The beginning of April has us continuing to celebrate Eastertide season at Second Baptist Church with many activities and services to participate in.
Opportunities for strengthening and sharing our faith and Biblical knowledge occur through several small group opportunities:
- Beginning Sunday, April 7, 9:00 a.m. – Meditation, Reflection, and Prayer. This is a quiet time for individuals to come together to meditate, read, journal, and pray – an opportunity to “try out” individual spiritual practices, but surrounded by others providing communal support.
- Special Needs Fellowship – Monday, April 8, 6:30 p.m. This is an outreach program for our friends with cognitive limitations to give them a safe environment for crafts, singing, and fellowship.
- Soup Kitchen Ministry – Saturday, April 13. Serving a meal for anyone in need at the Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen at South Congregational Church in Springfield, MA. If you would like to participate, please call the church office at 860-668-1661.
- Pub Theology – April 24, 6:00 p.m. at Three Figs Restaurant. This is a space to dive deeply into topics involving faith, meaning, identity, culture, politics, and more! Come bring your questions, and your curiosity, and pull up a chair. Be ready to engage with people of varying religious traditions, philosophical perspectives, and life experiences.
Every Sunday morning worship is at 10:00 am. Special services include:
- April 7. We welcome The Hot Cat Jazz Band as they will lead the music during the worship service. Following the service will be a “Sub Sale” fundraiser to benefit the Music Ministry.
- April 28. Camp Wightman – This camp is affiliated with American Baptist Churches of Connecticut offers week-long overnight camps and retreats during the summer for youth and adults. More information about this life-altering opportunity will be shared during the service.
Other Activities at Second Baptist Church during April
Second Baptist Church is hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, April 10 in our Fellowship Hall. For an appointment, please visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Additional information for these and other activities/opportunities at the church is available on secondbaptistsuffield.org, along with our Facebook and Instagram sites. On the website, there are links for the Sunday morning bulletin and “Weekly Wednesday Write-Ups” with upcoming events and updates on the various ministries in the congregation. There is also a link to the church’s YouTube channel for you to participate in past Sunday services.
Want to get to know our Pastor? Rev. Justin Cox regularly contributes to several publications, including the Christian Citizen, Good Faith Media, and Baptist News Global. He also writes and rambles on his blog, blacksheepbaptist.com. His reflections and opinions are his own.