CrossWays The Newsletter of

The Congregational Church of Brookfield 160 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT 06804

(203) 775-1259

November 2019

Ecumenical Thanksgiving Eve Service

Brookfield’s oldest continuing town-wide ecumenical service will be held on Wednesday, November 27th at 7:30pm

at Valley Presbyterian Church, 21 West Whisconier Road, Brookfield.

This annual service is coordinated by the Brookfield Ecumenical Clergy group. This year the

Rev. Paul Lutz, from Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, will deliver the Thanksgiving message.

You are invited to gather together with brothers and sisters from our Brookfield faith communities to pray, sing, and hear God’s still-speaking voice as we celebrate with gratitude

our great blessings. A time of fellowship and refreshment will be offered afterwards.

Please join us for this special Thanksgiving Eve celebration.

An offering will benefit the Emergency Fuel Assistance Fund of Brookfield Social Services.

Church Council Notes: October 8, 2019

Moderator's Report: LRPC met with Dave Goral (head of the Fellowship Hall Improvement Group—

FHIG) and will meet to get a better handle on project vision, including church’s & town’s needs.

Vice-Moderator’s Report: The FHIG plans to develop a list of milestone activities for the project. They

will be assessing the architectural designs as far as what is feasible and what needs to be adjusted. We

have contact with a group of campaign consultants about financial and project feasibility.

Budget: Jack Brown will be reaching out to the Committee Chairs shortly to start thinking about what

annual budget needs may be for the coming year. Stewardship will be asked to do a review of the giver

non-pledgers over the last 3 to 5 years in order to help with budgeting. Church Clerk’s Report: Kristi McPadden was officially voted on and approved as Church Clerk.

Committee Reports:

Worship – Organ repair has not yet happened due to repairman illness and Toni moving. Advent wreath

workshop and hanging of the greens is scheduled for December 1st. Worship suggests putting money into

their budget for Lenten suppers and to continue pairing committees to sponsor these as it worked out well. CIS – October Thrift Shop proceeds will be donated to the organizations supported by the Fair. SERRV

held a clearance sale in September and made $400. The Giving Tree will be put up on November 23rd. CE – Pen pal program is underway and everyone seems very excited. Building Faith with Legos is going

extremely well. Adult classes are going well; looking into a marriage enrichment program. CE represen-

tatives attended a program called ‘Messy Church’ and got great ideas and resources. Messy Church is an

intergenerational program that encourages churches to reach out to those in the community who are

‘unchurched’ to encourage them to attend—suggestion to pair CE with Worship to do a Lenten supper

together utilizing this Messy Church approach. Barbara attended a Vibrant Faith Institute seminar.

Confirmation Class has begun with 8 confirmands this year. Stewardship –Pledgers are $3,000 ahead of budget through 6 months, and givers non-pledgers are

$10,000 ahead of budget. Sue W would like to see some of the committees who had budget cuts get

replenished, but a budget revision is not possible without a Congregational Meeting. The logo that will be

placed in the Book of Remembrance (BOR) for the 1757 Legacy Society is only for a bequest received

from an estate. November 3rd is the next BOR Sunday, and 1757 Legacy donation names will also be

acknowledged. The Passport Program seems to be well received; the objective is to educate the

congregation that Stewardship is more than just financial donations.

Church House – Outdated emergency lighting has been replaced with LED lights. Parsonage water pres-

sure reducer was replaced. Kitchen roof is being replaced. Sewer pump tank and the cottage septic were

cleaned. Aquarion paved the upper section of the back driveway. Church House is predicting to be over

budget by approximately $5,600. Welcome – Purchased a banner to be hung during the fair and used in future Memorial Day parades.

Purchased 250 reusable shopping bags with the church logo to be handed out. Directory in the works and

photos are still needed

Fellowship – Guided meditation workshop on November 3rd. Fellowship is looking for a theater/movie

outing. Coffee hour hosts still needed; the move to “going green” is being initiated during coffee hour. Historian: Reported the last time the kitchen roof was replaced was 1982.

Yankee Fair: Concerns about thrift shop customers suspected of regularly shoplifting were discussed.

