Sunday Services
We reopened Sunday Worship Services in person on September 12. We are also streaming the service via ZOOM for those who are uncomfortable gathering in person or unable to be at church. Please note that because of the Covid pandemic, we will not be offering nursery care at the beginning of the church year, but hope to in the future.
If you would like to participate in our online service and are not on our email list, please send your email address to our Office Assistant Emily at buuc01506@gmail.com.
We reopened Sunday Worship Services in person on September 12. We are also streaming the service via ZOOM for those who are uncomfortable gathering in person or unable to be at church. Please note that because of the Covid pandemic, we will not be offering nursery care at the beginning of the church year, but hope to in the future.
If you would like to participate in our online service and are not on our email list, please send your email address to our Office Assistant Emily at buuc01506@gmail.com.
September Services*
Sunday morning services are held at 10:30 am.
September 12: Neither Here Nor There - Worship leader: Rev. Craig Nowak , Music: BUUC choir
Opening Sunday with Stone Communion (Remember to bring your paper “stone” from June’s Stone Communion or a blank crumpled paper “stone”)
September 19: Transformation and Growth - Worship leader: John Kennison ,Music: Rick Conde, flute
September 26: The Shapes of Life - Worship leader: Rev. Craig Nowak,Music: BUUC choir
*A Note About Worship
Currently we plan to hold hybrid services (in person and streaming) beginning Sept 12th. Information about attending in-person is included below. To stream the service (attend online) click the link that will be provided weekly via email. If you are not on our email list but would like to be, please contact our Office Assistant Emily at buuc01566@gmail.com.
Sunday morning services are held at 10:30 am.
September 12: Neither Here Nor There - Worship leader: Rev. Craig Nowak , Music: BUUC choir
Opening Sunday with Stone Communion (Remember to bring your paper “stone” from June’s Stone Communion or a blank crumpled paper “stone”)
September 19: Transformation and Growth - Worship leader: John Kennison ,Music: Rick Conde, flute
September 26: The Shapes of Life - Worship leader: Rev. Craig Nowak,Music: BUUC choir
*A Note About Worship
Currently we plan to hold hybrid services (in person and streaming) beginning Sept 12th. Information about attending in-person is included below. To stream the service (attend online) click the link that will be provided weekly via email. If you are not on our email list but would like to be, please contact our Office Assistant Emily at buuc01566@gmail.com.
Requirements for Attending InPerson Service at the BUUC
We are aware of the statistics concerning the Delta variant of the Covid virus and want to keep our members and friends safe, so with that in mind, we are implementing the following changes for the time being regarding returning to services in person:
We understand that Covid has been difficult for all of us and we would all like to just put this virus behind us and return to “normal,” but that isn’t realistic at this point. So, we have put together an approach that we hope will allow us to be together respecting the science of this virus and keeping people as safe and comfortable as possible.
Remember too, that the changes being implemented are temporary. This is not a “new normal.” We will get through this challenging time together.
Please contact any member of the Executive Committee with questions you have about resuming in-person services. If you have questions about the Religious Exploration program, please contact Cara Wales at c.l.c.wales@gmail.com
Thanks,
Barbara Hale, President, b.lambert.hale@gmail.com
Rev. Craig Nowak, RevCraigNowak@comcast.net
Gary Blanchard, garyblanchard@hughes.net
Fritzi Foster, fritzifoster@yahoo.com
Chris Keough-Huff, smurf111@charter.net
Helena Paez, Hepamay@me.com
Doug Smith, mecodoug@charter.net
Sarah Swift, saswift114@gmail.com
We are aware of the statistics concerning the Delta variant of the Covid virus and want to keep our members and friends safe, so with that in mind, we are implementing the following changes for the time being regarding returning to services in person:
- First of all, we hope that all who can receive the Covid vaccine have been vaccinated. But we are aware that vaccines do not guarantee complete protection. Therefore, we are requiring that everyone entering the building wear a facemask whenever there is more than one person inside. This applies to any time before, during and after the service.
- The ushers will seat people as they come in to assure that there is personal distance maintained for single people as well as families or pods of people. While it is unlikely to happen, we reserve the right to turn people away if we determine that we have reached full capacity for safety.
- We will not have coffee hour after the service and ask if people want to socialize that they do so outside the church.
- We are asking that people not bring food or drink into the sanctuary as eating or drinking requires removal of facemasks.
- We are working to set up streaming the service on Zoom for those who are uncomfortable attending the service in person.
- Joys and Concerns will be read aloud by Rev. Craig or the Worship Leader during the service. Please email your joys and concerns to buuc01506@gmail.com with the subject line “Joys & Concerns” no later than 12:00pm on the Saturday before the service.
- We will not provide nursery care at the beginning of the church year but hope to add it at a future date.
We understand that Covid has been difficult for all of us and we would all like to just put this virus behind us and return to “normal,” but that isn’t realistic at this point. So, we have put together an approach that we hope will allow us to be together respecting the science of this virus and keeping people as safe and comfortable as possible.
Remember too, that the changes being implemented are temporary. This is not a “new normal.” We will get through this challenging time together.
