Happenings February 18, 2021
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Lent is a time of reflection and renewal |
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You are invited to join our Lenten Study which begins
this Sunday, February 21st 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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Join the Old Parish Church Social Hour with your coffee or cocktail and your favorite snack!
Wednesdays at 5:00.
We have a core group of 6-14 people that 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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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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Registration is open for the March 13 & 20 Super Saturday. This online event features workshops, networking opportunities and a keynote from noted rabbi and entrepreneur Rabbi Elan Babchuck.
Rabbi Elan Babchuck is a rabbi and an entrepreneur, and spends much of his time exploring the rich intersections between these two traditions, and the abundant possibilities therein. He is committed to leaving behind a world that is more compassionate, connected, and just, than the one he found, and - in pursuit of that commitment - he is the Founding Director of GLEAN Network, an incubator and network for faith leaders who seek to reimagine the role of religion in an ever-changing world yearning for meaning, belonging, and justice.
More information can be found on our event listing, including workshop descriptions, the daily agenda, and links to coaching and lunch-time offerings.
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Belle Fox-Martin
lights the steeple
for the month of February
in recognition of the good work done by the
Berkshire Immigrant Center
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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 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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PBS presents: The Black Church in America
This is our Story. This is our song.
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Host, Henry Louis Gates Jr. at Trinity UCC in Chicago. |
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The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song explores the 400-year-old story of the Black church in America, the changing nature of worship spaces, and the men and women who shepherded them from the pulpit, the choir loft, and church pews.
For many, it’s their house of worship. For some, it is an engine for social justice. For others, it’s a place of transcendent cultural gifts exported to the world, from the soulful voices of preachers and congregants to the sublime sounds of gospel music. For the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., going to church in America also was “the most segregated hour” of the week.
In this intimate four-hour series from executive producer, host, and writer Henry Louis Gates, Jr., we trace how this came to be in the 400 year-old story of the Black church in America, all the way down to its bedrock role as the site of African American survival and endurance, grace and resilience, thriving and testifying, freedom and independence, solidarity and speaking truth to power. It reveals how Black people have worshipped, and through their spiritual journeys, improvised ways to bring their faith traditions from Africa to the New World, while translating them into a form of Christianity that was not only truly their own but a redemptive force for a nation whose original sin was found in their ancestors’ enslavement across the Middle Passage.
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Just a reminder that The Good Samaritan Fund is no longer located here at Old Parish.
It is being managed by Construct. All donations go to:
Construct
316A State Road
Great Barrington MA 01230
413-528-1985
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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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