Old Business: Bryn’s study leave –a request to fund the second half of a program begun last year. The

total cost is $5,150, but Bryn is anticipating $1,000 in grants. Wendy E moved that Church Council ap-

prove funding for the Senior Pastor to take two January 2020 courses and complete the second year of

supervision needed to complete the Spiritual Direction Certificate Program at University of Redlands

School of Theology (San Francisco Theological Seminary) using up to $4,150 from the Christian Growth

and Enrichment Fund. The motion was seconded by Beth T and passed. Bryn abstained.

New Business: Fairfield East Association Meeting in Ridgefield on October 30th. A motion was made by

Jen W to spend a total of $75 out of the CG&E fund to send 5 people to the FEA meeting—passed unani-

mously. The cost to send Bryn to the Fall Boundary Training will come out of her Professional Expenses.

Dining For Women is a learning opportunity. So…….. MEN ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US ANYTIME!!

We are off to Swaziland in November to learn more about Young Heroes Foundation. Please join us for a potluck dinner, including a presentation about this project which alleviates poverty by helping female caregivers (often grandmothers) of orphans and vulnerable children to become financially literate, and by creating the opportunity for them to become micro entrepreneurs. We will meet at 6:00 on November 4

th at Dianne Mariano’s house. Bring any food item that is

convenient for you. KFC is fine or something from the local deli/salad counter. It’s the fellowship and educational opportunity that’s really important. The concept is that you donate the amount you would have spent had you gone out to dinner that night. Please let either Dianne (or Olivia Quinsland know if you are interested in attending. You can always go online at diningfor-women.org to check this program out more fully. Why DFW Loves This Project We love this project’s focus on the female caretakers of AIDS orphans. It provides rural Swazi women with access to microloans in order to grow their microenterprises. The structure of the loans will allow the women’s groups to self-govern and grow their pool of funds.

Thank you on behalf of Church School & the Christian Education Committee:

With gratitude to our church family members we want to announce that the preliminary

numbers for our Math for Mammals fundraiser have us reaching over $1600 with more

donations to be collected. These donations will go to purchase a 2nd Gift Ark through Heifer

International to help families in need throughout the world.

Thank you for showing up in a BIG way for our Great Pumpkin Challenge evening.

19 families, along with members of our Junior & Senior Youth Fellowship and Christian

Education Committee came together to carve 38 pumpkins and raise over $350! The

pumpkins were delivered to Trinity Episcopal Church in Newtown to display for the Main

Street Halloween. The $350 will go with the other donations raised by organizations around

the area to provide summer camp experiences for seriously and chronically ill children at the

Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.

Memorial Garden

As the holidays approach, the Memorial Garden Committee would like to remind everyone that no items may be left on the wall. One of the terms and conditions of our Memorial Garden is that no markers, adornments, flowers, etc. are permitted other than the name plaque provided by the committee. We appreciate your understanding.

Have You Gotten Your Passport Yet? A Question from the Stewardship Committee

At the kickoff of our Fall Stewardship Program, “Get Out of the Boat”, Susan Dodd

shared an important message about how perhaps we need just a bit of faith and courage

to “get out of the boat”. Remember the disciples that were on the boat in a stormy sea?

Jesus spoke to them from the water telling them it was He and not to be afraid. Only

Peter had enough faith to get out of the boat and join Jesus. However, Peter's faith

wavered and he began to sink. Jesus saved him and asked Peter why he doubted, why he

had so little faith. Perhaps the message we can take away from this lesson is that it only

takes a bit of faith to get our feet wet, only a bit of faith to lead us to full stewardship. A

bit of faith and courage can be the catalyst we need to pursue our vision for our own

spiritual growth and the betterment of our local and wider communities. No matter what

issues concern you or are important to you; you can make a difference right here at

CCB.

Getting Started: Grab Your Passport!

Your passport is your ticket to get out of the boat and get your feet wet. It includes

information regarding various faith opportunities here at CCB. Come join other

members of your faith family. Perhaps you will discover community or a new or

renewed purpose. We know you will enjoy the experience!

Reminders:

Passports are available at both doors to the meetinghouse, from the church office,

and on the table outside the church office.

This is a commitment -free program!

Feel free to attend as many meetings or opportunities as you would like. You can

even attend the same one more than once.

Please bring your passport with you as you travel so you can get it stamped by the

chairperson or leader.

Passport program runs through December 15th.

Participants are invited to attend a Stewardship Dinner in early January!

