by Cindy Courtney | Jun 18, 2020 | Minister Notes
There’s not a lot of peace to be found these days… despite the broad swaths of separation. Part of that is on us. Who is truly comfortable with this artificial isolation and the suspension of “normal” activity? Ironically, public polls and private conversation reveal...
by Cindy Courtney | Mar 4, 2020 | Minister Notes
George Baumgarten, Michael Doherty and I hosted a brunch at the Parsonage after worship last week. It was for individuals who expressed interest in joining Second Congregational Church. We talked about how each of us had come to be at SCC, where we had come from, our...
by Cindy Courtney | Jan 22, 2020 | Minister Notes
What are we, O God, that you are mindful of us: of our comings, our goings, our minor disasters and our major life events? Who are we, O God, that you care for us: our joys and our sorrows, our courage and our fears, our whole-hearted endeavors and our rapid retreats?...
by Cindy Courtney | Sep 10, 2019 | Minister Notes
Why do you go to church? Why do you not go to church? What do you want from your church? What do you wish? …hope? …wonder? What do you look for? What do you need? When do you feel like your needs are being met? When do you feel you’re left wanting? What...