Please contact any member of the Executive Committee with questions you have about resuming in-person services. If you have questions about the Religious Exploration program, please contact Cara Wales at c.l.c.wales@gmail.com
Thanks,
Barbara Hale, President, b.lambert.hale@gmail.com
Rev. Craig Nowak, RevCraigNowak@comcast.net
Gary Blanchard, garyblanchard@hughes.net
Fritzi Foster, fritzifoster@yahoo.com
Chris Keough-Huff, smurf111@charter.net
Helena Paez, Hepamay@me.com
Doug Smith, mecodoug@charter.net
Sarah Swift, saswift114@gmail.com
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Our settled minister is the Rev. Craig Nowak.
On Sundays that we do not have a minister in the pulpit, we have many talented and eager lay leaders who offer worship. Whether minister-lead or lay-lead, our services are often thought-provoking and helpful in living everyday life.
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Our settled minister is the Rev. Craig Nowak.
On Sundays that we do not have a minister in the pulpit, we have many talented and eager lay leaders who offer worship. Whether minister-lead or lay-lead, our services are often thought-provoking and helpful in living everyday life.
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Food Pantry Donations
One of the ways the BUUC reaches out to the larger community is through our food offering, which is integrated into the service each Sunday. Your gifts of food and other needed items go to support the Brookfield Ecumenical Food Pantry. Monetary gifts go to the Minister’s Benevolence Fund to help people in need. Your contributions are voluntary.
The Brookfield Ecumenical Food Pantry is open every Wednesday and Saturday from 9:30 to 11:00.
The following are items that are needed and items that are NOT needed at The Food Pantry.
Food pantry donations that are needed:
Crackers
Boxed cake/brownie mixes/frosting
Cream corn
Coffee/tea (regular, NO DECAF)
Jelly/Jam
Sugar/spices
Ketchup/mustard/mayo/relish
Salad dressings/oil/ vinegar
Box or canned food meals
Baked beans (No vegetarian beans or dried beans)
Deodorant (men’s and women’s)
Toothpaste/toothbrush
Laundry detergent and dish soap
Any paper item (paper towels, toilet paper, Kleenex)
Canned fruits (No fruit cocktail, or pears)
Soup (no chicken noodle, tomato or
Matzo ball soup)
Jar pasta sauce or canned diced, stewed or whole tomatoes
Olives
Stuffing
Pickles
Cereal (no plain oatmeal)
Not needed at this time:
Pasta of any kind, canned veggies, vegetarian beans, peanut butter, mac and cheese, baby food or diapers, dried beans, beans of any kind, gluten free items.
Thank you for your continued support and donations!
Volunteers Wanted for the Brookfield Ecumenical Food Pantry
Do you have two hours a month to help out at the Food Pantry? The pantry is looking for volunteers to help distribute food to clients throughout the year. Hours of operation are from 9:30 am – 11:00 am on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The Food Pantry is located at St. Mary’s Church in Brookfield. It is a very hands-on way to help out the community. To learn more, contact me at sully-3@charter.net or at coffee hour.
~Donna Sullivan
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One of the ways the BUUC reaches out to the larger community is through our food offering, which is integrated into the service each Sunday. Your gifts of food and other needed items go to support the Brookfield Ecumenical Food Pantry. Monetary gifts go to the Minister’s Benevolence Fund to help people in need. Your contributions are voluntary.
The Brookfield Ecumenical Food Pantry is open every Wednesday and Saturday from 9:30 to 11:00.
The following are items that are needed and items that are NOT needed at The Food Pantry.
Food pantry donations that are needed:
Crackers
Boxed cake/brownie mixes/frosting
Cream corn
Coffee/tea (regular, NO DECAF)
Jelly/Jam
Sugar/spices
Ketchup/mustard/mayo/relish
Salad dressings/oil/ vinegar
Box or canned food meals
Baked beans (No vegetarian beans or dried beans)
Deodorant (men’s and women’s)
Toothpaste/toothbrush
Laundry detergent and dish soap
Any paper item (paper towels, toilet paper, Kleenex)
Canned fruits (No fruit cocktail, or pears)
Soup (no chicken noodle, tomato or
Matzo ball soup)
Jar pasta sauce or canned diced, stewed or whole tomatoes
Olives
Stuffing
Pickles
Cereal (no plain oatmeal)
Not needed at this time:
Pasta of any kind, canned veggies, vegetarian beans, peanut butter, mac and cheese, baby food or diapers, dried beans, beans of any kind, gluten free items.
Thank you for your continued support and donations!
Volunteers Wanted for the Brookfield Ecumenical Food Pantry
Do you have two hours a month to help out at the Food Pantry? The pantry is looking for volunteers to help distribute food to clients throughout the year. Hours of operation are from 9:30 am – 11:00 am on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The Food Pantry is located at St. Mary’s Church in Brookfield. It is a very hands-on way to help out the community. To learn more, contact me at sully-3@charter.net or at coffee hour.
~Donna Sullivan
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Policy for canceling church due to inclement weather
If a church service is canceled because of inclement weather, a notification will be placed on the answering machine by 8:00 on the morning of the service. Anyone calling in will hear this message before any other messages. If a state of emergency is called on the Saturday before a service, church will automatically be canceled and a message placed on the answering machine.
If a church service is canceled because of inclement weather, a notification will be placed on the answering machine by 8:00 on the morning of the service. Anyone calling in will hear this message before any other messages. If a state of emergency is called on the Saturday before a service, church will automatically be canceled and a message placed on the answering machine.