Sunday Services
Although a pandemic may separate us physically, it need not sever us from community. While we cannot be together in body at this time, we can be together in spirit. Let us then, set aside some time each Sunday to gather in spirit with one another and, through ritual and reflection, support one another by strengthening our resolve to remain faithful to our principles and maintain the bonds of community, friendship and love.
During this time while we can't be together, we are offering a Sunday Service for your use under the Alternative Sunday Worship to the left. We are also offering an interactive Sunday Service via ZOOM at 10:30 each Sunday. If you would like to participate and are not on our email list, please send your email address to our Office Assistant Nina at the email address: buuc01506@gmail.com.
Although a pandemic may separate us physically, it need not sever us from community. While we cannot be together in body at this time, we can be together in spirit. Let us then, set aside some time each Sunday to gather in spirit with one another and, through ritual and reflection, support one another by strengthening our resolve to remain faithful to our principles and maintain the bonds of community, friendship and love.
During this time while we can't be together, we are offering a Sunday Service for your use under the Alternative Sunday Worship to the left. We are also offering an interactive Sunday Service via ZOOM at 10:30 each Sunday. If you would like to participate and are not on our email list, please send your email address to our Office Assistant Nina at the email address: buuc01506@gmail.com.
December Services*
Sunday morning services are held at 10:30 am via Zoom.
December 6: The ‘G’ Word (It’s Probably Not What You Think) – Rev. Craig M. Nowak; Music—Rick Condee flute and choir
December 13: Living on the Edge –MaryAnn Adams; Music— The Trio MUSE: Meg Pash, Anita Anderson Cooper, and Rob Adams
December 20: What’s In A Name? –Rev. Craig M. Nowak; Music—Choir and Melissa Monforti
December 24: Joint Intergenerational Christmas Eve Service with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Storrs at 4:00 pm on Zoom; Music—Choir, solos by Mary Feathers, Nubia Peña, quartet of Cara Wales, Jessica Adams, Dave Yutzler, and Jared Adams, with hammered dulcimer by Linda Friedman
December 27: So Long, Farewell, auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye – Rev. Craig M. Nowak; Music—First Unitarian Brooklyn Choir and Jefferson Upton flute
*Services will continue on Zoom through at least the first half of the church year. In the meantime, Rev. Craig and the Executive Committee, in consultation with state law, denominational recommendations, and our mission, are working on a policy that will guide our return to the sanctuary for worship and the building for other gatherings.
Sunday morning services are held at 10:30 am via Zoom.
December 6: The ‘G’ Word (It’s Probably Not What You Think) – Rev. Craig M. Nowak; Music—Rick Condee flute and choir
December 13: Living on the Edge –MaryAnn Adams; Music— The Trio MUSE: Meg Pash, Anita Anderson Cooper, and Rob Adams
December 20: What’s In A Name? –Rev. Craig M. Nowak; Music—Choir and Melissa Monforti
December 24: Joint Intergenerational Christmas Eve Service with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Storrs at 4:00 pm on Zoom; Music—Choir, solos by Mary Feathers, Nubia Peña, quartet of Cara Wales, Jessica Adams, Dave Yutzler, and Jared Adams, with hammered dulcimer by Linda Friedman
December 27: So Long, Farewell, auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye – Rev. Craig M. Nowak; Music—First Unitarian Brooklyn Choir and Jefferson Upton flute
*Services will continue on Zoom through at least the first half of the church year. In the meantime, Rev. Craig and the Executive Committee, in consultation with state law, denominational recommendations, and our mission, are working on a policy that will guide our return to the sanctuary for worship and the building for other gatherings.
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Our settled minister is the Rev. Craig Nowak. But after six years of dedicated service to our congregation, our minister, Rev. Craig Nowak, is currently on his first sabbatical from December 25, 2019, through May 31, 2020.
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. But after six years of dedicated service to our congregation, our minister, Rev. Craig Nowak, is currently on his first sabbatical from December 25, 2019, through May 31, 2020.
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.
