Welcome to the Belchertown
United Church of Christ!
As an Open and Affirming congregation, we welcome people of all colors;
people who are gay, lesbian, heterosexual, bisexual, or transgender; people
who are economically challenged; people of all marital status; people
of all nationalities; people of all ages; people who are living with mental,
emotional, and/or physical abilities other than what is considered "normal"
by our culture.
If snow or other cancelations are not posted here, check www.wggb.com
for weather related cancellations.
Good Friday Meditation
SECOND SUNDAYS
SECOND SUNDAYS (from 5pm to 7pm) are an opportunity to come together with family and friends for a simple supper and a program around a particular theme, followed by a brief time of worship during which we'll get to share what we discovered about the theme.
This is for all ages with programming for:
Pre-6th:
discussion of theme and activities to help children understand or take action on the theme
7th-12th:
discussion of theme and an activity that will help young people put their ideas into action
9th-adults:
discussion of theme and how it relates to our everyday living.
5:00-5:30pm--Gather and eat dinner
5:35-6:25pm--Discussion and activities
6:30-7:00pm--Worship
Please contact Todd Farnsworth for more information or to volunteer as a future facilitator of SECOND SUNDAY at BUCC-413-323-7442 or inbox me
May's theme was Family. (THIRD SUNDAY IN MAY, May 19, 2013)
Who does God call us to love?
How do we show caring to one another?
Dinner is: pizza and chips
April's theme was Service. (April 14, 2013) How can we serve God? What makes service a spiritual act? Where are there opportunities to serve with love?
The first theme (March 10, 2013) was Creation/Nature. Where do we fit in? What is our relationship to Nature? How can we be better caretakers of wonder? Dinner was: pizza and chips
