A message from Rev. Jim and Gerry To Members of the Congregational Church of East Hampton: As all of you are aware, our state and nation are taking steps into reopening businesses and workplaces during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. We have seen that in other states there has been a
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A message from Rev. Jim Dear Members and Friends of CCEH, I remember when it happened – when country music grabbed me. I was twenty years old. A canoe buddy and I were together for a few days to hatch our next big wilderness canoe trip. He put on a
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A message from Rev. Jim Dear Members and Friends of CCEH, I don’t need to remind you that we are living in strange and anxious times. A common, but rarely helpful, response when feeling anxious is to freeze – to do nothing. But if you’re like me, this response only
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A message from Martin, Alan, Alka, Anita, David, and Rev. Jim Our Interim Transition Steering Team (TST) needs your input to the question, Who is Our Neighbor? (What are their characteristics, needs, yearnings, joys, struggles?) When: Sunday, June 7, after worship (via Zoom) (about 30 minutes) Why your participation is
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A message from Rev. Jim Dear Friends and Members of CCEH, The violence in our beloved country these past eight days is deeply distressing. Watching another Black person being murdered by police; seeing law enforcement responding to peaceful demonstrators with violence; listening to our president encouraging the use of violent
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Pentecost Sunday May 31, 2020, 10:00 a.m. Online Worship Access Instructions View Zoom tips and menu items A message from Rev. Jim and Victor Members and Friends of CCEH, Welcome to Pentecost Sunday! While worship officially begins at 10:00 a.m., I invite you to log on to Zoom a bit
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A message from Rev. Jim Jim’s “Staying Connected” pastoral letter for May 28, 2020 Dear Friends and Members of CCEH, I share below a meditation shared with me by my friends and former colleagues at the Orange Congregation Church, UCC, in Orange, CT. It nourished my spirit. I pray it
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Seventh Sunday of Easter May 24, 2020, 10:00 a.m. Online Worship Access Instructions View Zoom tips and menu items A message from Rev. Jim and Victor Members and Friends of CCEH, Welcome to worship this morning! While worship officially begins at 10:00 a.m., I invite you to log on to
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A message from Rev. Jim Jim’s “Staying Connected” pastoral letter for May 21, 2020 As you know from the recent announcement, the closure of our church building has been extended until Monday, June 22. I am aware that there is significant difference of opinion about this. For some it’s a
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A message from Rev. Jim and Gerry To Members of the Congregational Church of East Hampton: We are continuing to monitor events around the COVID-19 crisis and want to keep you updated on the latest plans for our church. Based on the latest executive orders from the state of Connecticut
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