Pilgrim did it again! Supporting our community is in the fabric of Pilgrim Church, and we put our generosity into action with another successful Backpack Program to start off the 2025 school year. In August, the Outreach Committee delivered backpacks, school supplies and 7 new laptops to the Department of Children and Families (DCF) in…
Confirmation Sunday is a big celebration, because we get to see young people making the transition into adult membership in church.
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.
This summer, Pilgrim Church’s Youth Group (PCYG) took another trip down to DC to help out Sasha Bruce with their amazing mission to help unhoused teens in the DC area! While there our group of 21 cleaned hallways, bedrooms, and bathrooms and painted a whole lot of walls! It’s always fun to be down in…
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.