You are invited to join our Lenten Study this Sunday at 6:30pm.
If you haven't done so already, contact Pastor Jill to be put on the group list to receive the Zoom link. She will email the link and the handout for the study on Sunday afternoon.
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Reactivating our Prayer Circle |
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Alice Leason and Sandra Alden are re-activating the Old Parish Prayer Circle begun many years ago by Marion Whitman, who moved recently.
Of late the Prayer Circle has been missed by many.
If you consider yourself part of our faith community
whether or not you're a member,
if you believe in the power of prayer,
if you honor confidences and wish to quietly hold others in the light of God's love, you are invited to unite in this essential part of our ministry of love.
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One Great Hour of Sharing |
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"Nobody hungry, nobody thirsty, shade from the sun, shelter from the wind,
For the Compassionate One guides them, takes them to the best springs.”
Isaiah 49:10
One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) special mission offering of the United Church of Christ involves you in disaster, refugee/immigration, and development ministries throughout the world. When a disaster strikes or people are displaced or made refugees by violence or extreme poverty, you are part of the immediate response and of the long-term recovery.
Through OGHS you engage in holistic development programs including health care, education, agriculture, food sustainability, micro-financing and women’s empowerment. Because the UCC relates in mutual partnership to churches and organizations through Global Ministries and worldwide response & recovery networks, your contributions to One Great Hour of Sharing put you in the right place at the right time for the relief, accompaniment and recovery of the most vulnerable. You meet immediate needs and you address the underlying causes that create those needs in the first place.
Checks may be made out to the church with One Great Hour of Sharing in the memo line, or give digitally by clicking the button below.
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Conversation... Community |
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Join the Old Parish Church Zoom Social Hour
with your coffee or cocktail and your favorite snack!
Wednesdays at 5:00.
We gather for conversations ranging from local news to TV, movies, family stories, jokes and general sharing of what people are doing these days! Everyone is welcome!
Drop in to say hello or hang out for the full hour.
Contact Julie for a Zoom link.
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BOB returns to OPC on Thursday, March 18 10:00 - 12:00 |
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Meet BOB! (the Big Orange Bus) Community Health Programs, along with our partners in the Berkshire Fallon Health Collaboration, offers wellness visits, chronic disease management and sick visits on our mobile health unit. CHP travels to Berkshire County towns each month with a family nurse practitioner on board to provide care. For more information call 413-429-2946.
BOB will return to the Old Parish Church parking lot on
Thursday, March 18 from 10 am - 12 pm for Covid-19 testing.
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Your tithes and offerings are deeply appreciated and support our vital ministries.
Checks are welcome by mail:
PO Box 387, Sheffield MA 01257
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Today is the Registration deadline |
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Registration Deadline: March 4, 2021
Virtual Super Saturday
March 13, 2021/March 20, 2021
Here are a couple of examples of the great workshops we have to offer at our upcoming Super Saturday. Workshops like this sell out fast so register early.
March 13, 2021
23. Five Loaves, Two Fish, Twelve Volunteers
Evangelism and Mission are the same thing. Your church can create a sense of belonging by including people in your community as volunteers in your mission work. Explore how to build relationships, let others lead, and build church community through expanding your mission and outreach program.
Elizabeth Mae Magill (Liz), Ashburnham Community Church, Pastor, writer, evangelist.
March 20, 2021
52. Preaching in a Pandemic: Where Are We Being Led?
The pandemic has transformed the way we preach, in terms of medium and message. Some of these changes may be temporary adjustments but others might be lasting ones. Let's look at what we've learned about our potential audience post-pandemic, and the way we deliver the good news of faith.
Rev. Dr. Susan Cartmell, Pilgrim Church, Harwich Port, MA, Author: UnCommon Preacher, Leader of workshops in Northeast and Mid-West since 2015. Rev. Scott Spencer, Woodside UCC Cranston
Whova
We will once again be using Whova as our event platform. We invite you to imagine Whova as our Conference Center and Lobby. When you enter your session, you will be directed to the presentation. Whova Online User Guide
We will be offering Whova tutorials during the week of March 8th. Please sign up here: Whova Tutorial. Please email Andrea Bellarosa - bellarosaa@sneucc.org with any questions.
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Robin, Jim and Matty Bennett
light the steeple
for the month of March
in loving memory of Dottie Caul
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If you would like to light the steeple for
April, May or June, it's very easy.
Just reach out to Jean at 413-229-8173 or email her. She will get right back to you on Tuesday or Thursday. The suggested donation for sponsoring the steeple lighting is $25.
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Returning to Sheffield this summer! |
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We are looking forward to this year's Farmers' Market!
2021 SEASON- MAY 28 - OCTOBER 8
THE OLD PARISH CHURCH PARKING LOT, 125 MAIN ST. SHEFFIELD MA
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Old Parish Church
125 Main Street
PO Box 387
Sheffield MA 01257
413-229-8173
office@firstuccsheffield.org
grahamj@firstuccsheffield.org
Our Identity Statement
We are a progressive Christian community where discovering God's presence, modeling Jesus' radical hospitality, and being a passionate voice for God's justice defines us.
We are an Open and Affirming Congregation
of The United Church of Christ
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