Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany
Sermon
"SURRENDER!"
by
Pastor Barbara Marks
Scripture Readings
Genesis 45:3-11,15
&
Luke 6:27-38
Please join us for worship
Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
at
The Elk's Lodge
44 Maynard Street, Middletown, CT
The church office has new hours – Megan Camp will be in the office from 7:15am-9:45am on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 12:45pm-2:15pm on Fridays. Please contact the church office phone with questions or concerns.
Ash Wednesday – Service will be held at South Congregational Church at 7pm on Wednesday, March 6th. We look forward to seeing you there!
Holy Habits– Returns next week following worship. We will reconvene in Chapter 9. Please read it and be prepared to discuss it. Remember our mission in reading and studying this book was handed down from our DS, Rev Alpher Sylvester, to see how we will find our mission in Middletown. Every person should make this study their Lenten discipline.
The Special Session of the General Conference will be held February 23-26, 2019 – in St. Louis, where 864 lay and clergy delegates from around the world will gather to receive and act upon a report from the Commission on a Way Forward based on the recommendations of the Council of Bishops. They will seek a way forward on the issues surrounding LGBTQI persons. The 32-member commission was authorized by General Conference 2016 and appointed by the Council of Bishops to examine paragraphs in The Book of Discipline concerning human sexuality and exploring options to strengthen the unity of the church. It will be on live-stream and you can see it on the NYAC.com website.
Healing the Wounds of Grief & Trauma– sessions began on January 30th, from 10am – 12pm, at the church parsonage and will be duration of 6 sessions. Please email your name and phone to barbara.marks@comcast.net or call 860-346-3689. Donation of $5.00 (Includes the book)
SPPR Committee – will be meeting on Thursday, February 28th, at 7pm at the Parsonage. Please see Sharon Riley for more details.
Coffee Hour - will be hosted by group Matthew on Sunday, March 3rd 2019. Please see Linda Gumkowski for details.