BCCUCC News

It’s that time of year for costumes and treats! Our annual Trunk or Treat will be Sunday, October 30 right after church around 11:15 am. We are once again inviting the whole community to join us for the fun and therefore we need your help to bring on the BOO factor! Please consider decorating your car (and maybe wearing a costume) in a kid friendly way. Then handing out treats to those in costume. We are asking everyone interested in decorating their car to sign up so that we can accurately...

BCCUCC Loaves and Fishes BACKPACK program is back for another school year!  Each month we distribute 25 full bags of food to students at the DelSesto Middle School in Providence. We continue to partner with We Share Hope and Books are Wings, but to supplement these donations and fill the bags, we hope to add regular items each month such as peanut butter, bread, oatmeal, canned tuna, canned chicken, pasta, pasta sauce, fruit cups, shelf stable pudding. Sign up to mark which items and how much...

On Sunday, October 23 the Rev. Marilyn Kendrix will be our guest preacher. Marilyn retired as one of the three Bridge Conference Minsters of the Southern New England Conference in January 2021. Prior to her work at SNEUCC, Marilyn served as Conference Minister of the RI Conference, and pastored two churches in Connecticut. Since 2012, her personal ministry has included preaching at over 170 churches and other venues to raise awareness about mass incarceration in America. Her current preaching...

With the culmination of our ministry efforts over the past few weeks, we collected a huge donation of 'Welcome Home Baskets' for Crossroads RI. Last Sunday, we delivered 45 baskets with lots of extra stuff that didn’t fit into a basket. We had 7 cars, 12 volunteers and filled the room at Crossroads with all your donations! The baskets will remain intact and be donated in the same way that they were created – as a gift. There were no baskets in their reserves over the summer, so some of the...

The Barnstable, Old Colony, Pilgrim and Rhode Island Associations (Southeast Region) are inviting everyone in the SNEUCC to an evening with Diana Butler Bass. Come discover the new and unfolding biblical scholarship about Mary Magdalene! On Wednesday, October 12 at 8 pm (via Zoom), Diana will share with us this revelatory material that captures the imagination. Join us for this opportunity to hear the good news with a twist that will speak to your own spiritual longing and help you connect...

After several months off, the East Bay Kids Clothes and Toy Swap will return on Saturday, October 1 from 9 am - Noon in our Fellowship Hall. It's a place to trade clean children's clothes and shoes that no longer fit and get the next size up. Size newborn to age 12. Toys can also be swapped. Give what you can, take what you need. There's a $5 donation at the door but no-one is turned away. The organizers are probably going to hold the swap less often (only seasonally) so don't miss it! More...

Barrington Congregational Church, United Church of Christ in partnership with Crossroads Rhode Island We invite you to create a Welcome Home Basket for families moving into permanent housing.  With the help of Crossroads RI, local families are given a laundry basket filled with essentials to get them settled.  This list contains suggestions though you may have your own ideas! Welcome Home Baskets: (printable copy) Laundry basket Cleaning supplies (disinfectants, broom, etc.) Laundry supplies...