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            As Labor Day approaches, I often think of the legacy of Francis Perkins.  If that name is not familiar to you, I highly recommend going to https://francesperkinscenter.org/learn/her-life/,  There you will find a biographical sketch of this woman who served our country during the time of the New Deal as the first woman Secretary of Labor. 

            I’m feeling a sense of gratitude today – gratitude for those who provide all the various kinds of medical service – gratitude that I am able to access quality medical service.  I’m also feeling a sense of sadness that all are not so fortunate to be able to access the kind of medical care

            Have you thought about friendships lately?  Some of you have a cadre of friends that live near you and with whom you interact regularly.  Others have friends spread across the United States and globe.  Some friendships have lasted a lifetime, others are new acquaintances.             Nina Totenberg wrote of her friendship with Ruth Bader

          “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” (Sir Walter Scott, “Marmion”).  There is certainly truth in that well known phrase.  However, this morning I am thinking of entanglements in general – how we get ourselves so twisted up we can’t seem to get on with life.             As I

          Happy Day after the Fourth of July.  Or should that be the Third of July?  Or was it in August?  Yes, yes, and yes.  July 4th became the settled date to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence.  The vote to accept the document and action was July 3rd.  And it wasn’t until August 7th that

            This weekend, June 30-July 2, delegates and visitors to General Synod 34 will gather in Indianapolis, IN to do the business of the United Church of Christ and to look toward the future.             Greenbelt Community Church is a member of the Protestant denomination known as The United Church of Christ (UCC).  We are

It was a colorful weekend for GCCUCC June 3-4, 2023. Greenbelt Community Church members wore orange Sunday in observance of National Gun Violence Awareness Month and Wear Orange Weekend and the church is also spotlighted in Orange! #WearOrange #EndGunViolence And we showed up and supported the 2nd annual Greenbelt Pride Festival.