As Jesus asked the disciples to have faith and get out of the boat, now is the time to

show our faith and get our feet wet. Patty Moran,

Stewardship Committee

Come join us for our

Deck the Halls & Advent Wreath Making Evening

Sunday night, December 1, 2019, 5pm to 7pm

We invite you to hit the pause button for a few hours to refresh, celebrate and prepare for the season of Advent with your CCB family. There will be something for all ages and interests at our Deck the Halls Evening. A light supper of pizza and salad will be served at 5pm. Next, there will be Advent wreath making in Fellowship Hall for everyone. Children will have the opportunity to make some decorations or work on a service project, and adults can help deck out the sanctuary with greenery. At 6:30pm we will bless the wreaths at a short caroling ceremony in the Meetinghouse. This is a popular event for all ages to start the advent season. Please bring your own pruning snips and work gloves.

Please return RSVP below or email the church office (office@uccb.org) to help us plan food, supplies, and work crews. Name _________________________________________

# of people ____________

November Serendippers

Tuesday, November 12th at 11:45am

Morgan Evans, the Center Manager of

Audubon Center Bent of the River in Southbury, CT will join us.

Our menu: Almond Cranberry Punch, Turkey and Gravy, Super Sweet Potatoes,

String Beans Almondine, Corn Spoon Bread, Oatmeal Cheesecake Cranberry Bars

Please contact Eleanor Loesch for additional information OR you can contact the Church Office 203-775-1259

Hope to see you all there!

Serendippers is open to everyone! Sponsored by our church Fellowship Committee, the Serendippers hospitality team provides a lunch and monthly program for daytime-available members and their friends. Please let the church office know by the 2nd Sunday each month if you will have a need for childcare.

WOMEN’S ANNUAL MISSION TRIP 2020 SAVE THE DATES

Mission Trip to Providence, Rhode Island Tentative Dates: Friday, January 17, 2020 ( 6PM) to

Sunday, January 19, 2020 ( 3PM)

We are busy planning our Mission Trip to Providence Rescue Mission (a homeless shelter) and staying at Irons Homestead (UCC Retreat Center and Camp). Contact Jeanine Hanewicz if you are interested in at-tending.

FUNDRAISING: APPLE and PUMPKIN PIE MAKING Saturday, November 23rd from 9:15am – 12:30pm Fellowship Hall

Our fundraising tradition has been to make pies prior to the holidays. Please email Elayne Schwartz if you can participate in the pie making. All proceeds are used in part to cover attendee trip cost and a donation to both Providence Rescue Mission and Irons Homestead.

ORDER PIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Both Apple and Pumpkin pies are available and must be pre-ordered. The cost is $12/pie. You may order pies at Coffee Hour on both November 10th and 17th or contact Monica Pondiccio to place an order. Pie Pickup: Sunday, November 24th after 8:30 and 10:30 Services

Notes from the Choir Room Music fills our souls. I can’t tell you the number of times the words from

an anthem we have sung has come to mind right when I needed those words

most.

Singing in a choir is a wonderful way to fill your minds and hearts with sacred words in

music. Some of our words come from scripture, while others are penned by poets and

writers. Composers carefully set those words to music to express the meaning behind

them. Words set to music are a powerful combination that stays in our memories.

We have some wonderful opportunities in our music ministry to experience that

combination. You may join a choir at any time. However, if you feel that you cannot

commit to singing in the choir every week, you can join us for Lessons and Carols, which

happens on December 15 at the 10:30 service. We will dedicate the first half hour or so

of our rehearsal to working on Lessons and Carols music. Rehearsals begin at 7:00.

Rehearsals are already underway, but there is still time to join us. Just show up on

Thursday evening at 7:00.

Toni Sullivan

Director of Music

Thrift Shop News! The Thrift Shop continues to get new items every week. With the colder weather upon us, you will want to check out our fall/winter fashions. There are some cozy sweaters for men and women, and many pairs of stylish pants. The shop is open the first and third Saturday of every month from 9am to 12noon. We hope to see you there!

