Category: Study

Sunday School Unplugged

My sincere prayer for all of you is that you have felt God’s presence this week as we all recover from Hurricane Irene.  While we all may be anxious to return to our back-to-normal lives, there may be one positive that has come out of this:  we have all suddenly found ourselves with more “unplugged” [...]

Thursday September 1st, 2011 in Christian Education, Sunday School | No Comments »

Family Mission Trip Weekend: Oct 21-23rd at SLCC

Come one, come all to the 2nd Annual Family Mission Trip to Silver Lake.  If you haven’t been there, it’s a serene slice of nature in the Litchfield hills.  For me, it was an opportunity to become acquainted with my fellow MCC members.  We hiked, gardened, sang in front of the fire and cried at [...]

Thursday September 1st, 2011 in Christian Education, MCC Retreats | No Comments »

Family Mission Trip Weekend: Oct 21-23rd at SLCC

Come one, come all to the 2nd Annual Family Mission Trip to Silver Lake.  If you haven’t been there, it’s a serene slice of nature in the Litchfield hills.  For me, it was an opportunity to become acquainted with my fellow MCC members.  We hiked, gardened, sang in front of the fire and cried at [...]

Friday August 5th, 2011 in Christian Education, MCC Retreats | No Comments »

Available for Summer Reading:Christian Caregiving

Dr. Kenneth Haugk, pastor, clinical psychologist, and founder of Stephen Ministries, blends the best of the social sciences with a distinctively Christian approach to caring and relating to provide a valuable guide for nonprofessional caregivers. This book describes the theology and practice of Christian caregiving and has been a Christian bestseller since its release in [...]

Summer Reading

Christian Caregiving – A Way of Life, by Kenneth C. Haugk Dr. Kenneth Haugk, pastor, clinical psychologist, and founder of Stephen Ministries, blends the best of the social sciences with a distinctively Christian approach to caring and relating to provide a valuable guide for nonprofessional caregivers. This book describes the theology and practice of Christian [...]

Wednesday July 13th, 2011 in Christian Education, Stephen Ministries | No Comments »

Help Wanted: Sous Chefs, Expeditors and Line Cooks

Vacation Bible School is getting cooking this summer!  Kids will be visiting the “Shake It Up Café” and we need help teaching them to carry out God’s recipes.  Help all week, Aug 1st – 5th, or for just a day.  Teach an activity center, shepherd a group or assist with art and crafts.  Donate snack [...]

Wednesday July 13th, 2011 in Christian Education, VBS | No Comments »

VBS-LET’S GET COOKING!

August 1st – 5th from 9am to noon for this summer’s Vacation Bible School.  Children ages 4 through those entering grade 5 in the fall are invited to become chefs-in-training at the “Shake It Up Café: Where kids carry out God’s recipe.”   At Shake It Up Café, we will explore the Bible as a cookbook [...]

Wednesday July 13th, 2011 in Christian Education, VBS | No Comments »

Now available for Summer Reading: Christian Caregiving – A Way of Life, by Kenneth C. Haugk

Dr. Kenneth Haugk, pastor, clinical psychologist, and founder of Stephen Ministries, blends the best of the social sciences with a distinctively Christian approach to caring and relating to provide a valuable guide for nonprofessional caregivers. This book describes the theology and practice of Christian caregiving and has been a Christian bestseller since its release in [...]

Wednesday June 29th, 2011 in Christian Education, Stephen Ministries | No Comments »

Clowns for God at Silver Lake-July 23-30th

If you are looking for something fun for your child who is entering 5th or 6th grade in the fall, and you’d like them to try out a week this summer at Silver Lake. Cynthia Robinson and I are co-deaning “Clowns for God” from July 23rd until July 30th.  Campers will have the opportunity to [...]

Wednesday June 29th, 2011 in Christian Education, Silver Lake | No Comments »

Help Wanted: Sous Chefs, Expeditors and Line Cooks for VBS

Vacation Bible School is getting cooking this summer!  Kids will be visiting the “Shake It Up Café” and we need help teaching them to carry out God’s recipes.  Help all week, Aug 1st – 5th, or for just a day.  Teach an activity center, shepherd a group or assist with art and crafts.  Donate snack [...]

