Last week there were several special offerings that we were asked to contribute to, and our congregation pulled through to make a dent in all of them. To recap: Monthly Deacons Fund (which aids in confidentially supporting our critically in need) brought in $209.00. Collection to purchase UCC Lenten Reflection Booklets: of the $150.00 needed [...]

The Souper Bowl of Caring offering brought in $6,370,104 in cash and food items nationally in support of local charities. Our congregation’s donation was $247.00. Thank you to all of you who donated to this worthy cause.   The Giants and Patriots will be squaring off in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday night. But on [...]

The Federated Church, UCC, of Orleans, MA will vote on becoming an ONA church on Sunday, January 29. This is the home church of Barbara and Mal Bertram. Thank you for your prayers for your sister UCC church.

Once a year we collect “The Christmas Fund,” a UCC effort to assist elderly and vulnerable clergy. This year, SCUCC’s contribution to this ministry of compassionate care went up 40%! On behalf of my sisters and brothers in the ministry, I thank you for your generosity. -Pastor Gary

Our collection for this year’s Neighbors in Need special offering was up 58%. Thank you for generously supporting this important shared ministry.

The CROP Walk is fast approaching and we’ve had a great response from the congregation. Twenty five people have signed up to walk and many people have generously sponsored walkers. We encourage walkers to go to the Church World Service website, www.churchworldservice.org, find the Sayville CROP Hunger Walk, and set up an online Participation Center [...]

As you know, we continue to support the ministry of El Hogar in Honduras. We recently received a report card for one of the children we help sponsor. This Sunday, September 25th, we will take a congregational picture to send, with a note, to this remarkable young lady. The team is working hard to strengthen [...]

Everyone was astounded in the early days. Not only did these strange people who called themselves Christians welcome all to their community, rich and poor, Jew and Gentile, but they also demonstrated a radical love, caring for one another, for the vulnerable. One way the early church accomplished this was the the ministry of the [...]