Wanted: Leftover Halloween Candy!! You know you don’t want any extra Halloween candy sitting at home tempting you, so if you end up with extra why don’t you donate it to a good cause? Our SYF group will gladly accept your Halloween leftovers to send in care packages to our college students who are working hard as they head toward finals. If you are willing to part with that extra candy please bring it to the church by Sunday, November 3

rd and leave it by the Committee mailboxes marked for SYF

Care Packages or give it to Pastor Jen. Our SYF group and college folks thank you!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

We are very grateful to all who helped make our October 19th

Yankee Fair and Barn Sale a great success. We celebrated 51 years of the annual fair with great enthusiasm and joy! We had absolutely beautiful fall weather and it was such a wonderful day. It took so many hours and days by countless volunteers to organize the barn, collectibles

and used toys. For weeks, cars and trucks lined up in the barn driveway to bring donations while volunteers sorted and decorated and designed the spaces. Quilters gardeners and crafts people were busy as well getting their treasures ready for fair day. With beautiful mums and pumpkins in the courtyard to games and activities at the Family Fun Zone; from the grill, dispensing morning egg sandwiches; the musicians in the sanctuary and traveling bell ringers entertaining us with wonderful music; from the shoppers in Second Hand Rose to all the visitors to booths in the Church School Wing and Fellowship Hall – our church campus was alive with volunteers, church families and friends from the community. Special thanks to all those who helped with clean-up activities, setting everything back in place for meetings, church school and worship services. None of this would have been achieved without the extraordinary talents, generosity and volunteer spirits of each one of you. Thank you, thank you, for making this year’s fair such a beautiful success and fun event! Our Mini Fair before the Holidays will take place on November 24th so come check out some gift ideas and continue to support CCB and our work in the community.

Faithfully, Carolyn Lindroth and Kara Messenheimer

2019 Yankee Fair Chairs

MINI-FAIR! SUNDAY, NOV. 24th

On Sunday, Nov. 24th, we will have a second chance to make purchases of items left from the Yankee Fair. Whether you were working at the Fair and didn’t have an opportunity to make purchases, or perhaps you did some shopping but now have discovered that you need a special gift for someone for Thanksgiving or Christmas, this is your chance. The Mini Fair will be open between services (9:30-10:25am) and after the second service (11:30am), and all are welcome. Invite a friend to church to shop with you!

Our faith is 2,000 years old; our offering plate is not! You can give electronically through our Pushpay app.

Electronic giving is available through CCB’s Pushpay app. You can go to our church website, www.uccb.org, and look for the menu item “Give.” From there, you can click on the Pushpay link and enter the site. Or you can download the phone app, and just follow their simple instructions. Using the drop-down menu, you can either make a one-time Sunday offering, a special offering (like this month’s Neighbors in Need, or NIN) or schedule recurring gifts, like pledge payments. Pushpay is secure, like other electronic banking apps, with a safe and personalized user name and password. Thank you for your giving!

Increase your “Self Awareness” with Fellowship this fall & winter! The Fellowship Committee will be hosting a series of lectures on “Self-Awareness” during the upcoming months. The presentations will be held on the following Sundays after both the 8:30am and 10:30am services.

Sunday, November 3rd

An Introduction to Guided Meditation by Tosha Gordon Sunday, January 26

th

"Jump Start" to making Healthy Choices and Nutrition by Becky Bishop

We are very fortunate to have members of our own church provide these lectures for us!

Youth Fellowship & Confirmation in November: Junior Youth Fellowship:

November 3rd—Veteran’s Day Service Project—5-6:30pm

November 10th—Offsite Adventure—details & time TBA

November 17th—Gratitude Night Dinner & Activities—5-6:30pm

November 24th—Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt & Service Project—5-6:30pm

Senior Youth Fellowship:

November 3rd—Remembering the Saints/College Care Packages—7-8:30pm

November 10th—Offsite Adventure—details & time TBA

November 17th—Mission Trip Meeting—7pm

November 24th—Thanksgiving Service Project—7-8:30pm

Note: If you are (or have a youth in your family) in grades 6-12 please be sure that you are on our JYF and/or SYF email lists to get updates about youth fellowship events. You can be sure that you are on the list by emailing Pastor Jen.

Confirmation Class:

Saturday, November 9th-Sunday, November 10th—Confirmation Overnight & Worship Class

Wednesday, November 20th - Holy Spirit Class—7-9pm in the Youth Room

Fellowship Of Concern

CONTINUING CONCERNS:

Lillian Covill,

Liz DeLambert,

Des & Nancy Desmond,

Greg & Jan Labas,

Ron Lopp,

Marion Miller,

Millicent Morrison,

The Ruschmeyers,

Lavinia Schmaling,

WITH SYMPATHY:

We extend our sympathy to Larry Savo and family on the death of Margitta Savo, our

longtime church family member. Margitta’s life will be celebrated at CCB on Saturday,

November 9th at 11:00am.

