Announcements
The flowers on the altar are given by Sandy, Stephen, Rachel, Ryan, and their families in loving memory of Tom Lipscomb. We also want to celebrate the lives of all the “Saints” in everyone’s lives.
Please Remember to Turn Your Clocks Back One Hour
Daylight Saving Time ends tomorrow, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, at 2:00 AM, so please remember to turn your clocks back one hour tonight.
2026 Stewardship
The 2026 stewardship campaign began on Sunday, October 12th, and will run through Sunday, November 16th. There are several ways to pledge: you can mail in your pledge card (which you should have received in the mail) or fill out the pledge form electronically, either on our website here (www.sumct.org) or from the stewardship emails sent out. Paper pledge cards are available at the church as well. Thank you in advance for your contribution, which sustains our ministries, supports those in need, and maintains our sacred space.
Memorial Garden Annual Service of Remembrance
A short service of remembrance for those whose ashes are interred in the Memorial Garden will be held tomorrow (All Saints’ Sunday), Nov. 2, at noon in the Memorial Garden. Family and friends are all welcome to attend.
Greeting Cards Sale
The Greeting Cards sale for Nov. will be postponed to Sun. Nov. 9.
South Park Tuesday, Nov. 4
Anyone wishing to help prepare the meal for South Park can meet in the church kitchen at 1:00 PM to help peel potatoes and carrots, and bake cookies. If you can volunteer to help serve the meal at South Park, please get in touch with Barry or Jolie Kline.
New Adult Spiritual Growth Class
The Tuesday morning Adult Spiritual Growth class will be reading Cross Purposes: Christianity’s Broken Bargain Democracy by Jonathan Rauch, who asks what happens to American democracy if Christianity is no longer able, or no longer willing, to perform the functions on which our constitutional order depends? Please join us beginning Tuesday, November 4th, at 10:30 am in the Annex.
Church Conference
Our annual church conference, which will also include the churches from the Farmington River Cooperative Parish (SUM, Copper Hill, Pleasant Valley, Avon Memorial, Litchfield, Torrington & North Canton Community/Washington Hill), will be held here at SUM on Sunday, Nov. 9th, from 3:00-5:30. We will welcome our new District Superintendent, Heather Sinclair.
Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
The Community Interfaith Thanksgiving service will be held on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 4 PM at St. Mary’s Church in Simsbury.
Simsbury Celebrates, Sat. Nov. 29
Every year, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the town of Simsbury hosts a free community holiday celebration called “Simsbury Celebrates.” As in years past, SUM will participate in the following ways: 5:00-6:00 – Carillon Tours; 6:00-6:45 – Messiah Community Sing Along with the Farmington Valley Chorale; and 7:00-7:30 – Carillon Concert. Click here to see all of the special activities planned for that evening. We hope to see you there!
Praying for the Entire SUM Family
Each week, we will publish five SUM directory entries to the Messenger so that you can add these people to your prayers. By the end of the year, we will have prayed for the entire SUM family. This week, please pray for the following: David & Deeg Mackay, June Mackay, Sharon Mackenzie, the MacQuattie family (Don, Katie, Caroline, and Charlotte), and Ed & Sandy Macri.
The Prayer Chain is Ready for Your Requests
The SUM reinvigorated Prayer Chain is ready for your requests. We have a dedicated team of Prayer Warriors who will receive them. To submit a prayer request, email our Prayer Warriors. Please let our Prayer Chain team know if the prayers are no longer needed by sending an update to the same email address.