Interfaith Thanksgiving Worship

Tuesday evening, November 25, at 7:00 p.m. congregations and faith communities will gather at Pilgrim Congregational Church UCC for an evening of giving thanks.  The service includes choral music, prayers and readings from a variety of faith traditions.  Participating congregations are Peace UCC, Pilgrim Congregational UCC, Hope United Methodist, First United Methodist, Temple Israel, Duluth-Superior Friends Meeting, Twin Ports Islamic Center, St. Paul's Episcopal, Glen Avon Presbyterian, and the Universalist Unitarian Congregation of Duluth.  The public is invited.

A free will offering will be taken as part of the service with donations going to support CHUM, an interfaith agency supported by these and other congregations in Duluth.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye. . .All Witches and Wizards...Party at Hogwarts, Sunday, October 27 5:30-8:00

Pilgrim goes all out to host one of Duluth's best Halloween parties for the younger crowd.  Come visit Diagon Alley, the Joke Shop, and eat at Three Broomsticks Tavern.  Find your way to the Platform 9 and 3/4 and take a carriage ride.  Travel upstairs to visit owls from the Lake Superior Zoo.  This party is for all Harry Potter fans of any age.  

We couldn't do it without a lot of help from Duluth business and volunteers from all sectors of the community.  So check out our sponsor board.  And if you'd like to bring a donation for Kids Closet, we'll deliver your gifts to them.  But mostly, just come for some good Halloween fun.

Enjoy a bit of pumpkin carving on Saturday morning, 9-noon--then pick up your pumpkin at the end of the party Sunday evening.

And if Halloween trick or treating isn't quite your preference on October 31, come to Pilgrim at 7:30 for a Spooktacular Organ Recital.  Rachael Kresha will be playing "spooky" music from some of the world's most beloved classical composers.

Happy Halloween!

Christmas Festivities at Pilgrim

Pilgrim will be celebrating Christmas with a touch of English tradition on December 16th.  The Pilgrim choir will present Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols in the 10:00 a.m. worship service.  This work was written in 1942 and is based on English carols of the 15th and 16th century.  The carols are accompanied by harp.

Children and youth in the congregation will dramatize the Christmas story during the worship service.

All the hymns and service music will come from the English carol tradition:  God Rest You Merry, We wish You a Merry Christmas, and the First Nowell for children, youth, choir and handbells are just a few examples of the fun the English have bequeathed to our holiday celebrations.  Worship begins at 10:00 and there is time for refreshments and conversation afterwards.  Child care is provided for children ages 4 and younger.

Members and friends are invited to an evening of caroling homebound members on December 23, leaving the church at 4:00 p.m.

Christmas Eve services will be held at 5:00 and 10:00 p.m. December 24.

Winter Fun

Get out and enjoy the winter with other Pilgrims!

Saturday, February 5 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Hartley Nature Center

Get out for a snowshoe hike, check out the cross country skiing, or sit inside and enjoy board games and hot chocolate! This winter outing is for all ages! No cost other than equipment rental from Hartley.

HUGE Rummage Sale This Weekend

Pilgrim is hosting a HUGE Rummage Sale, Saturday, May 15. Lots of kids' stuff--clothing and toys. Many, many household goods. Some homemade crafts and boutique items. Coffee and refreshments available. 8:00-2:00. (No books--Come June 5th to load up on summer reading material!)

Hogwarts Halloween Party

Get into your wizardy best costume and come to Pilgrim's Hogwarts Halloween party! Make your own wand, take in a session of the potions class, visit the joke shoppe, relax in the Three Broomsticks Tavern, compete in a sock relay--It all happens on Sunday, October 25th from 6:30-8:00 at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2310 E. 4th Street, Duluth