Monroe Congregational Church, UCC

Monroe Congregational Church, UCC This is a place for news and updates about MCC. Come and worship with us Sunday mornings. Attend a Bible study, small group or service event. Join us on retreat.

We are an Open & Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ, and we invite everyone to join in the full life and ministry of this church. We strive in word and deed to be faithful to Jesus’ model of loving acceptance and welcome to all persons, inclusive of every age, race, ability, economic and social status, nationality, faith background, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity an

d expression, marital standing and family structure. Our spiritual heritage dates back to those who first settled Monroe, and we are members of the United Church of Christ. Bring your children to our amazing Sunday school or one of our youth groups for teens and pre-teens. Sing with us. Feel free to ask questions. We look forward to meeting you.

Thank you to everyone who showed up and worked so hard at today’s first day of Strawberry Festival.From the early mornin...
06/20/2026

Thank you to everyone who showed up and worked so hard at today’s first day of Strawberry Festival.

From the early morning setup to the games and country store, from the shortcakes and smoothies to the parking lot, crafter green, kitchen, baking, cleanup, and all the unseen jobs in between — every bit of effort mattered.

We are especially grateful for the way you shared your time, energy, patience, and love for this church. Days like today remind us that the Strawberry Festival is not just an event we put on. It is a ministry of hospitality, joy, memory, and belonging.

Some reminders for the community:

If you have any baked goods to contribute to the country store, please bring them in before worship at 10.

Please report to the volunteer sign-in when you arrive. June, Myron, Jackie, and others will be ready to greet you.

When you need something to do, the kitchen crew is always looking for hullers and slicers!

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Get some rest tonight — you have more than earned it. 🍓

06/14/2026

The Mystery in Silence: Desert Ammas & Abbas

1 Kings 19:9–14

Most of us do not stumble into silence by accident. Silence has to be chosen. It might mean leaving the radio off in the car. Sitting on the porch for five minutes before the day gets busy. Taking a walk without listening to anything. Letting the phone stay in another room for a little while.

In our second installment of the summer preaching series “Dive Into Mystery” we meet the Desert Mothers and Fathers, who believed that quiet was not wasted time but a way of making room for God. One of them, Amma Syncletica, compared the spiritual life to lighting a fire. At first, there is smoke. Your eyes water. You may wonder whether anything useful is happening. But if you stay with it, eventually the flame catches.

That feels true of silence. At first, quiet might feel uncomfortable. Our minds bounce from one thing to another. We remember what we forgot to do. We begin composing imaginary conversations. We suddenly feel an urgent need to clean out a drawer.

But perhaps the goal is not to become perfectly calm. Perhaps the goal is simply to stay. To make room for the feelings we have rushed past. To notice the blessings we have overlooked. To remember that God is present even when nothing dramatic is happening.

In 1 Kings 19, Elijah encounters God not in the wind, the earthquake, or the fire, but in the quiet that follows. God’s presence is not always loud enough to interrupt us. Sometimes, we must slow down enough to notice.

During worship, we will take time to thank our wonderful Sunday School teachers and celebrate our graduates. We are so grateful for the people who nurture, encourage, and cheer on the children and young people of our church.

05/31/2026

When the Young Lead Us

Today is Youth Sunday, and it is going to be a wonderful morning at church. Our Senior Pilgrim Fellowship high school youth group will be taking over worship, leading us with their own voices, faith, creativity, and joy.

There is something holy about allowing teenagers to lead. Not because they are “the future of the church,” though they are. And not just because they are fun, creative, energetic, and willing to do things the rest of us are often too self-conscious to try.

There is something holy about letting young people lead because they help us see with fresh eyes. They remind us that faith is still becoming. They ask honest questions. They notice what matters. They bring laughter into sacred spaces, and sometimes that laughter is exactly what the Spirit ordered. They are still figuring out who they are, and somehow, in their courage and curiosity, they help the rest of us remember who we are, too.

Scripture is full of stories where God calls young people that others might have overlooked. David was the youngest brother, out in the fields. The prophet Jeremiah thought he was too young to speak with any authority. Mary was a young woman from an ordinary town when asked to bear the Savior. And the disciples (many of them in their later teens) were not exactly polished religious professionals.

Again and again, God seems far less interested in age or credentials than in open hearts.

Youth Sunday is one of those beautiful MCC traditions that remind us that the church belongs to all of us right now. Not someday, when our young people are older or more experienced or easier to schedule around. Right now. Their voices, prayers, questions, gifts, humor, wisdom, and leadership are part of the life of the church today. And when we make room for them, we are not just being encouraging (although that is super important too!). We are listening for God.

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