Archive for the ‘Building the Kingdom’ Category

Neighbors in Need & Deacons’ Fund

For the last several weeks we have explored some of the ministries funded by our Neighbors in Need special collection. This offering is our opportunity to combine resources with other UCC member congregations to support ministries that might be beyond the reach of any single church. This Sunday we will collect your Neighbors in Need [...]

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Our Mission Partners: El Hogar

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 [...]

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Special Collection

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 [...]

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Difficult Decision Making: A Note from Pastor Gary

I don’t know about you, but I often find the smallest decisions difficult. For example, a trip to the mall is a maze of decision-making. Is the purchase necessary, or am I being seduced by the “I need” culture of consumerism? Am I okay with buying products manufactured under a system that has shipped jobs [...]

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CROP Walk

October 30 after church is the Sayville CROP Walk, an important ministry to feed those who are hungry! Save that date! More information will be out soon. And watch for more information on Mission:1, the UCC-wide effort to address hunger by collecting 1,000,000 items for local food banks, raising $111,111 in online donations for Neighbors [...]

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Calling All Angels CROP Concert

Save the date! On Saturday, September 10,  Jacks Waterfall will again perform a benefit concert for the Sayville CROP Hunger Walk, with great local band Miles to Dayton  joining him. The concert will be held outdoors at the Thatch Meadow Farm in Saint James. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and a picnic dinner and enjoy [...]

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