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2021 Robert H. Life Award Recipients

At the service May 16, Nancy Winninger announced that this year we presented two Robert H. Life Scholarship Awards.  Sarah Guiel will be attending Holyoke Community College to complete her General Education Credits. She is interested in Environmental Science and plans to transfer after two years to a four-year college to pursue her interest in Science, further her education to attain an Associate’s…

Lessons from my pandemic

By Annie Turner    There have been many articles about what folks learned during the pandemic, but I want to add my small perspective, in hopes that it may resonate with you. Because it is not quite over. We still have some time to go before we re-enter our lives. And I am hoping we never go back to what some call…

Annie Turner: You Are The Beloved

I recently saw a post including the wonderful blessing by the poet, artist,  and Methodist minister, Jan Richardson called, “Beloved Is Where We Begin.,” from her beautiful and inspiring book, Circle of Grace. I shall post it further in this blog piece. But it got me thinking about how often we think we are not the beloved, not loved by God, mostly tolerated as long…

2021 Initial Fundraising Programs

HCC’s January Online Tag Sale Is Underway!!!As you make room for your Christmas goodies, perhaps you have something you no longer need that you can donate to HCC’s January Online Tag Sale. We are looking for items in good condition that we can sell for at least $10. If something comes to mind, take a picture of it and send it along with a…