Second Sunday in Lent
March 16, 2025
“Connections: From the Heavens to the Henhouse”
8:30am in the Meetinghouse
(With weekly Communion)
10:30am in the Meetinghouse
(10:30am Live Streamed)
We invite you to join us in the Meetinghouse at 8:30 & 10:30am on Sunday, March 16th as we continue our Lenten season worship, with a theme of “Connections.” How are we called to connect with God and one another? And how do we connect our faith with our everyday lives?
This Sunday, we will hear the story of Jesus being warned to turn back from Jerusalem in Luke 13:31-34, but he courageously vows to continue on the way God is leading him, no matter what the cost. He speaks of his mission to reveal God’s passionate love for us, as a mother hen hopes to shelter her chicks. In a second passage from the Letter to the Philippians, Paul lifts up the church as a model to the rest of the world on how to live our faith with courage – as “citizens of heaven” and not as slaves to fear.
How do we draw strength by following God’s call for our own lives? How do we keep moving forward with hope through the trials of life we face each day? Pastor Bryn preaches: “From the Heavens to the Henhouse.”
We will gather for communion worship at 8:30am, and our Church School meets at 10:30, after a Time with Our Children. Our Bell Choir plays at 10:30am as well. Nursery is open at both services. All are welcome!
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The live stream link for 10:30am service for March 16, 2025 will be:
Church School & Nursery Care are available: If you have questions about Church School, please be in touch with our Church School Coordinator, Barbara Crandell at 
barbara@uccb.org.
Worship Opportunities
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Labyrinth & Children's Garden:
Our Labyrinth and the story of how it came to be were recently published in a book of New England Labyrinths, so we are excited to share that with people in our area and beyond. Planted around our Labyrinth, we also have a Children's Garden, where kids are able to experience God's presence in Creation, remember loved ones who have died, and go to play or pray at our church. All are welcome to visit during daylight hours. You can find the entrance to the footpath to the labyrinth and garden on the left side of the slope down into our lower parking lot.
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Keep an eye on your email, the Congregational Church of Brookfield Facebook Page, or our website on Sunday morning for the links to join us (and please feel free to share the links with family and friends). Afterward, if you are willing to share a photo of you or your family worshipping with us online that may be used on our CCB Facebook page or website, please send it to
What does it mean to be an “Open & Affirming” church?What does the Bible say about homosexuality? If you’re eager to learn more about The Congregational Church of Brookfield as well as our |   Call to Share our Gifts & Offerings, Roy Taylor on YouTube Sunday, June 30, 2024 Click here: |
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REMEMBERING A GOVERNOR:
Funeral service for former Gov. Jodi Rell
| Reverend Jennifer Whipple | Reverend Bryn Smallwood-Garcia |
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| https://www.youtube.com/live/vcBpfJNVXtE?feature=shared&t=1659 | https://www.youtube.com/live/vcBpfJNVXtE?feature=shared&t=1998 |
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10:30am Sunday Weekly Worship Recordings:
If you are not able to watch the service live from the beginning, or if you need to join the service late, there will be an opportunity to view the entire recording in a few hours, after YouTube processes it and uploads it to our church YouTube channel. For instant notifications of Live Streams, you can also subscribe to that channel, uccbvideo, by clicking on the red "Subscribe" button on the YouTube page.
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Sharing to Build, Building to Share…
See the New Vision for Fellowship Hall!
Because we are CCB, we have fun whenever we gather! Even as we worship each week in our historic Meetinghouse, fellowship is at the very heart of our church life and we believe Fellowship Hall should be accessible to all. We invite you to contribute as generously as you can and help us extend God's extravagant welcome to everyone, "no matter who we are or where we are on life's journey." Whether we walk or roll, we seek to follow Jesus together!
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Pastors Fund Thanks & Information
Our pastors wish to thank you so much for your generous support of the Pastors Fund during these difficult and ever-changing times. With your help bills have been paid to cover housing costs, medical bills, and emergency repairs as well as to cover other everyday costs like food, gas, and clothing for members & friends of our church and wider community. The Pastors Fund is supported through the honorarium from the funerals/memorials that our pastors officiate, as well as through the generous gifts of members and friends of our community. The Thrift Shop has supported the Pastors Fund with gifts from sale profits, and the Pastors Fund is also one of the options for holiday support through our Virtual Giving Tree this year.If you are feeling moved to make a direct gift to the Pastors Fund, gift cards for groceries and gas are always welcome, as are donations made payable to Pastors Fund.
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Your Pastors are Here for You!
Pastoral Care Appointments
bryn@uccb.org or jennifer@uccb.org ) to set up a time to talk and pray together. | |
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Church Office Hours
Monday through Thursday - 9:00am - 2:00pm
CLOSED on Fridays.
The church door will remain locked for safety reasons, but our Ring doorbell system helps us to know who is coming to the door.
We are an Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ.
Know that "No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here!"
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At Home Electronic Worship Options
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Listen to the Congregational Church of Brookfield's PODCAST.
Don't have time or an internet video connection?
Subscribe to our podcast and listen on the go to past sermons.
Click on: https://soundcloud.com/user-98392082
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Welcome! No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here.
- Would you enjoy the guidance of fellow seekers to help you support your children's growth into strong and compassionate moral thinkers?
- Are you looking for a place where you can bring your deepest joys and sorrows and find real companionship in celebration and suffering?
- Do you long for a place where you and your family can learn to love one another and care for the world in a compassionate faith community?
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