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Using Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and more specifically Ebenezer Scrooge and his journey, we will proclaim that living in God’s economy of grace and justice is the antithesis of the life-threatening addiction to money, success, exclusion and looking out for ourselves that seems to characterize so much rhetoric these days. Just as God’s presence was born anew into this world, we too can be born anew, woken up and redeemed into renewed life, joy, passion, generosity, humility and love.

This theme will be present in our music, scripture, liturgy, etc.

November 27th: First Sunday of Advent Bah Humbug! Making Change

December 4th: Second Sunday of Advent The Remembrance of Christmas Past- Hope from Heartache

December 11th: Third Sunday of Advent The Life of Christmas Present-Look Upon Me

December 18th: Fourth Sunday of Advent Youth Christmas Pageant During Worship The Hope of Christmas Future-Death Defying Acts

December 24th: Christmas Eve Service at 5 with Communion Keeping Christmas Well

December 25th: Christmas Day God Bless Us Everyone! (Also Pick-A-Christmas Hymn Sunday for music)

ONA means that SCUCC has made a public covenant of welcome into our full life and ministry to persons of all sexual orientations, gender expressions, and gender identities.

Here is our new Covenant: "Believing that all people are created in God‘s image, embracing diversity and affirming dignity and worth for every person, we, the Somers Congregational United Church of Christ, are an Open and Affirming Congregation. We celebrate people of all ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, family configurations, and physical, cognitive, or emotional abilities. All persons are invited to fully share and participate in leadership, ministry, fellowship, worship, sacraments, responsibilities, blessings, and joys of our church family."

At SCUCC, All Are Welcomed and Affirmed as beloved children of God!

Somers Congregational UCC is now accepting applications for their Ministerial Candidate Scholarship. Awards to successful candidates shall be based on the following qualifications and criteria: Candidates must be a resident or former resident of Somers or whose immediate family members are residents of Somers. Candidates must be enrolled or in the process of enrollment for the ensuing academic year at an accredited college (or institution of higher learning) which will lead to a degree to become an ordained Protestant minister. Candidates must submit to at least one interview before the Board of Deacons. Should there be no qualified candidates from Somers, the churches of the Tolland Association of the United Church of Christ may be notified by letter of the availability of scholarship money. To apply for this scholarship opportunity, please contact the church office by calling 860-763-4021 or emailing office@thesomerschurch.org.

Today (10/30/2022)at a Special Congregational Meeting, Somers Congregational voted to become an Open & Affirming (ONA) Congregation of the UCC.