Feb 4, 2026 | News, Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
By Rev. Racquel R. Ray Watching. Waves of worry wash over us. That will never happen here…Right?? Lurking, lingering… Stirring, recalling… hasn’t history seen this before? Why does this look...
Jan 22, 2026 | News, Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
By Rev. Joe Zarro, Interim Sr. Minister In worship the past 2 weeks, I’ve been asking for prayers for a dear friend of mine, Rev. Susan Hayward. Susie and I met at Harvard Divinity School, and not only did she invite me to parties and trips, she also invited me to...
Oct 17, 2025 | News, Pastor's Blog
By Rev. Joe Zarro, Interim Senior Minister In this year’s Stewardship Campaign, we are going to celebrate the best aspect of team sports: community and shared purpose. Our theme “One Team, One Goal” highlights both our unity and diversity, how we are all have...
Oct 3, 2025 | News, Pastor's Blog
An essay by Rev. Racquel Ray submitted for Doctor of Ministry work at Boston University, September 2025 The land upon which the [Barrington Congregational Church] church is built has a long and poetic history. “As the first leaves of sassafras and strawberry emerged...
Sep 18, 2025 | News, Pastor's Blog
By Rev. Racquel Ray, Associate Minister of Congregational Life You may have heard this truism before. The United Church of Christ sells shirts with this on it on their webpage here. In the letter to the ecclesia in Ephesus 6:10-20, we read that conflict within the...
