January mission project, has been fully funded. Thank you for your many gifts. Also the bulletins for every Sunday in 2019 have been […]
In a week with multiple winter storm warnings, our landscape has hosted snow, ice, high winds, and frigid temperatures. You could say we have been in the midst of a full-service winter. When I haven’t had to be out and about somewhere, I have found myself, sitting inside, pondering outside, and remembering over and over […]