Following are some highlights of a year at Pilgrim Congregational Church. For information about dates and times, please contact us at 724-8503 or email us at pilgrimdlh@msn.com
| Saturday, September 15 5:00-7:00 pm |
Neighborhood Gathering and Parking Lot Concert - Music by Jerry Leggett on tour in the Peace Bubble, hot dogs and root beer floats – Join us! Co-sponsored by Pilgrim and Peace United Churches of Christ. |
| Sunday, September 16 – Sunday, October 14 11:15 am |
Shine, People, Shine! A five-week course on the distinctive traits of the United Church of Christ and Pilgrim. Find out more about our congregation and the ministry with which we are affiliated. |
| Monday, September 24 6:30-8:00 pm |
Women’s Book Group Fall Kick-off September: Tortilla Curtain by T. C. Boyle October: The Spiral Staircase by Karen Armstrong November: 1,000 White Women by Jim Fergus December: no meeting January: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion |
| Sunday, September 30 2:00 pm |
Cropwalk – Pilgrims of all ages are invited to join in this ecumenical effort to call attention to hunger in our community and our world. |
| Sunday, October 13 | CHUM’s Sleepout for the Homeless – Pilgrim youth, parents and Pilgrims will join churches from around the area to gather and raise awareness about homeless people in our own community. |
| Sunday, October 28 2:00 pm |
Pilgrim Presents: Twin Ports Wind Orchestra. Local wind musicians perform under the direction of Mark Whitlock, UMD |
| Sunday, November 11 2:00 pm |
Pilgrim Presents: Thomas Trotter, Organist Birmingham City Organist, Birmingham, England and Organist at St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey |
| Tuesday, November 20 | Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service |
| Monday, December 24 10:00 pm |
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service |
| Sunday, January 6 – Sunday, January 27 8:45 am |
Liberation Theology Book Study – Four weeks studying the works of Dom Samuel Ruiz, former bishop in southern Mexico, whose understanding of the Gospel challenged society in Chiapas, Mexico. |
| Friday, January 25 and Saturday January 26 |
Intergenerational Gathering and Retreat at Camp Amnicom - For families and friends who enjoy winter activities. |
| Sunday, January 27 2:00 pm |
Pilgrim Presents: Art Stevenson and High Water Bluegrass Band. Wisconsin’s premier blue grass band returns to Pilgrim! |
| Saturday, February 2 & Sunday, February 3 |
The Church and the Arts: A weekend with Dr. Robin Jensen, exploring the relationship between the fine arts and spirituality in the context of church. Theologian and artist Robin Jensen is Professor of the History of Christian Worship and Art at Vanderbilt University. |
| Wednesday, February 6 7:00 pm |
Ash Wednesday supper and service |
| Thursday, March 20 7:00 pm |
Tenebrae on Maundy Thursday |
| Sunday, March 23 10:00 am |
Easter Sunday Service |
| Sunday, Feb 10 – Sunday, March 16 11:15 am |
Living the Questions: A Lenten Study. Join a theological discussion group where questions are more important than answers. |
| Sunday, March 2 2:00 pm |
Pilgrim Presents: Arrowhead Chorale. Vocal artists, including past and present members of the Pilgrim Choir, under the direction of Stanley Wold. |
| Sunday, March 30 2:00 pm |
Pilgrim Presents: Huntley Brown, Jazz and Gospel Pianist. Jamaican-born gospel and jazz pianist known around the world for his joyful, prayerful, vibrant music and faith. |
| Sunday, April 6 – Sunday April 27 11:15 am |
Bible Study: Out of Egypt. Join us for four weeks of Bible study looking at some of the stories of the Hebrew liberation from Egypt as told in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy. |
| Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3 |
Pilgrim Women’s Retreat at Camp Amnicon, Wisconsin: A quiet weekend for wives, mothers, grandmothers and working women. |
| Saturday, June 21 | GRANDMA’S MARATHON: GABRIEL PROJECT FUNDRAISER – Join the Pilgrim running team or assist at a water station to raise money for the Gabriel Project. |
| SUMMER | Church Softball League – “Pilgrim Turkeys” – Pilgrim’s Winning Softball Team season begins! |