{"id":44,"date":"2023-07-16T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2025-05-09T15:29:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T15:29:58","slug":"pastors-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/?page_id=44","title":{"rendered":"Pastor&#8217;s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the United Church of Bristol!\u00a0 We are a church located at a literal crossroad, on top of a hill.\u00a0 In many ways, these two realities point to a deeper truth about our congregation: we are a place where paths meet, traditions blend, and spirits bond, in love, service and worship.<\/p>\n<p>The United Church of Bristol has, for many years, been deeply blessed by the sojourners who have made their spiritual home on the hill.\u00a0 Whether you search, hunger, ask, pray or rejoice, there is a place for you at the table.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Click links below\u00a0to view monthly pastor&#8217;s letters<\/span>:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Pastor\u2019s Letter<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/t2CKgA7omYY\">Pastor;s Letter July 16 2023<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kNhpe5WUoc8\">Pastor&#8217;s Sermon July 9 2023<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/?attachment_id=1031\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1031\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; June, 2016<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/?attachment_id=1030\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1030\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; April, 2016<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/?attachment_id=1029\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1029\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; February, 2016<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/?attachment_id=1028\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1028\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; December, 2015<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/?attachment_id=1027\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1027\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; October, 2015<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/?attachment_id=1026\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1026\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; August, 2015<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PastorsLetterJune2015.pdf\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; June, 2015<\/a><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PastorsLetterApril2015.pdf\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; April, 2015<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PastorsLetterFebruary2015.pdf\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; February, 2015<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PastorsLetterDecember2014.pdf\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; December, 2014<\/a><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/PastorsLetterOctober2014.pdf\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; October, 2014<\/a><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PastorsLetterAugust2014.pdf\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; August, 2014<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PastorsLetterJune2014.pdf\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; June, 2014<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PastorsLetterApril2014.pdf\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; April, 2014<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PastorsLetterFebruary2014.pdf\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; February, 2014<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Pastors-Letter-December-2013.pdf\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; December, 2013<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Pastors-Letter-October-2013.pdf\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; October, 2013<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/PastorsLetterJuly2013.pdf\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; July, 2013<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/PastorsLetterJune2013.pdf\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; June, 2013<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/PastorsLetterApril2013.pdf\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; April, 2013<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/PastorsLetterFebruary2013.doc\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; February, 2013<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/PastorsLetterDecember2012.doc\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; December, 2012<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/?attachment_id=364\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-364\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; October, 2012<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PastorsLetterSeptember2012.doc\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; September, 2012<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/PastorsLetterAugust2012.doc\"><br \/>\nPastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; August, 2012<\/a><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/PastorsLetterJuly2012.doc\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; July, 2012<\/a><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/PastorsLetterJune2012.doc\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; June, 2012<\/a><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/PastorsLetterMay20121.doc\">Pastor&#8217;s Letter &#8211; May, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the United Church of Bristol!\u00a0 We are a church located at a literal crossroad, on top of a hill.\u00a0 In many ways, these two realities point to a deeper truth about our congregation: we are a place where &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/?page_id=44\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3735,"href":"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions\/3735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unitedchurchofbristolucc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}