Sunday, July 28, 2024
"Listening Hard for God's Voice"
8:30am Worship Service in the Outdoor Chapel
and 10:30am Worship Service in the Meetinghouse
(with 10:30am Live Stream)
Jeremiah thought he was too young to be called as a prophet to his nation, but God knew his spiritual gifts better than he knew them himself. “I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord, “plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.”
How have you known God’s guiding wisdom in your own life? What has been challenging for you in listening to God’s voice? Is God even speaking to our world today?
Join us for Communion worship in our Outdoor Chapel at 8:30, or 10:30 worship inside our air conditioned
meetinghouse, as Rev. Bryn Smallwood-Garcia preaches on the same lesson our children our studying, on the call of the youthful Jeremiah.
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Join us at 8:30 for Outdoor Chapel** with Communion, or at 10:30 in our air-conditioned Meetinghouse.
**Note: If the weather is bad on summer Sunday mornings, we will move 8:30 worship back inside the Meetinghouse. If the parking signs are out in the upper parking lot, it more than likely means that we are inside due to rain.
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Our 10:30am service is regularly LIVE STREAMED and RECORDED.
You can live stream our 10:30am service for July 28th from the following link: 
https://youtube.com/live/4QuBxTwJK3c?feature=share
Additional recordings of our worship services can be found on our YouTube page. https://youtube.com/live/Pa1PbrelfJE?feature=share
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. The Nursery is open for both Sunday services as well.
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Summer Campfires are Back
CANCELLED 7/24 due to weather
7:30-9pm Wednesdays,
July 31st, August 7th and 14th!
Join us July 31st, August 7th and 14th for Summer Campfires. There will be no cookout or potluck this year, so come join us at the Campfire Circle after you eat dinner. We will have all the makings for delicious S’mores for dessert. We hope to enjoy the cool summer twilight with games and campfire songs, and perhaps even see some fireflies. (But if there are mosquitoes too, please BYO insect repellent!) Kids are welcome!
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Come and See at CCB!
The Yankee Fair is coming soon – on October 19th this year. Please save the date! Our theme will be:
Come and See at CCB
Community
Care
Building to Share
The Yankee Fair!
Donations will be accepted at the Barn on Saturdays from 9am-12pm on Aug 24th and Saturdays in September running through Oct 5th or until the barn is full. Jeanine Hanewicz is recruiting volunteers to assist on donation Saturdays. If you can help, please contact her at jhh322@aol.com
and start thinking of other ways you might like to help.
Jack Brown, Wendy Elsen, and Sally Markiewicz are teaming up to get things rolling.
jackbrown57@gmail.com, gramawinnie1092@gmail.com, sally.markiewicz@gmail.com
With gratitude for all of you,
ack, Wendy, Sally
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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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!
Campaign Update - June 2024As of June 2, 2024, we officially voted in favor of proceeding forward with the final phase of our Sharing to Build, Building to Share Capital Campaign. Fellowship Hall construction, here we come!!!We are going to build a two-story 1,440 square foot addition on the north side of Fellowship Hall that will have an elevator, another set of stairs, storage closets for tables and chairs and will also have accessible bathrooms on both the Fellowship Hall level and the Church School wing level. Plans for the addition may be found in the Church School Wing hallway. Dave Cole, our design build contractor, is in the final phase of obtaining permits and receiving a variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals for 3.5 square feet over the setback requirements. Once he has received all the necessary permits, the first phase will begin. The first phase includes having the asbestos removed on the Fellowship Hall level and from the hallways in the Church School wing. Communication to all, including our outside users, on the timing of that will be forthcoming. That part of the building will not be accessible for about a week; however, other parts of the building will remain in use. Also included in the first phase will be cutting down the apple tree outside of Fellowship Hall. While it will be sad to see our apple tree go, we will work on planting another beautiful tree in the future. For folks interested in having a piece of the apple tree, please send either Laurie Matson or the Church Office a request, and you may have a branch, a slice or a chunk of the trunk. Prior to the official day when Dave comes in with the bulldozers, we will host a groundbreaking ceremony after Sunday Worship service for anyone interested in digging the first shovels-full of dirt! Stay tuned for further details. It is truly an exciting time in the life of our church! For more detailed information or answers to your questions, please send an email to either Ken Arifian, Laurie Matson or the Church Office. Thanks to all who have supported, who will support and who have prayed for this great gift of welcoming all to our church home! Ken Arifian Project Manager - karifian@sbcglobal.netLaurie Matson Campaign Co-Chair - lmatson1380@gmail.comChurch Office - office@uccb.org
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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. | |
Worship Opportunities
Labyrinth & Children's Garden:
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uccbsocialmedia@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 uccbvideo, where our worship services are archived.   |
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Summer Church Office Hours
Tuesday through Thursday - 9:00am - 2:00pm
CLOSED on Mondays and 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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Congregational Church of Brookfield
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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