We also hold in prayers of sympathy Mary Gallagher DeLucia and family on the death of

her brother, John.

CrossWays Deadline The deadline for the December issue of CrossWays is November 15th. You can e-mail articles to Jeannine McCullough at office@uccb.org or leave them in the CrossWays mailbox outside of the church office. Please e-mail or call Jeannine McCullough, Office Administrator at 203-775-1259 if you have any questions.

My Blanket Story By Margitta Savo

November 1950. Thanksgiving Day. My family arrived in New York City

Harbor after an arduous journey by ship across the Atlantic Ocean. We were a

refugee family who had just fled Communist East Germany. My father was a wanted man for his involvement in anti-Communist propaganda. Our destination was Iowa, where a

Presbyterian Church sponsored us. We knew no English. We carried only a few suitcases. After disembarking, we boarded a train. Halfway through the journey the train

encountered a blizzard. The train had to stop, and power was lost. Our family took out our

blankets to wrap ourselves in some warmth. The porter walked through, checking all the passengers and stopped in front of my family. My father was taken away. Several hours

passed before he returned after all of the train’s blankets were accounted for. The porter thought our family had stolen the blankets from the sleeper cars, as they looked identical. But

these blankets were given to us by Church World Service (CWS), from generous donors just like you!

Note from CIS: Your $10 contribution to our CWS Blanket Fund, as you place a Christmas

card on the Blanket Fund Tree, will allow CWS to purchase a new warm blanket for a family in need of help today. Keep an eye out for the Blanket Fund Card Tree & Giving Tree as they go

up in Brooks Hall at the end of November. Thank you!

Pastor’s Page Rev. Bryn Smallwood-Garcia

As I write, my eyes are transfixed by another glorious autumn New England sunset. I’m

looking east, “lifting mine eyes unto the hills” illuminated by the setting sun. Red and yellow

maples, green oaks yet to turn, and white birch bark burning golden in the sun’s fierce

brightness.

I’ve been savoring the fall colors this year, especially when I’ve been taking our small dog for

her evening walk near sunset. It’s good exercise for us both. I get to decompress from the work

day at church, often preparing to eat a quick dinner and go back to an evening church meeting.

As a Yorkshire Terrier, little Cookie gets to live into God’s call for her life – to be our family’s

brave protector – barking firmly and assertively at every squirrel, chipmunk and falling leaf.

When a large bobcat meandered down our driveway the other day, I was afraid she was going to

have a heart attack, so frantic was she to break the glass of the front window to get outside and

defend us from it!

What a good dog. She is a very good dog. Faithful. Fido. If only we humans could be so

obedient and devoted to the service of our loving Master, Jesus.

It feels good to feel our power and usefulness in life, as little Cookie does. There is real joy in

knowing we are making a difference, contributing to the common good, fulfilling our call to

serve others – this is one of the great things to celebrate about church life, especially at our

Yankee Fair.

But we don’t do as well, I think, when it comes to sunset times in our lives. We “rage against

the dying of the light,” as the great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas says. It’s terrible to see our loved

ones fail in strength or struggle with illness, and having to deal with our own aging or sickness

can be worse.

Dylan Thomas’s poem urges us to fight hard: “Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age

should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” And so we do,

most of us, I think.

In our death-denying culture, we worship youth and we celebrate beauty and vitality. We buy

“age-defying” makeup and we celebrate 100-year-olds who run road races or get married to

20-somethings – and when our elders get cancer, we push them to never give up, to try to beat it.

It’s much harder, and even counter-cultural, to choose to look for the beauty and dignity in life’s

inevitable changes of season. What if we didn’t “rage against the dying of the light,” but instead

stood in solemn awe and wonder at the beauty of the setting sun, gazing with hope into eternity,

celebrating with thanksgiving the stunning beauty of lives nearing their end? It’s so hard to do,

especially as we deeply love, we deeply grieve as we begin to see our loved ones fading.

