The Neighbor’s In Need Offering which we receive during the month of October is an offering focused on supporting organizations and projects that are serving homeless and immigrant neighbors or communities. Two thirds of the offering is used by the UCC’s Justice and Witness Ministries to fund a wide array of local and national justice
Read MoreGreetings Members and Friends of Second Congregational Church, God’s blessing to you this late summer week! Saturday is the twentieth anniversary of the attacks of September 11. Commemorative events will be held in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. For myself, I will not be watching the images of the actual attacks because
Read MoreRev. Bruce will be away from September 8th through September 13th, and back in the office on the 14th. If emergency pastoral care is needed, please contact the church office @ 283-6958, Barbara Larkin @ 413-436-5694 or Denise Summers at 413-539-1783 and they will contact the pastor on call.
Read MoreIn the HOME………………..it is KINDNESS In BUSINESS……………….it is HONESTY In SOCIETY…………….…..it is COURTESY In WORK…………….………it is THOUROUGHNESS In PLAY……………….………it is FAIRNESS Toward the UNFORTUNATE………..it is COMPASSION Toward the FORTUNATE……it is CONGRATULATIONS Toward the WEAK……………….it is HELP Toward the WICKED……………it is RESISTANCE Toward the PENITENT……….it is FORGIVENESS Toward GOD………it is REVERANCE-LOVE-OBEDIENCE Author Unknown
Read MoreBedtime came, we were settling down, I was holding one of my lads. As I grasped him so tight, I saw a strange sight: My hands… they looked like my dad’s! I remember them well, those old gnarled hooks, there was always a cracked nail or two. And thanks to a hammer that strayed from
Read MoreWith the drop in infection rates in Palmer and many surrounding towns, the Re-Opening Committee has decided to offer a return to in-person worship in our sanctuary. The guidelines will be the same as before, but here is a partial repeat of the information that came out prior to our re-opening in September. *Space is
Read MoreDear Members and Friends of Second Congregational Church, I feel like I’ve been here before. It was the 1985 Boston Marathon. At mile 17, I hit “the wall,” and it wasn’t what I expected. I wasn’t in pain, but my legs felt like they were made of cement. Mile 18 was two minutes slower than
Read MoreDear Members and Friends, As most of you know, I enjoy going to the gym almost every day to work out. For years, I (along with everyone else) have been greeted by name by the 80+ year old woman who staffs the desk nearest the entrance. She also remembers the names of spouses and partners!
Read MoreAs wind-whipped wildfires continue to take lives and destroy forests, homes and businesses on the West Coast of the U.S., United Church of Christ congregations are in stages ranging from evacuation to recovery to post-traumatic stress syndrome. In the two hardest hit UCC conferences– Central Pacific and Northern California-Nevada– several congregations and church camps await
Read MorePlans are well in the works for restarting in-person worship at Second Congregational Church. Updates will be posted as we move toward that date, and we encourage you to check this website for information. When the doors do open to worship God in faith and in person, we will be doing so in accordance with
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