Games night Friday, January 21

5:30pm. Pizza & games. Bring salads & desserts. Invite friends, all ages.

Christmas Eve Service

"O Come Let us Adore Him!" Gather for a candlelight service of readings and carols, 7 to 8 pm Christmas Eve.

Angel Tree Party

Angel Tree party at the church, Tuesday, December 14, 7pm.

Women's Christmas tea, December 19

Sunday, December 19, 4pm. Women's Christmas tea at the Brown's house.

Men's Breakfast December 11

Saturday, December 11, 8am. Men's breakfast at the church.

Holiday Stroll this Friday

Come by the town common this Friday, December 3, after 5pm. We'll be giving out free cookies and hot cider.

All Church Picnic

Saturday, August 7. The Stony Brook all-church picnic, traditionally known at the BBB (ask!), will be on Mount Tom this year. Stay tuned for details.

Summer Wednesdays

Light, Love, Life -- The Themes of I John. Wednesday's, beginning June 30, gather for food, fellowship and to study these and other themes from the First Letter of John. The meal will begin at 6 p.m., the study at 6:45. Main dish and drinks provided. Feel free to bring a salad or dessert if you like.

Holy Week Services

This Holy Week, beginning on Palm Sunday and continuing through Good Friday, we will meditating together on the last words of Jesus. Monday through Friday morning services begin at 6:30am, and Monday through Thursday services are followed by breakfast at 7am. We also invite you to a Communion Service on Thursday evening, 7pm to 8pm. Here's an outline, with readings:

Holy Week Services & Readings

March 28 – April 4, 2010
Last Words of the Messiah

Palm Sunday. 10am - Father, forgive them

Monday 6:30am - Today you will be with me in Paradise
Ps 36:5-10, Is 42:1-9, Heb 9:11-15, Jn 12:1-11

Tuesday 6:30am - Woman, here is your son
Ps 71:1-14, Is 49:1-6, I Cor 1:18-31, Jn 12:20-36

Wednesday 6:30am - My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Ps 70, Is 50:4-9a, Heb 12:1-3, Jn 13:21-32

Thursday 6:30am - I thirst
Ps 116:1-2, 12-19, Ex 12:1-14, I Cor 11:23-26, Jn 13:1-17, 31b-35

Thursday 7pm - It is finished
Maundy Thursday Communion Service

Friday 6:30am - Into your hands I commit my Spirit
Ps 22:1-21, Is 52:13-53:12, Heb 10:1-25, Jn 18:1-19:42

30 Hour Famine

Stony Brook youth and some of their friends will be fasting today and tomorrow for the World Vision 30 hour famine. Please pray for them, and consider supporting their efforts financially. Gifts can be made out to World Vision or to Stony Brook and marked for World Vision. As a church family we will provide a potluck dinner to break the fast on Saturday evening at 6pm at the church. All are welcome. and if you can join us please bring something to share.

Winter Weather

When a weekend snow storm is on the way I am frequently asked whether Stony Brook will cancel services. The short answer is no.

Here's the long answer: Because we have people who live close enough to walk, there will always be someone to worship with at the building on Sunday morning. That said, I encourage you to use wisdom and caution in deciding whether it is safe to drive. Keep in mind that you may arrive to find that the parking lot has not yet been plowed. South Hadley DPW plows the parking lot, and our lot is not their highest priority. If the lot is not plowed it sometimes makes the best sense to park at the Village Commons -- assuming their parking lot has been plowed -- and walk down to the church.

Men's Breakfast

Saturday, November 14, 8am.

Family Night & Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes

Friday, November 13, 6pm we're having a family night at the church. Pizza provided. Bring a salad or dessert to share if you can. Feel free to bring a favorite game, and invite a friend. We will also be assembling Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. For ideas of things to bring for the shoeboxes, check out this link:

https://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/Pack_A_Shoe_Box/

If you aren't able to make purchases, each box also requires $7 to cover shipping, so you can consider contributing in that way.