Welcome to Pilgrim Church of Duxbury
An Open & Affirming Congregation
COVID PROTOCOL NEWS
With the amount of people being vaccinated rising, we no longer will require
pre-registrations for church services on Sunday. We will still take your names at the door on Sunday for contact tracing purposes and still require masks, but it is a positive step forward!

Sunday School sign up is still required.
Click here to register

*The service will also be on our Facebook page (Pilgrim Church UCC) and YouTube.
Good morning! It’s May!

Do you sense a “cleansing” attitude? I feel it coming, light at the end of the tunnel as we start to see the benefits of Covid protocols, seeing more people vaccinated and re-uniting with family and friends; businesses starting to wake up, all this while we see the earth renew itself. We still need to be cautious, but I sense a difference in the air.

May is an extremely busy month. I think its as busy as our Advent and Lenten seasons for a Pastor. Please read the announcements in this blast to keep up. Between the Stonewalk event, Mother’s Day, the diaper drive, Confirmation, Memorial Day, graduations etc., we realize how connected we are and how we have longed for community over the past 15 months.

Good things! Let’s focus on the good things this month (and beyond)!
Anonymous
In these days when we’ve been bound by the pandemic, we’ve had to change our view of our days. Working from home, managing kids learning from home, while watching other family members who might still be going out to work and school. This has not been easy. We know we need to care for ourselves and find time to settle each day to bring peace to our hearts and souls.


Maybe it’s a walk in nature. Maybe it’s that first cup of coffee or tea. Maybe it’s a connection to our bird feeders and the musical serenades the birds offer us. We’re thankful for these little ones coming to receive nourishment from us. They can lighten our lives.


Maybe it’s that new growth coming up in our yards. Maybe it’s reading. Maybe it’s prayer time and meditation. We need to embrace the simple wonders of our days in a gentle way. Hopefully we can pray in many ways and feel the peace of God’s blessing as we move forward.


Hear these words from Dr. N.T. Wright, a well-known theologian and educator.
Dr. Wright says, “God’s powerful presence is suffused within the world. It is a hidden music that interprets and sometimes brings healing and hope to ordinary events.”


I hope you find the extraordinary in the ordinary this week.


Blessings to you all,
Rev. John
TONIGHT AT 7PM Missions/Outreach
Zoom Meeting with Old Colony YMCA

Pilgrim Church in Duxbury UCC is gifted and blessed to be able to support various charities and organizations through the use of funds in our Mission Trust Fund.


We feel that it is important and special to be able to keep you, our members, informed and involved in our decision making on your behalf.

Our Missions and Outreach Committee invites you to join us on a Zoom presentation with Mr. Kenneth Klier, Vice President and COO, of the Old Colony YMCA and his colleagues on Wednesday, May 5th for a half hour presentation starting at 7:00 PM followed by a short question and answer period.

Below is the Zoom Link to join us. Please do not share this link on public social media platforms to avoid interference. RB will be taping the discussion as well if you cannot attend.
 
Topic: Mission and Outreach with Old Colony YMCA
Time: May 5, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
 
Join Zoom Meeting
 
Meeting ID: 820 1115 9235
Passcode: 594259
Join us this Sunday, Mother’s Day, May 9th, as we honor our mother’s and special mothers in our lives.

We invite you to bring a picture of the Mothers in your life to add to a table for our worship service.


If you cannot be here, drop it off at the church during the week!
COVID STONE WALK PROJECT
SATURDAY MAY 8th NOON.
Meet at Duxbury Student Union
147 St George St, Duxbury
 
Pilgrim Church in Duxbury, United Church of Christ members, along with the members of St John’s Church, have been invited to participate in the Global Pandemics Stonewalk Project on Saturday, May 8th.

We will be moving a Memorial Stone on its carriage (weighing 2 1/2 tons) to our church grounds for a week. We have been asked to get volunteers to push and pull the carriage with the stone up Washington Street from Duxbury Student Union.

The Global Pandemics Stonewalk Project welcomes bereaved families, spouses, and friends of those who died from COVID-19 to share their grief and loss by placing flowers, a photo or small stone on the international pandemics stone and by helping pull the 2 ½ ton memorial stone to its next scheduled public viewing location.  

PLEASE HELP US MOVE THE STONE? We have a sign-up Genius link for those interested.
Even taking the time to walk with us to honor those who have lost loved ones would be wonderful, so sign up. What a great example family can have to watch their mom’s and dad’s and older siblings and students help to move the stone as we all walk beside it! Email office@uccduxbury.org or revbill@uccduxbury.org if you have any questions.

This is a GREAT COMMUNITY EVENT!

Thank you,
Rev Bill 

Be a part of history and please sign up here! 
MOTHERS DAY DIAPER DRIVE
In honor of our mothers, and to support new mothers (and dad’s) we are sponsoring a diaper and baby wipes collection on Mother’s Day!

Diapers are one of the most needed items at shelters and organizations that support new parents! Could you donate some items in honor of our mothers? Donations will benefit Cradle to Crayons program. We can do more than this! Honor your mom and donate a package!

Place the item in the side entryway! THANK YOU!

LAST DAY of collection is Sunday, May 9th!

LAST WEEK TO SUBMIT APPLICATION!
Spring 2021 Blackington Music Arts Scholarship Fund judges are asking for High School seniors who have been active participants in Pilgrim with their gifts in voice, instruments, dance or other to apply. The applications are available by clicking on the link below and in the church office. The due date is Sunday, May 9th and the announcement of the winner will be on Sunday, May 23rd. Tell your friends.

SOUTH SHORE CONGREGATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE

Camp 2021 August 14 - August 21  
“A Vacation with a Purpose”


SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION NOW OPEN ON-LINE.

The entire registration process can be completed online and is very easy. You have nothing to mail unless you choose to pay by check. Click on this link to proceed. www.sscyc.org

We are pleased to invite you to register for SSCYC’s 64th annual camp week. After COVID-19 forced our camp to be mostly virtual last year, we will once again host our camp week at the picturesque Camp Cody in Freedom, NH.   

Camp is open to all students who have or are graduating 7th Grade this year up to graduated 12th Graders.

SPACES FILL UP FAST SO PLEASE REGISTER AS SOON AS YOU CAN. We expect all spaces to be filled in two weeks so don’t wait!

This will be Pilgrim Church’s first year at Camp Cody. A great number of safety protocols have been adopted to make camp as safe as possible including reducing the size of camp from 500 to 250. Call RB with any questions!