BCCUCC News
Be Careful Who You Hate, It Could Be Someone You Love
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 church is nothing new: Finally, be strengthened in the Redeemer and in the strength of God’s power. Put on the armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against blood and...
Barrington Congregational Church, UCC Joins Nationwide Sun Day Mobilization to Celebrate Sun Power & Clean Energy
From Coast to Coast: Thousands Unite to Demonstrate that Clean Energy is Ready Now On September 21, Barrington Congregational Church, UCC will participate in Sun Day, a nationwide celebration of clean energy progress. We'll be joining communities across the country to showcase the businesses, organizations, and families that are already leading the way to a clean energy future. Spearheaded by renowned environmental activist and UCC Pastor Bill McKibben, and organized by a broad coalition of...
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God Has You and Me, [Siblings], in God’s Hands
By Rev. Racquel Ray, Associate Minister of Congregational Life Beloved, we are in God’s hands. I’m reminded of the church school song, [God] has the Whole World in [God’s] Hands and the lyric of this title. As I look around the church campus at Barrington Congregational Church, UCC, I see several projects: Solar installation, ADA bathroom upgrade, Heating system upgrade, Air Conditioning replacement, and gardens and flowers all being maintained in the heat of summer. There are work crews all...
Christmas Eve Services
CHRISTMAS EVE Services Tuesday, December 24 5:00 and 8:00 PM ALL ARE WELCOME 5:00 PM All-Ages Nativity Service Come join us for this fun, family friendly Christmas celebration. This before-dinner worship service will revolve around the telling of the Christmas Story in an interactive way involving all the children of the congregation. Interspersed throughout the story will be a sing along featuring many of your favorite Christmas carols. Come smile and laugh and join with people...
Holy Week and Easter Events
Lenten Lollapalooza for our church school children On Palm Sunday, March 24 the Church School Team will be hosting the Lenten Lollapalooza in Fellowship Hall during the regular church school time. All of the church school kiddos are invited to come and have fun with all new crafts! Paint will be involved, so please dress accordingly and/or bring a smock (we will have a few available here). It is bound to be a great time, and we look forward to seeing everyone there. Palm Sunday Worship...
GMTF Introduces Proposed By-law Changes
As you may have seen in last week’s ebridge, the GMTF has updated the web pages that explain our new structure. As a part of the update, we have included a draft of the proposed by-laws as well as a few other documents for those of you who would like to delve deeper into the specific changes made to the by-laws. There are two major thrusts to this by-laws revision. First, the by-laws need to reflect our new structure as approved last October. This required major revisions to the governance and...
Trunk or Treat 2023
Our annual Trunk or Treat will be held after worship on Sunday, October 29 from 11:15am - 12:00pm. This is a community event and we would love for you to join us again this year to fill the front parking lot of the education building with festive cars, costumes, and treats. We’ve seen Mrs. Potts and Lumiere, a plague doctor, cookie monster along with milk and cookies, and fresh from the farm harvest themes. Any idea is welcome and you can decorate your vehicle's trunk as simply or elaborately...
Thanksgiving Food Drive for TapIn Going on Now!
Once again, BCCUCC and the Mission & Justice Team are partnering with TAPIN to support their Thanksgiving food drive. Last year, BCCUCC provided 40 bags of food for this meaningful project. Those bags were used to help TAPIN feed over 700 families who needed assistance during the holiday! This year, the need has increased substantially. Shauna Hyde, President of TAPIN joined us on Sunday, October 8, to share a Moment of Mission about this year's Thanksgiving food drive and how our ministry...