Sunday, October 8, 2023

8:30am and 10:30am Worship in the Meetinghouse

(with 10:30am Live Stream)


Church School & Nursery Care are available at 10:30am: If you have questions about Church School, please be in touch with our Church School Coordinator, Barbara Crandell at External link opens in new tab or windowbarbara@uccb.org.  The Nursery is open for both Sunday services as well.

Our 10:30am service is LIVE STREAMED and RECORDED.  You can live stream our 10:30am service for October 8th from the following link: External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtube.com/live/WGLfKGOzRF4?feature=sharehttps://youtube.com/live/WGLfKGOzRF4?feature=share


Recordings of our worship services can be found on our YouTube page "External link opens in new tab or windowuccbvideo".


October 1st8:30am Indoor Worship


10:30am Indoor Worship Recordings:

Our 10:30am service is inside our air conditioned Meetinghouse and is LIVE STREAMED and RECORDED.  You can view the recorded live stream our 10:30am service for October 1st from the following link: External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://youtube.com/live/nwZQVUnciD4?feature=share

  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 or click on the link above.


YANKEE FAIR 2023 - The Gift is in the Giving!

 Join us at this quintessential country fair! The barn opens at 8am, and all other booths open at 8:30am. Come join the early risers waiting for the barn to open, and be early to get delicious pies and goodies from the Bake Shop, beautiful items from SERRV, flowers & pumpkins from the Harvest Booth, homemade quilts and much more!

Admission and parking for the Yankee Fair and Barn Sale are free. Proceeds support church programs and assorted charities.

WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO AT OUR 53RD ANNUAL EVENT

The Yankee Fair and Barn Sale will offer many of the traditional booths everyone loves, including Quilts and Silent Auction on the main floor of the Fellowship building. SERRV, the Coffee Shop, the Bake Shop, Cheese Booth, Used Books and the Fudge booth downstairs. Autumn Harvest and the Garden Booth be in the Courtyard area, and the White Steeple Inn rejoins the fair in the church building. Our Grill will be at the lower level of the Fellowship building outside providing breakfast sandwiches and lunch selections.
Second Hand Rose will be in the parsonage. Jewelry, and the She Shed will be in the cottage and the Big Red Barn will open at 8 am (before the rest of the fair), and will be loaded with furniture and other treasures.
This year, we will also have a DJ, as well as a group of wandering minstrels bringing song and fun around the campus. Come join the fun.
The Fair is always a fall treat and we hope to see you on Saturday, October 14th, 2023!!!
To see photos past fairs, please visit the External link opens in new tab or windowCCB Facebook page.




Memorial Service and Celebration of Life for

Marion Hess Ramsey

May 29, 1930 - July 28, 2023


Saturday, September 30, 2023 11:00 o’clock


and LiveStreamed at

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Sharing to Build, Building to Share…

See the New Vision for Fellowship Hall!

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Campaign Update

It has been amazing to see the response from the congregation with our Fellowship Hall campaign results.

Whether it was completing a giving commitment card, making an initial monetary gift or giving an entire pledge up front.

Thank you all for participating, believing in our vision for this important project and showing your support!

Each gift is a blessing; It truly shows the need and want for a fully accessible, updated Fellowship Hall, as it has been talked about for years.

(Click here to read more)

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.

Your Pastors are Here for You!

Pastoral Care Appointments

Pastor Bryn and Pastor Jen are available for individual pastoral care appointments either in-person or via phone or Zoom.  If you have something that you would like to address or speak with them about, please feel free to reach out,  ( External link opens in new tab or windowbryn@uccb.org or External link opens in new tab or windowjennifer@uccb.org ) to set up a time to talk and pray together.

 

Worship Opportunities

Labyrinth & Children's Garden:

One of our confirmands recently cleaned over at our Labyrinth - making sure the path is clearly outlined and instructions for use of the labyrinth are posted at the beginning.  We encourage people to stop over to the church and use the labyrinth during this nice weather (while maintaining physical distancing practices).  (Note: 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.)  Work will also begin soon on our Children's Garden, a garden that will be planted in raised beds around our Labyrinth, where kids will be able to remember loved ones and go to play and pray at our church.


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 External link opens in new tab or windowuccbsocialmedia@gmail.com.   If you have missed any of our online worship services you can find them linked below, and you can subscribe to our YouTube channel External link opens in new tab or windowuccbvideo, where our worship services are archived.

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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.

If you want to ensure someone will be available to assist you, you can always call ahead to the Church Office at 203-775-1259.


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!"

 

 

 At Home Electronic Worship Options

 

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Listen to the Congregational Church of Brookfield's External link opens in new tab or windowPODCAST.

Don't have time or an internet video connection?

Subscribe to our podcast and listen on the go to past sermons.

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