Join us for our 11:00 am Worship Celebrations

All are Welcome

Sunday  July 5  Shake Off the Dust   Mark 6:1-13   Independence Day Weekend

                        Richard Binder, pianist

Saturday  July 11  Volunteer to serve lunch at the Sharing Community, 11:30- 2 pm

   Email Arlene Holtum for information and to volunteer.   aholtum@yahoo.com

Sunday  July 12         Head on a Platter   Mark 6:14-29

                        Richard Binder, pianist

Sunday  July 19         Come Away   Mark 6:30-34

                        Richard Binder, pianist

~ Visit our Worship Celebrations and Upcoming Schedules page ~

West Center Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ

firmly believes that gender, age, physical ability, sexual orientation, and race

do not limit access to leadership positions, membership, particpation in the life and

work of the Church, and eligibility to receive Church sacraments and services.

Stop by Often

Find out about the happenings at West Center.

If you live nearby, join us at 11 am on Sunday mornings for an hour of worship.

For those of you farther away, if you're ever in the area, we hope that you will come by and visit us. We would love to meet you in person.

Finding a church home is not always easy. We believe you may find West Center a Church that welcomes persons who are both formed in their faith or are still finding and forming their faith in God. It is a good place to explore and experience the depth of God’s Spirit and the wideness of God’s love in Christ Jesus.

Find out about our activities and programs at West Center which may interest you.

Remember that you that you are a very important part of our church family. Your greatest gift is your presence at worship or participation in a study group, program or concert.

We challenge you to respond to God’s love in Jesus Christ by developing your unique gifts and by sharing them.

We encourage you to deepen your faith and witness by joining West Center Church as a full or associate member.

If you would like any more information, or would like us to include you in our prayers, send us an E-mail at Westcenterucc@verizon.net.

May God richly bless you.
West Center Staff:

John M. Barrett, Senior Minister

Celia Milton, UCC Ordination Candidate

Christina-Jean Alexis, UCC Ordination Candidate

Arnold Ostlund Jr., Director of Music

Allan Ross, Pastor Emeritus

Note our new email address:

westcenterucc@verizon.net

No matter who you are,

Or where you are on Life's Journey,

You are welcome here!

Center for Spiritual Growth and Renewal

At West Center Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, we believe that “God is still speaking, and we are still listening.”  Our worship and community life is Bible-based and open to God’s continuing revelation through our hearts and minds and spirits. Our worship celebrations and sermons are based on the readings of the day from the Common Lectionary.  The musical selections are carefully coordinated with these readings, church holidays and the theme of the day.

We are a friendly, welcoming and diverse congregation. We seek God’s guidance in our corporate life and welcome fellow pilgrims of good will, wherever they may be on their personal spiritual journey.  We invite you to join us for worship and to join us in your spiritual quest as part of our community.  See you in Church!

                                         Spring into Summer!

May is halfway to history. June will be here any second, and the Fourth of July, Independence Day, is right around the corner!  The clock seems to be racing, while on beautiful Pondfield Road West, we have seen the yellow forsythia, pastel cherries and pink magnolias come and go. This week, the sweet white and pink dogwood are quietly blessing us, while the brightly-hued azaleas, bold and brassy, sing their own loud song of spring.

The flowering of spring and the different and colorful contributions of each bush and tree may well inspire us, inspire us to bud and flower in our own uniquely individuality.  It is time to cast off winter, put away heavy jackets and sweaters, go out and let the sun shine in, into our hearts, our minds and our bodies.  It is a time to think new thoughts and dream new dreams.

Springing into summer is expressing the optimism, vibrancy and hope of  the season. Springing into summer is realizing that I am the beloved child of God, and that it is almost time for summer vacation. O joy! O rapture!  An (almost) endless summer lies ahead.

If spring is not a particularly good time to set goals and try to achieve them (save that for January), it is a season when we might reflect on the goodness and beauty of God’s creation and try to mirror it, in what we think and feel, say and do, to mirror God’s joy in creation with our own joy.

In the Gospel of John 15:11 Jesus says, “If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. I have these things to you so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”

One way to see God in our lives is to come to worship on Sunday mornings at 11 am.  Arnold and I plan worship celebrations that recognize the joy and difficulties of our days, proclaiming in word and song that God is with us in both beauty and heartbreak.  See you in church!        Pastor John

Contact the pastor:    Jmbarrett65@verizon.net

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Sunday Mornings for Children

On Sunday mornings we are now providing care for infants and toddlers, as well as a Christian education program for kindergarten and elementary children.