ASHFIELD — The First Congregational Church (UCC) of Ashfield will hold its first Zoom service on Sunday, May 17. “Our congregation, like so many others, is missing seeing each other,” said Minister David Jones. “We are initiating Zoom services this week in order to bring us together online. We invite anyone to join us.” The service will include music played by Music Director Amy Roberts-Crawford. The church’s website (www.ashfielducc.org) will post the bulletin for those who can’t connect to Zoom. Contact Wendy Prée, clerk, at wendypree@gmail.com to access the Zoom meeting link or to receive the bulletin.
President Robert Doty of the Greenfield branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites participation in the following service: Elder Christofferson, from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, will preside and speak at a lifestream devotional Sunday, May 17, at 4 p.m.
The presentation will also feature Elder Bassett (2nd Counselor in the North America Northeast Area Presidency), Elder Mutombo (General Authority 70 and current Mission President of the Baltimore MD Mission) and Elder Hutchins (Area 70). All members, friends and neighbors are invited to the link provided. Translation options are available in the link below for Portuguese and Spanish.
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/broadcasts/languages/massachusetts-boston-member-devotional/2020/05
NORTHFIELD — The Rev. Cynthia A. Frado of First Parish Unitarian, with Paul Bocko, tech support, will preach about how COVID-19 has changed how we greet each day and see ourselves, each other, and the world-at-large.
Children are invited to join the videoconference service on a separate device and then join their families for the first part of the service. After a time for all ages, children will then be invited into a break out room for time together. The Internet link for the service will be the same as previous Sundays. Anyone wishing to obtain the link may send an e-mail to fpnorthfieldma@gmail.com requesting a copy.
SHELBURNE — The First Congregational Church of Shelburne continues to provide service resources to use at home and a video by the Rev. Robert Gormbley. Both the written and video resources are accessible via the weekly church email and at www.shelburnechurch.org.
The fourth video Chapel Moment is posted on the church website. Prayer requests may be sent to pastor Rob by phone at 413-348-4675 or email at pastor01089@gmail.com. Anyone unable to access worship resources or video, contact our church clerk, Diantha Wholey, at 413-625-6592 for further assistance.
The Pioneer Valley Shambhala Center, a Buddhist meditation center, is offering the first online meditation retreat Friday, May 22, and Saturday, May 23.
Publicist John Guenther said, “For many of us in this time of quarantine, our daily schedules have been upended. We may have a fresh perspective on how to spend our time, and look for ways to make use of this difficult situation. In this spirit, you are warmly invited to join us (May 22-23) for the first online meditation retreat offered by the Pioneer Valley Shambhala Center. The practice of meditation awakens a powerful transformational potential in our hearts and minds. This level one Shambhala training titled, ‘The Art of Being Human,’ led by Acharya Fleet Maull, provides both practical instruction for meditation practice and a view of how that practice can manifest in our lives.”
Please visit our website, pioneervalley.shambhala.org, for more information and for how to register.
SOUTH DEERFIELD — Fr. Jon Reardon invites everyone to join the Holy Family Parish Faith and Fitness Challenge during the month of May. “The idea is to combine healthy living with the health of our souls in support of others. We want our friends in the community to know that we are praying for them. This is not a specifically ‘Catholic’ event. It is meant for anyone who would like to participate.
“How to sign up: Go to www.holyfamilysd.org/ffc/
SHELBURNE FALLS — During this pandemic, Trinity Church in Shelburne Falls invites you to join us in worship via YouTube every Sunday at 10 a.m. You can access the worship service on the church website http://trinityshelburnefalls.org/, on the church Facebook site and by going directly to Trinity Church Shelburne Falls on the YouTube channel. You can also participate in worship by watching Falls Cable Channel 17 on Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. and also on Tuesday and Thursday evening at 8:30 p.m. For more information, call Trinity Church at 413-625-2341.
NORTHFIELD — The Trinitarian Congregational Church in Northfield continues to provide liturgical and pastoral support to its congregation in spite of the closure of the church building and the absence of a minister and regular staffing of its office. We offer “TCC Takeout” — liturgies for use at home. Copies are emailed or snail mailed to our members and are also available late each week at our website: http://www.tccnorthfield.org/home.html.
SHELBURNE — A weekly 10-minute video, Chapel Moment, is available on our church website, www.shelburnechurch.org. The Sunday worship service resources are also accessible via the church website, by church email, and by calling our church clerk, Diantha Wholey, at 413-625-6592. Prayer requests may be sent to our pastor, the Rev. Robert Gormbley, via email (pastor01089@gmail.com) or by calling 413-348-4675.