Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Jan. 29, 2012 

We invite you to worship with us this Sunday, January 29, at the Deep River Congregational Church.  Services are held at 8:30 and 10:00 a.m.  This Sunday our seminary intern Allyson Glass will lead the service and give the sermon.   Scripture  Readings for this Sunday include: Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 111; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; and Mark 1:21-28.

Scott Miller & BJ Hopkins will be our greeters.   Our Lay Reader will be Arlene Macmillan.   Ushers will be Pam Visel, John Bauer, and Ed & Bobbie Hemmann.  Scott Miller, BJ Hopkins, & Stephen Tucker will serve coffee after 10:00 worship.

Annual Valentine's

Breakfast

This Week's Events (click HERE for full month)

Finding Our Church

The Deep River Congregational Church is located at 1 Church Street, Deep River, Connecticut. The church is two blocks south of the Main Street stoplight in the center of town just across from the post office. We are just a minute from both Exit 4 and Exit 5 off Connecticut Route 9.

From the North:

Take Route 9 South to Exit 5.  At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left toward the center of Deep River.  At the blinking light (Fire Station is on your right), turn right onto Union Street.  Proceed about 2 blocks and you will find the church and parking lot on your left.

From the South:

Take Route 9 North to Exit 4.  At the bottom of the exit ramp (stop light) turn left toward Deep River center.  Continue on Middlesex Turnpike (Main Street) through the next traffic light.  The church will be just ahead on your left.  You may park on Church Street or in the parking lot in the rear.

Fishermen

A distant bell rings
Through the morning fog.
There is the slap of nets on water,
And a sudden flurry of birds
Stirring the sky.
The two fishermen are weary
Though the day is just beginning.
They sense that the seasons of their lives
Are slipping away,
Like silver fish seeking
Deeper water.
They can not see beyond the horizon--
Not the farther shore of the sea,
The green hills where a strange world is hidden,
And not the uncertain shores
Of their own mysterious lives.
Something has stirred in them, too,
This voice calling them,
This presence casting a net over their hearts,
Tugging them somewhere
Yet to be discovered.
“You will always be fishing,” the man had said,
“But it will not just be fish that you seek.”
The brothers feel the sun
Shining on their sweating faces.
They know that whatever will come,
They are in it together.
The younger one shades his eyes,
Squints at the man coming down the road,
Waving toward them.
They are caught by love.

--Timothy Haut, Jan. 22, 2012

CONTACT US

We always want to hear from you. How are we doing? Do you need pastoral services? Is there a sermon you'd like to hear? Would you like to sing a favorite hymn in church? Do you want the congregation to pray for you or a loved one?

Whatever your concerns are, call the church at 860-526-5045, or e-mail us at congregational.chrch@snet.net.   Your needs, ideas and encouragement are important to us!

Mailing Address:
PO Box 246
Deep River, CT 06417

Telephone: 860-526-5045
Fax: 860-526-9357
Church Street Child Care: 860-526-2176
E-mail address:
congregational.chrch@snet.net

OUR CHURCH STAFF

Rev. Timothy Haut, Sr. Pastor
congregational.chrch@snet.net 

Allyson Glass, Seminary Intern 
aglass@ants.edu

Kris Lindner, Office Manager
office.drcc@snet.net

Sybil Higgins, Director of Christian Education
ChristianEd.drcc@snet.net

Emily Bjornberg, Director of Youth and Family Ministries
yandfm.drcc@snet.net

Annetta Sekula, Organist/Choir Director

Claudia Hardy, Chancel Bell Choir Director, Collector
collector.drcc@snet.net

Dayle Larson, Treasurer
treasurer.drcc@snet.net

Stacy Dickinson Bowe, Church Street Child Care Director
(click here for more information on our center)

STEPHEN MINISTRY

Pam Garner & Grace Krick, Stephen Ministry Leaders
Stephen Ministers: Trudy Harding, Linda Hostetler, Bill Morris, Kris Lindner, Stuart Palmer, Nancy Peluso, Helen Rankin, Peter Razowski, Carol Sheridan, Fred Strempel, Carolyn Wehr, Vern Wehr

MESSENGER CONTACTS

Fran Phinney (FredFranPhinney@sbcglobal.net)
Ruth Lawrence (rlawrence6799@sbcglobal.net)

Holy Encounters

Photos by members and friends of the Deep River Congregational Church