Welcome!Welcome to the Roxbury Congregational Church, UCC website. We hope this site, while some parts are still under construction, will help you learn more about us and our witness for Christ. We strive to recognize and nurture the Christ in ourselves and each person that we encounter along the way. Our church is a thriving community of believers, and lovers of the word of God. The Roxbury Congregational Church has a long tradition of outreach and service to its members and the wider community. We hope you will join us for service on Sunday to experience for yourself the fellowship of Christ. Be our guest!
"We are a Community Seeking to Share God's Love" OUR CORE VALUESWe are working to make the world a better place through Continuing Testament, Extravagant Welcome and Changing Lives.
Pentecost begins on Sunday, May 19, 2013 Pentecost is not only a day but a season in the church's life. To learn more about Pentecost, click here for a two minute video. News and Happenings Confirmation Class and Parents visit Temple Shalom in New Milford Discussion of Judaism and Friday evening service March 15, 2013
Rabbi Norman Koch spoke with the class, mentors and parents. Confirmands include: (LtoR) Bianca Gomez, Allie Steers, Kendra Huber and Allyssa Cicio.
Roxbury Church hosts Rev. Bert Marshall, NE Regional Director, Church World Service on March 10, 2013
L to R Charles MacMillan, guest Rev. Bert Marshall, and Bill Brocketttalked after Mr. Marshall sang, gave the children's sermon and preached about the ministry of Church World Service, which our church supports.
Church Schoolers lead the way in creating a "Circle of Love" around the Meetinghouse.
Paper circles are being made, each with a person or concern or celebration to be prayed about. They are being fashioned into a chain that will loop around the balcony in the Meetinghouse during Lent.
New Conference Minister is elected While the Roman Catholic Church elected a new Pope on March 13th, and a new Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury is to be installed soon in London, we have, in Connecticut, a new Conference Minister (ie: Bishop) for the United Church of Christ in CT. The Rev. Kent Siladi of Florida, formerly from here in CT.
We hope you take the time to look through the materials the Conference Board of Directors and the Search Committee have assembled to share the news about Reverend Siladi. You will find our candidate brochure at:
http://ctucc.org/cmsearch/pdfs/2013_A_Call_to_Lead.pdf and a short video introducing our candidate at: http://vimeo.com/61039324. He was elected at a special meeting of the Conference on April 20
at the First Congregational Church in New Britain.
Silver Lake Conferences - Summer 2013 Week-long residential summer camp for those going into grades 4-12 in nearby Sharon, CT
Online Registration is now open! - LINK Spend a week at Camp in God's Backyard!
Silver Lake Conference Center is a ministry of the CT Conference of the United Church of Christ and is supported by our congregation. (Rev. Peters and his wife Susan both worked there summers.) |
June 18, 2013
WORSHIP TIMESChoir Rehearsal - 9:15 am. Sunday Worship 10:30 am. Church School & Nursery: 10:30 am
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Pictures from our South Dakota Mission Trip Click HERE to check out pictures from our recent mission trip to on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation in LaPlant, South Dakota.
New Pixs Come to the photo gallery to check out our most recent pictures. UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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