Confirmation Sunday is a big celebration, because we get to see young people making the transition into adult membership in church.
Pilgrim Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
15 Common St. – PO Box 281, Southborough, MA 01772
United Church of Christ
15 Common St. – PO Box 281, Southborough, MA 01772
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But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you Matthew 5:44 Today was supposed to be a day of peace, commemorating a terrible event. Instead, the day is marked by incendiary rhetoric, as voices on the right and the left call for one another’s extermination! Rarely has the quote above from Matthew, Chapter Five felt more ignored.…
The righteous person cares for the needs of their animals, but the acts of the wicked are cruel. -Proverbs, 12:10 I don’t know who said it first, but there’s an old cliche about not trusting people who don’t love animals. I won’t go so far to say that if you don’t own a dog then I don’t trust you, I think that’s…
For most of the program year, from September through June, we play games on the first Sunday of the month at 6pm.
I’ve used this and have found it to be a respectful and honest way to share feelings and to learn more from others.
Heads up: this fall, Healthy Living will be reading The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner!
PCYG met early Sunday morning to gather bags and supplies for the trip to Washington, D.C. to help others. They’re working on a place where homeless youth can go to find their footing to make a fresh start.
Sometimes the only way to combat outer stress is with a tree-like inner calm.
Sometimes it’s easy to see how the readings fit together, others…less so. But the process of reading scripture daily, even just a few times a week, can be inspiring and enlightening.
The world has not been acting that way lately, so I’d recommend Psalm 42 to you now more than ever. I hope you’ll review it and let me know if it raises any questions for you.