In November, winter’s darkness draws near. Yet, like our Pilgrim ancestors, we are called to

worship in gratitude – yes, for the bountiful harvest, the plump turkey and pumpkin pie – but

also for the precious gift of life itself. We lift up names of loved ones on Book of Remembrance

Sunday, Nov. 3; we gather at our long-time member Margitta Savo’s memorial Nov. 9; we

honor veterans Nov. 11 – many of whom have passed away. These are all celebrations, but like

darkening autumn skies, they have a somber tone. I pray they lead us into a deeper place of

thanksgiving and even joy, as we look toward the hope of Advent and Christmas, and the

returning of the light in the New Year.

Board of Deacons

Your Deacon Branch provides a way for you to have a specific member of the Board with whom to relate. If you have requests or concerns that you’d like to share with a lay person, your Deacon is available. Naturally, if you’re more comfortable calling one of the other deacons, or one of your pastors, please feel free to do so. Such requests or concerns might include:

a need for prayer a request for help (transport to a doctor’s appointment, church function, etc.) a sorrow (illness, accident, death) a joy (a birth, graduation, upcoming wedding, etc.) something that particularly pleases you, or would better meet your needs

in the worship service

Remember, if you don’t know your Deacon, ask someone to introduce you. He or she will look forward to meeting you – in church or out!

Deacon Branches 2019-2020

Youth Deacons: Catie Coneybear Stephen Wutzl

A-BO Ruth Allen

BR-CO Martha Parvis

CR-DY Sharon Santi

E-GI Jeanine Hanewicz

GL-I Pete Lane

J-LI Sue Boughton

LO-MA Alex DeLucia

Mc-O Mary Gallagher DeLucia

P-RI Ed Insull

RO-SI Marie Immohr

SL-TY Carol Ryan

UN-Z John Pondiccio

Committee Chairmen and Church Council Reps

Moderator: Sue Waschak

Vice Moderator: Jack Brown

Treasurer: Greg Dorrell

Clerk (Asst. Treasurer): Kristi McPadden

Investment Treasurer: Audrey Himebaugh

Committee Chairs

Christian Ed Amy D’Alessandro

Church House John Mangold

Church-in-Society Lyn Lyon

Deacons Marie Immohr

Fellowship Monica Pondiccio

Nominating Tom Young

Stewardship Susan Dodd

Welcome Robin Murphy

Worship Kim Downey

Church Council Representatives

Christian Ed Wendy Elsen

Church House Steve Waschak

Church-in-Society Luke Duval

Deacons John Pondiccio

Fellowship Michele Ostrom

Nominating Carolyn Lindroth

Stewardship Tom Brown

Welcome Beth Telesco

Worship Kathy Wandelmaier

Historian Bob Brown

Church Safety Committee: Rodger Wutzl (chair), Tina Crepeau, Walter Ostrom,

Bryn Smallwood-Garcia, Kathy Taylor, Linae Wutzl

Long-Range Planning Committee: Larry Ruschmeyer (chair), Barbara Crandell,

Maurice Downey, Michael Matson, Deseré Edwards, Sian Hunter, Rick Hardin

Pastoral Relations Committee: Wendy Elsen, Dave Goral, Gordon Markiewicz,

Larry Ruschmeyer, Olivia Quinsland.

Personnel Committee: Sue Waschak (chair), Jack Brown, Bryn Smallwood-Garcia,

Jennifer Whipple, Bob Emrich, Monica McInerney, Eileen Koch, Mark Lyon

Senior Pastor Rev. Bryn Smallwood-Garcia bryn@uccb.org

Associate Pastor Rev. Jennifer Whipple jennifer@uccb.org

Organist/Choir Toni Sullivan toni@uccb.org

Church School Barbara Crandell barbara@uccb.org

Church Office Jeannine McCullough 203-775-1259 office@uccb.org

Nursery Care Debbie Marquardt 203-775-1259

CrossWays – the newsletter of The Congregational Church of Brookfield 160 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT 06804 (203)-775-1259 Fax (203)-775-3466 Email: office@uccb.org

Sunday Worship at 8:30am and 10:30am The Rev. Bryn Smallwood-Garcia, Senior Pastor The Rev. Jennifer Whipple, Associate Pastor The Rev. M. S. Desmond, Pastor Emeritus

Remember: Daylight Savings Time Ends!

Please don’t forget to turn your clocks back 1 hour before going to bed Saturday, November 2nd. See you in church at 8:30am or 10:30am EST on Sunday, November 3rd!!