It is pretty exciting to have launched a new website, and a bit intimidating to have a Blog to try to keep current. If you looked here in the past couple of days you found postings from 2007, but nothing more current. Let's hope this will get off the ground in good shape now.
The past few months have been challenging and full of change for the church in Somers. We began 2008 with a budget shortfall and knew we would have to work hard to keep things going. As the months passed it became obvious that the shortfall was growing bigger and we were facing a cash flow problem immediately. We made some very tough decisions. The decisions have changed everything.
We are in the midst of adjusting to no having an Associate Pastor. The pastoral visits Linda's done, the leadership she provided for the Sunday school and for other boards, as well as the counseling she was involved in on a individual basis have been vitally important. It will take a few months before we know for sure how the ministry will take shape. In the meantime and in the future, members of the congregation will be called upon to step into leadership positions in order to continue to offer the full range of ministry for which our church is known.
The challenges we face will call for all of us to work together and together we will shape the future as we amswer Christ's call in this place.
About Me
- Barry Cass
- I am the Pastor of The Somers Congregational United Church of Christ in Somers Connecticut. I am divorced and have two grown sons, Tyler and Noah. I have a dog named Teddy. I grew up in New Hampshire but have been in Connecticut for nearly 20 years, which is the longest I have ever lived in one place. I graduated from the University of New Hampshire (B.S.), Andover Newton Theological School (M.Div.) and Hartford Seminary (D.Min.). I will be blogging thoughts, opinions and information for and about the Somers church, the United Church of Christ, churches in general, my life and other things that strike my fancy.
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