Upcoming events.

Newsletter Article Deadline
Jul
18

Newsletter Article Deadline

Today is the deadline for articles for August’s version of the monthly newsletter, Pilgrim’s Progress.

These articles do not have to be long.  They could just be a few sentences.  If it is a longer article, please cap it at 500 words so it will fit on one page.  If an article needs a picture, e.g., Pilgrim Profiles, please provide that too.

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Clean-Up Day
Jul
19

Clean-Up Day

We need to do a deep-clean on the recently emptied room in the Upper Unit, and all hands on the deck! If you can join us, please let Gayle know.

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Pub Theology Night
Jul
22

Pub Theology Night

Wouldn't you love to get together at a pub and talk theology?  Theology is just talking about God, life, and everything else. Bring your questions and thoughts for a PUB THEOLOGY NIGHT.

Tonight’s get-together will be at OddStory Brewing, 1604 Central Avenue

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Annual Meeting - Southeast Conference
Aug
15
to Aug 16

Annual Meeting - Southeast Conference

The 59th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Conference will be held this year at the United Church of Huntsville in Alabama.

This year’s theme is Grace Upon Grace.

Friday, August 15 and Saturday, August 16, 2025

United Church of Huntsville

7906 Whitesburg

Huntsville, AL 35802

For more information, click here.

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Newsletter Article Deadline
Aug
22

Newsletter Article Deadline

Today is the deadline for articles for September’s version of the monthly newsletter, Pilgrim’s Progress.

These articles do not have to be long.  They could just be a few sentences.  If it is a longer article, please cap it at 500 words so it will fit on one page.  If an article needs a picture, e.g., Pilgrim Profiles, please provide that too.

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Newsletter Article Deadline
Sep
19

Newsletter Article Deadline

Today is the deadline for articles for October’s version of the monthly newsletter, Pilgrim’s Progress.

These articles do not have to be long.  They could just be a few sentences.  If it is a longer article, please cap it at 500 words so it will fit on one page.  If an article needs a picture, e.g., Pilgrim Profiles, please provide that too.

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Newsletter Article Deadline
Oct
24

Newsletter Article Deadline

Today is the deadline for articles for November’s version of the monthly newsletter, Pilgrim’s Progress.

These articles do not have to be long.  They could just be a few sentences.  If it is a longer article, please cap it at 500 words so it will fit on one page.  If an article needs a picture, e.g., Pilgrim Profiles, please provide that too.

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Newsletter Article Deadline
Nov
21

Newsletter Article Deadline

Today is the deadline for articles for December’s version of the monthly newsletter, Pilgrim’s Progress.

These articles do not have to be long.  They could just be a few sentences.  If it is a longer article, please cap it at 500 words so it will fit on one page.  If an article needs a picture, e.g., Pilgrim Profiles, please provide that too.

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Newsletter Article Deadline
Dec
19

Newsletter Article Deadline

Today is the deadline for articles for January’s version of the monthly newsletter, Pilgrim’s Progress.

These articles do not have to be long.  They could just be a few sentences.  If it is a longer article, please cap it at 500 words so it will fit on one page.  If an article needs a picture, e.g., Pilgrim Profiles, please provide that too.

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Class - Progressive Christianity (Zoom)
Jun
22

Class - Progressive Christianity (Zoom)

Do you have questions about Progressive Christianity? The Bible and gender? Reading the Bible literally or not? Evolution? The Big Bang? Join Rev. Gregg Carlson on the first four Sundays in June at either 12:30pm in person or 7pm via Zoom.

If you have specific questions around the weekly themes you would like to ask in advance, please contact Rev. Gregg Carlson (gregg@convergenceus.org).

Week # 4 (June 22) – “Creation Care of the Earth and Our Selves”

7. Protect and restore the integrity of our Earth and all of Creation.

8. Commit to a path of life-long learning, compassion, and selfless love on this journey toward a personally authentic and meaningful faith.

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Class - Progressive Christianity (in person)
Jun
22

Class - Progressive Christianity (in person)

Do you have questions about Progressive Christianity? The Bible and gender? Reading the Bible literally or not? Evolution? The Big Bang? Join Rev. Gregg Carlson on the first four Sundays in June at either 12:30pm in person or 7pm via Zoom.

If you have specific questions around the weekly themes you would like to ask in advance, please contact Rev. Gregg Carlson (gregg@convergenceus.org).

Week # 4 (June 22) – “Creation Care of the Earth and Our Selves”

7. Protect and restore the integrity of our Earth and all of Creation.

8. Commit to a path of life-long learning, compassion, and selfless love on this journey toward a personally authentic and meaningful faith.

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Newsletter Article Deadline
Jun
20

Newsletter Article Deadline

Today is the deadline for articles for July’s version of the monthly newsletter, Pilgrim’s Progress.

These articles do not have to be long.  They could just be a few sentences.  If it is a longer article, please cap it at 500 words so it will fit on one page.  If an article needs a picture, e.g., Pilgrim Profiles, please provide that too.

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Class - Progressive Christianity (Zoom)
Jun
15

Class - Progressive Christianity (Zoom)

Do you have questions about Progressive Christianity? The Bible and gender? Reading the Bible literally or not? Evolution? The Big Bang? Join Rev. Gregg Carlson on the first four Sundays in June at either 12:30pm in person or 7pm via Zoom.

If you have specific questions around the weekly themes you would like to ask in advance, please contact Rev. Gregg Carlson (gregg@convergenceus.org).

Week # 3 (June 15) - “Living the Questions and a non-Violent God”

5. Find grace in the search for understanding and believe there is more value in questioning with an open mind and open heart, than in absolutes or dogma.

