Winter Picnic a success A week ago last night, our church hosted a winter picnic. We turned the heat up in the fellowship hall so folks could dress in summer clothes if they wanted and had a great time. We ate great fourth-of July food—hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, etc. plus desserts. Somebody brought mango…
Author: Kelvin Jones
UM Response to a Hurting World
A website that illustrates the UM response to a hurting world. This morning in the message, I talked about how we respond as Christians to the brokenness of our world with prayer, compassionate action, and proclamation of the Good News. This afternoon, Caroline sent me a link to an interactive map of the “mission” work of the United…
Pastor Jones leads prayer of dedication for East Granby Fire Department’s New Tanker
Saturday at 1 PM marked the culmination of several years of vision and planning by Fire Chief Don Lessin and the firefighters of the East Granby Fire Department. At a well-attended “wetting down” and dedication ceremony at the East Granby fire hall, they officially put into service their new Tanker #4. Bringing words of greeting…
February message series to give practical life coaching
Most of the time we just go from week to week somehow just getting from hectic Monday to Friday, crashing for the weekend, and starting all over on Monday. We don’t take time to think about bigger questions. What really are the most important things? What could I do to have a more peaceful life? Why do I…
Sermon Series update
Pastor Kelvin had an inspiration and decided to add a sermon to the current series. The new schedule is reflected in the following table. God’s Word Is Our Lamp Date Message title Scripture Passage Hymns & readings Jan 5 Communion The Structure of Our Bible 2 Timothy 3:10-17; Luke 24:44 Break Thou the Bread of…
Council approved donations to fuel banks
Council approves donations to fuel banks The monthly meeting of the Church Council was held in Copper Hill’s Fellowship Hall on the evening of January 7. There were ten in attendance, including Pastor Kelvin and JoAnne. One of the more important items discussed was our community charity donations. We will be sending checks to the…
Worship Service to Move to Fellowship Hall for Winter Months
Starting on January 12, 2014, Copper Hill United Methodist Church will hold its weekly 9 a.m. Sunday morning worship service in the Fellowship Hall at the rear of the sanctuary. Congregants are asked to enter through either the handicapped entrance on the west side of the sanctuary, or through the Fellowship Hall entrance….
Copper Hill Church thanks East Granby Firefighters
Copper Hill Church Thanks East Granby Firefighters As a way of saying “thank you,” Copper Hill UMC hosted their annual dinner for forty members of the East Granby Fire Department. We saw several old familiar faces and some young new faces, as well as more female fire fighters. Three years ago there were only one…
January sermon series focuses on the Bible itself
Often we use verses from the Bible without taking time to learn about the Bible itself. This month at Copper Hill UMC our morning messages will be dedicated to learning practical facts that help us know more about the Book of books that inspires us all and brings us the revelation about God our Father and…
More Congratulations for Sarah-Jean Oliver
The honor was given last summer, but I just ran across this Hartford Courant article about the honor that Copper Hill UMC member Sarah-Jean Oliver received in her work as a teacher. So I thought it would be good to make a note of it on our church website as well. http://touch.courant.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-78695699/.