Reimagining Church Together!
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E-NEWS
on June 4, 2020
Congregational Church of Weston, UCC
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The doctrine of the Trinity emerged as the good news of Jesus was being translated out of its Hebraic context and culture and into the contexts and cultures of many. For many people, the doctrine of the Trinity is esoteric, brass encrusted and dusty which then hides this energizing, dynamic, and relational way of understanding God.
Join us on Sunday as we celebrate God who can be known simultaneously as the lover, the beloved and the love and then ... this
Sunday, June 7, for a
Zoom
communion service. Simply
follow the link that will be sent to you on Sunday morning or by going to the church’s Facebook page and then … at 11 am this Sunday, May 17, join us for a zoom communion service (click on any of the links below).
Click here
Join
Zoom
Communion Service on June 7, 11am
When you zoom in at 11 am, you will want to have a cup (with juice or wine) and bread within reach. You may want to prepare yourself by preparing a space in advance, watch CCW’s worship between 10:30 and 11:00 and continue your time of worship by zooming into our communion service.
Peace,
Richard & Jill Edens
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ONLINE WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY
, June 7, Trinity Sunday
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Links will be sent with an email on Sunday morning
. You can also access it through any of these channels:
Subscribe to the Congregational Church of Weston, UCC channel
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Communion Service on Zoom!
Join us for Communion on Zoom at 11am.
Use this link to connect:
Bring a
cup (with juice or wine) and bread.
If you haven’t had a chance to use Zoom yet,
click here
for instructions provided by our UCC conference.
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Did you miss last Sunday's Pentecost Service?
On Pentecost Sunday, the Congregational Church of Weston worshiped with the Wellesley Village Congregational Church. We see familiar faces and hear familiar voices as well as "meet" some new brothers and sisters.
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View Last Sunday's
Service May 31, 2020
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An Invitation from Rev. Dr. Sarah Butter
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BLACK
LIVES
MATTER
INVITATION FROM REV. DR. SARAH
SARCHETT BUTTER, WVC Senior Pastor
The pastoral staff and I discussed with Council last night the desire to gather as people of faith who are firm in our conviction that Black Lives Matter, who protest police brutality and racial injustice, and who pray and work for a world of justice and joy for all.
We are working hard to balance the continuing need to keep safe physical distance between us with our need to gather in community for solidarity, to address issues of injustice and to find hope for transformation. To that end, we offer the following:
United in the conviction that Black Lives Matter, that police brutality and racial injustice must end, and that we are called to pray and work for justice and joy for all people:
You are invited to gather safely* in solidarity on the church lawn, sidewalks, church steps and driveway for music, thought and prayer.
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Sunday, June 7, 2020 @ 4pm
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Wellesley Village Church
at Washington street between Central and Church streets.
Our partner Churches CCW and the Charles Street AME and all Wellesley congregations have been invited; all are welcome. The steeple bells will ring, and we will throw open the sanctuary windows to hear the organ play. A focused time of reflection and music will be led from the main steps at 4:15pm.
*Masks will be required and physical distance between family groups is expected. Please only come if you feel safe; we will attempt to arrange a live-stream on Facebook so those that need to be home can participate.
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CHECKOUT OUR NEW WEBSITE: westonucc.org
You may remember that our website crashed in early March – the same week that the Covid quarantine began. While the two events were unrelated, it certainly complicated matters as we entered an online intense time of life!
We are back up. Thank you to Sharon Kuhn and Laura Pohl, web designer. There are a few items we are still working on – linking in a calendar program, for example – but we would love to hear from you about the website. Please send comments to
office@westonucc.org
.
Thank you.
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TRANSITION
FROM Edenses in the office TO Sharon Kuhn in the office
We have begun to using a different email system (Constant Contact) for the sending of CCW's enews. Please make sure to open your Enews each week so Constant Contact places this enews in your inbox instead of your spam folder.
You can reach Sharon at:
or
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NEW ADDRESS FOR JILL & RICHARD EDENS
In less than a month, Jill & Richard Edens will be moving from the parsonage to 154 Chestnut St, Unit 9, Lowell, MA 01852. Additionally, we will be retiring our @WestonUCC.org emails. Please begin using
jillredens@gmail.com
for Jill and
jrichardedens@gmail.com
for Richard. Our cell phone numbers will continue to be our primary phone numbers: 919-357-3914 (Jill) and 919-357-3913 (Richard).
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Book Study with Bob Feeny
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Looking for summer reading? Join Pastoral Resident Bob Feeny for a series of book discussions focusing on racism, and specifically aimed at answering the question,
“what can I do about racism?”
Building on this discussion, we will read
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
by Austin Channing Brown in July.
And, in August,
How to Be an Antiracist
by Ibram X. Kendi.
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June 7
TRINITY Sunday Online Worship
11am Zoom Communion and Fellowship Hour
June 14
Pentecost 2 Online Worship -
Bob Feeny to preach
June 21
Pentecost 3 Online Worship
June 28
Pentecost 4 Online Worship
11am Zoom Farewell Gathering with Edenses
July & August
Summer worship at Wellesley Village Congregational Church UCC
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