6. Work toward peace and justice among all people and all life on Earth.

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Class - Progressive Christianity (in person)
Jun
15

Class - Progressive Christianity (in person)

Do you have questions about Progressive Christianity? The Bible and gender? Reading the Bible literally or not? Evolution? The Big Bang? Join Rev. Gregg Carlson on the first four Sundays in June at either 12:30pm in person or 7pm via Zoom.

If you have specific questions around the weekly themes you would like to ask in advance, please contact Rev. Gregg Carlson (gregg@convergenceus.org).

Week # 3 (June 15) - “Living the Questions and a non-Violent God”

5. Find grace in the search for understanding and believe there is more value in questioning with an open mind and open heart, than in absolutes or dogma.

6. Work toward peace and justice among all people and all life on Earth.

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Class - Progressive Christianity (Zoom)
Jun
8

Class - Progressive Christianity (Zoom)

Do you have questions about Progressive Christianity? The Bible and gender? Reading the Bible literally or not? Evolution? The Big Bang? Join Rev. Gregg Carlson on the first four Sundays in June at either 12:30pm in person or 7pm via Zoom.

If you have specific questions around the weekly themes you would like to ask in advance, please contact Rev. Gregg Carlson (gregg@convergenceus.org).

Week # 2 (June 8) – “Radical Welcome & How we Live our Faith”

3. Seek and create community that is inclusive of ALL people, including but not limited to: • Conventional Christians and questioning skeptics, • Believers and agnostics, • Those of all races, cultures, and nationalities • Those of all sexual orientations and all gender identities, • Those of all classes and abilities, • All creatures and plant life.

4. Know that the way we behave towards one another and Earth is the fullest expression of what we believe, therefore we vow to walk as Jesus might have walked in this world with radical compassion, inclusion, and bravery to confront and positively change the injustices we experience as well as those we see others experiencing.

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Class - Progressive Christianity (in person)
Jun
8

Class - Progressive Christianity (in person)

Do you have questions about Progressive Christianity? The Bible and gender? Reading the Bible literally or not? Evolution? The Big Bang? Join Rev. Gregg Carlson on the first four Sundays in June at either 12:30pm in person or 7pm via Zoom.

If you have specific questions around the weekly themes you would like to ask in advance, please contact Rev. Gregg Carlson (gregg@convergenceus.org).

Week # 2 (June 8) – “Radical Welcome & How we Live our Faith”

3. Seek and create community that is inclusive of ALL people, including but not limited to: • Conventional Christians and questioning skeptics, • Believers and agnostics, • Those of all races, cultures, and nationalities • Those of all sexual orientations and all gender identities, • Those of all classes and abilities, • All creatures and plant life.

4. Know that the way we behave towards one another and Earth is the fullest expression of what we believe, therefore we vow to walk as Jesus might have walked in this world with radical compassion, inclusion, and bravery to confront and positively change the injustices we experience as well as those we see others experiencing.

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New Members Class (Zoom only)
Jun
4

New Members Class (Zoom only)

If you have been enjoying the fellowship at Pilgrim, you might wonder what joining the church might mean. If you have questions about the United Church of Christ denomination and the history of Pilgrim Congregational Church, please join us with your questions and thoughts.

All are welcome to attend, longtime Congregationalists and newcomers alike. And you will have an opportunity to join the church on June 8!

Click here for the Zoom link (meeting id 87099031239).

If you would like to attend but this date and time do not work for you, please contact Rev. Katharine at revtoledano@gmail.com

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Class - Progressive Christianity (Zoom)
Jun
1

Class - Progressive Christianity (Zoom)

Do you have questions about Progressive Christianity? The Bible and gender? Reading the Bible literally or not? Evolution? The Big Bang? Join Rev. Gregg Carlson on the first four Sundays in June at either 12:30pm in person or 7pm via Zoom.

If you have specific questions around the weekly themes you would like to ask in advance, please contact Rev. Gregg Carlson (gregg@convergenceus.org).

Week # 1 (June 1) - “The Way of Jesus”

1. Believe that following the path of the teacher Jesus can lead to healing and wholeness, a mystical connection to “God,” as well as an awareness and experience of not only the Sacred, but the Oneness and Unity of all life.

2. Affirm that the teachings of Jesus provide but one of many ways to experience the Sacredness, Oneness and Unity of life, and that we can draw from diverse sources of wisdom, including Earth, in our spiritual journey.

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Class - Progressive Christianity (in person)
Jun
1

Class - Progressive Christianity (in person)

Do you have questions about Progressive Christianity? The Bible and gender? Reading the Bible literally or not? Evolution? The Big Bang? Join Rev. Gregg Carlson on the first four Sundays in June at either 12:30pm in person or 7pm via Zoom.

If you have specific questions around the weekly themes you would like to ask in advance, please contact Rev. Gregg Carlson (gregg@convergenceus.org).

Week # 1 (June 1) - “The Way of Jesus”

1. Believe that following the path of the teacher Jesus can lead to healing and wholeness, a mystical connection to “God,” as well as an awareness and experience of not only the Sacred, but the Oneness and Unity of all life.

2. Affirm that the teachings of Jesus provide but one of many ways to experience the Sacredness, Oneness and Unity of life, and that we can draw from diverse sources of wisdom, including Earth, in our spiritual journey.

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Newsletter Article Deadline
May
23

Newsletter Article Deadline

Today is the deadline for articles for June’s version of the monthly newsletter, Pilgrim’s Progress.

These articles do not have to be long.  They could just be a few sentences.  If it is a longer article, please cap it at 500 words so it will fit on one page.  If an article needs a picture, e.g., Pilgrim Profiles, please provide that too.

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