Church Service Schedule
Church services begin each Sunday at 10:00 AM to thank God for His helping us move creatively through the week just ended and to ask His continued guidance in the upcoming week. Coffee hour follows the service in the room to the rear of the Church sanctuary.
Sunday School
Sunday School classes for Nursery through 5th grade take place on Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM. Child care for infants and toddlers is also available.
Summer Service Weekend
First Annual Marlborough Area Youth Summer Service Weekend. Learn More...
2019 Spring
Worship Schedule
May 5
Third Sunday of Easter
Holy Communion is open to all who seek God
and are drawn to Christ, regardless of denomination.
The bread used is gluten-free.
Rev. Bob Faulhaber preaching
“Was Blind, But…”
Acts 9:1-9; 10-20
Shellie Mulligan, reader
May 12
Mother’s Day
Rev. Bob Faulhaber preaching
“Rise and Shine”
Acts 9:36-43
Ben Moreland, reader
May 19
Flying Pig Sunday
Mental Health Sunday
Rev. Bob Faulhaber preaching
“Begging Jesus to Leave”
Mark 5:1-13; 14-20
Youth Reader
May 26
Memorial Weekend
Val Seaver preaching
“Get Up”
John 5:1-9
Bernie Trafford, reader
2019 May Annual Report
The annual meeting is Sunday, June 2, 2019
starting with a baked potato luncheon
in the lounge, sponsored by the Senior
High Youth Group. The meeting will follow.
Click here to read the Report.
Partnership Sunday
Interested in joining our church or
want more information?
Give Pastor Bob a call at 860.295.0432 or
call the church office at 860.295.9050
Second Blessings Thrift Shop
Tell your neighbors, friends, relatives!
New fall and winter items
Collection and shopping
Fridays, noon to 3 p.m.
Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sundays, 11:15 to 12:30 p.m.
Questions? Please contact Joyce at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.;
or Jessica at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Pastor's Message...
May 2019
Why is everything “Breaking News!!” these days?
You can’t turn on one of the major news channels these days without seeing, in large bold block letters, the words, “BREAKING NEWS” plastered across the screen. It’s bad enough that most of the “news” channels have become “opinion and entertainment” programs, but now everything happening is BREAKING NEWS. Maybe it’s because we have much more immediate interaction with things as they occur because of the technological advances, or maybe it’s because we don’t like to wait for anything anymore. I’m guessing that the thinking these days is that if your Amazon order can get to you in 2 days, why can’t current events get to you in two minutes? Personally, I don’t like that “minute rice” takes about 10 minutes and a ten minute oil change takes about 15 minutes, but let’s be honest….much of the BREAKING NEWS we see on TV or online is already stuff we’ve been hearing about all day or week long.
Forget breaking…it’s not even news sometimes.
BREAKING NEWS!!! Democrats and Republicans divided politically!!
BREAKING NEWS!!! Flights delayed over Thanksgiving week!!!
BREAKING NEWS!!! Baseball game takes over 2 hours!!!
Who gets to decide what news is breaking news? I love how God deals with breaking news…..
BREAKING NEWS!!! Red Sea Parted….
God’s people saved from Pharaoh’s Army!!
BREAKING NEWS!!! Goliath Defeated! Shephard boy David made King!!!
BREAKING NEWS!!! Jesus of Nazareth crucified….then rises from the tomb!!!
Now THOSE headlines were breaking news!! I remember the day that President Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22nd, 1963. I was 8 years old and sitting in one of those wooden desk/chair combo units. They were perfect for those nuclear attack drills, because you could just quickly lean under the flat desk part and pray your hair didn’t catch on fire when the desk went up in flames. Anyway….I’ll always remember the shock we were all in when the principal came into the classroom, whispered something into our teacher’s ear, and we witnessed her gasp and break down crying. Because she was afraid, we were afraid. When she told us what happened, and then dismissed us to go home immediately, I remember being afraid that the world was going to end soon. The next few days, on our black and white TVs, EVERYTHING was breaking news!! REAL BREAKING NEWS!!
I imagine, that was what it was like for the women who showed up first at the tomb on Easter morning to prepare the body, and then for the disciples who followed. And imagine the BREAKING NEWS that occurred in the Upper Room, when behind locked doors, Jesus appeared to the disciples. Talk about “Shock and Awe”….I’m pretty sure a few of the disciples had to change their tunics by the time Thomas arrived. Let’s not [excuse the pun] water down breaking news….God doesn’t.
BREAKING NEWS!!! Nothing can separate you from the love of God in Christ Jesus!!
BREAKING NEWS!!! You can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens you!!!
BREAKING NEWS!!! Behold….God makes all things new!!
BREAKING NEWS!!! Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never overcome it!!!
The “Good News” of Jesus Christ is always BREAKING NEWS!! Breaking like a new dawn….
in the spirit,
Bob Faulhaber
Contact Us
Congregational Church of Marlborough
United Church of Christ
35 South Main Street – PO Box 57
Marlborough, CT 06447
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An Open and Affirming
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| Rev. Bob Faulhaber Jr | Senior Pastor |
| Senior Pastor’s Office | 860.295.0432 |
| Senior Pastor eMail | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Val Seaver | Pastoral Intern |
| Church Office | 860.295.9050 |
| Alice Rowley | Church Administrator and "Echoes" Editor |
| Church Office email | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| David Mulligan | Music Director |
| Gwen Lawson |
Christian Education Director |
| Scott Reid | Senior High Youth Director |
Coming Up...
Community Sing
Friday, June 12 at 7 p.m.
Upstairs in the Thienes Lounge
Come join us! All are welcome!
