West Cummington Congregational Church

10/27/2024

Today's Sermon is up on our YouTube page. Steve's scriptures include passages from St. Augustine's Confessions and Deuteronomy, plus Martin Luther King, Jr.

Scriptural passages: St. Augustine from Confessions, Book X chapter 27. And Deuteronomy/Martin Luther King, Jr.

05/01/2024

Check out West Cummington's YouTube page at https://youtu.be/vOm0ulFI-xo where you can see his latest sermon from last Sunday's service. And this Sunday May 5 is the Annual Meeting Potluck at 10:30 right after church. See you there!

Steve's first sermon back after three weeks away!

12/22/2023

11/29/2023

December Services
Dec. 3 Communion Sunday, 9:30am
Dec. 10 Children's Church, 9:30am
Dec. 14 Blue Xmas, 7pm (Thursday)
Dec. 17 Candlelight Service, 4pm
Dec 24 no am service; 7pm Christmas Eve carols and candles
Dec. 31 Church at 9:30am

11/29/2023

Last Sunday's sermon, "Trauma and Transformation" is up now on our YouTube page. You can see it here:

"Trauma and Transformation," a sermon by Stephen Philbrick and a reading of the story of Somo adjacent to John 5 and the pool at Bethesda.

11/15/2023

Scripture for Nov. 12 is from Black Elk, Oglala elder. "You have noticed that everything that an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round....The Sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nest in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours....Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves."

11/11/2023

We had so much fun at the Ice Cream Social last month! Our next youth event is happening tomorrow, Sunday, November 12th. We will be meeting at the church at 9:30. Pickup will be from the Parish House at 11:00 (or for those attending church, whenever the service ends). Breakfast and a treat will be served. We'll be working on gratitude themed craft project. Children are welcome to bring instruments, art supplies, and/or games to play with their friends.

11/10/2023

Hey everyone!
Let us gather and eat spaghetti with our friends and community.
Spaghetti Dinner at the Parish House in West Cummungton is Saturday November 18 at 4pm
Cost $15 for adults
There will be a variety of delicious sauces, meatballs, a salad, and garlic bread.
Desserts are potluck style. Storytelling afterwards.

Join us at the Parish House in West Cummington on West Main St.

11/08/2023

Scripture and sermon from November 5, 2023.

Scripture Jeremiah and Deuteronomy: Jeremiah 3131 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a newcovenant with the house of Israel 32 ...

11/08/2023

President John F. Kennedy's "Peace Speech" from 1963, broadcast on the church wall.

10/28/2023

Dear West Cummington,
Welcome back! Penny Schultz and Norma Jean Haynes are planning to sing for us; Rosemary Graf will do more things than you can imagine; Susan Riley will be our minister of silence, scripture will be from the psalms and the sermon is entitled "In It Together."
See you Sunday,
Steve

News - and it ain't all Covid
1) That's right: together in the church this Sunday at 9:30.
Here are the current plans. The air purifier will run for 48 hours to prepare the room. Every other row is blocked off to assure adequate distance. If you are in a pod you may sit in the same pew with family and friends. You may wear a mask at any time if you wish. They are not required at this point.
To avoid crowding we are temporarily forsaking the closing circle where we held hands, were close together and sang. Instead, we will remain in our pews for the closing blessing and song. Lingering and chatting indoors is not the best idea. So, I intend to walk right outside after the blessing and and I invite you to move your conversations outside, too.
2) We will begin to film the solo singing and the sermons soon and post them on YouTube so that people far and wide can experience West Cummington. Please share the link, when we establish it, with distant friends and family.
3) The spaghetti dinner scheduled for this Saturday, the 28th, is being postponed until Saturday, November 18th when we will feast on Janet Pixley's spaghetti and various sauces (veggie, meat, etc) and potluck ( counting on you! )desserts followed by stories and memories about Thanksgiving.
Now, all this will happen if we can find enough people to set up before the supper and clean up after. Janet organizes and cooks up a storm, but it turns out she's only human so let's pitch in and make this wonderful event come true. If you can help out at the Parish House with the setting up and cleaning, please let Janet know.