Wednesday June 29th, 2011 in Christian Education, VBS | No Comments »

VBS- Shake it Up Cafe August 1st-5th

VBS-LET’S GET COOKING! August 1st – 5th from 9am to noon for this summer’s Vacation Bible School.  Children ages 4 through those entering grade 5 in the fall are invited to become chefs-in-training at the “Shake It Up Café: Where kids carry out God’s recipe.”   At Shake It Up Café, we will explore the Bible [...]

Wednesday June 29th, 2011 in Christian Education, VBS | No Comments »

Annual Family Mission Trip October 21st-23rd

SAVE THE DATE! Friday October 21st to Sunday October 23st our MCC community is invited to attend the 2nd Annual Family Mission trip to Silver Lake. If you haven’t been there, it’s a serene slice of nature in the Litchfield hills.    For me, it was an opportunity to become acquainted with my fellow MCC members.  [...]

Wednesday June 29th, 2011 in Adult Missions, Christian Education | No Comments »

VBS-LET’S GET Help Wanted: Sous Chefs, Expeditors and Line Cooks

Vacation Bible School is getting cooking this summer!  Kids will be visiting the “Shake It Up Café” and we need help teaching them to carry out God’s recipes.  Help all week, Aug 1st – 5th, or for just a day.  Teach an activity center, shepherd a group or assist with art and crafts.  Donate snack [...]

Tuesday June 14th, 2011 in Christian Education, VBS | No Comments »

VBS- Shake It Up Cafe-August 1st-5th

Save the dates of August 1st – 5th from 9am to noon for this summer’s Vacation Bible School.  Children ages 4 through those entering grade 5 in the fall are invited to become chefs-in-training at the “Shake It Up Café: Where kids carry out God’s recipe.”   At Shake It Up Café, we will explore the [...]

Tuesday June 14th, 2011 in Christian Education, VBS | No Comments »

UCC General Synod to Convene on July 1-5 in Tampa, Florida

“Imagine What’s Possible” is the theme of this, the 28th General Synod, which is the UCC’s national biennial gathering of the wider church. It has been described by many as a “family reunion where the United Church of Christ gathers to worship, to engage in service, to do the business of the Synod, to learn, [...]

2011 Confirmation Class Celebrates on June 5th!

On June 5th at the 10:30am service, we will extend the hand of Christian fellowship and full adult membership in the Monroe Congregational Church to the following young people. Our thanks to their sponsors, teachers (Bill Stadler & Sue Smelzer) and parents for supporting their year-long journey of discovery. Confirmand Sponsor  Danielle Adams Stacy Andrejczyk [...]

Tuesday May 31st, 2011 in Christian Education, Confirmation | No Comments »

Jr PF Plants Butterfly Bush to Remember Special Friends

On Sunday, May 22nd, the Junior Pilgrim Fellowship planted a memorial butterfly bush in the garden area behind the Meetinghouse.  We did this to remember two special friends of ours that passed away this spring, Nicole “Twinkle” Savatika (friend of Vandy Sampson) and Bianca Spodnick (friend of Brian Smeltzer). Butterflies, which will be attracted to [...]

Tuesday May 31st, 2011 in Christian Education, Junior PF | No Comments »

Adult PF, June 5th at the Parker-Burgard’s

On June 5, the Adult PF is going to have a special guest speaker, and we’d like to invite all adults in the congregation, whether you’ve been attending Adult PF or not, to join us. The Rev. Dr. Julie Faith Parker received her Ph.D. in Old Testament from Yale last spring and is a visiting professor at Colby College (and also Kate’s sister). [...]

Tuesday May 31st, 2011 in Adult PF, Christian Education | No Comments »

Sunday School End of Year Review

The 2010-2011 Sunday school program will end on June 5 with a review of the four units covered this year: “Teach Us to Pray,” “The Feeding of the Five Thousand,” “Self-Control,” and “Easter: People.” The review will be in a game-show format and will be a fun way for the children to revisit what they [...]

Tuesday May 31st, 2011 in Christian Education, Sunday School | No Comments »

“Shake it Up Cafe” Vacation Bible School August 1-5

VBS-LET’S GET COOKING!   Save the dates of August 1st – 5th from 9am to noon for this summer’s   Vacation Bible School.  Children ages 4 through those entering grade 5 in the fall are invited to become chefs-in-training at the “Shake It Up Café: Where kids carry out God’s recipe.”  At Shake It Up [...]