Category Archives: Worship

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  Join us for Worship & Communion This Sunday at 10 am (February 1, 2026)

  Posted on January 30, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  We hope the weather holds off again to let us gather for the worship of God on Sunday morning. It’s communion Sunday and the wonderful pianist Scott Nicholas will be accompany us in Jeffrey Mead’s absence. The wisdom of the beatitudes in Matthew and the wisdom of the cross in I Corinthians will focus our […]

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  Jazz Sunday Worship Service- Sermon Title: “Jesus Was Fishing” (January 25, 2026)

  Posted on January 23, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  Come worship with us at 10am this Sunday onsite or online and let the Jazz Band accompany us in our prayer and praise. We continue in this post-Epiphany pre-Lenten season to consider gospel stories of the call of the disciples. This week Jesus calls out to a bunch of fishermen to follow him. We’ll wonder together […]

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  Join Us for Worship This Week as we Honor MLK (January 18, 2026)

  Posted on January 15, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Outreach, Worship

  In worship this Sunday we’ll turn once again our hearts and our attention to God who is above and below all the turmoil of our world and our lives. We’ll listen for the words of scripture and for the words of Martin Luther King Jr. who himself was soaked in the holy Word. We’ll consider […]

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  Join Us This Sunday for Worship: January 11, 2026

  Posted on January 9, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  This Sunday, we celebrate the baptism of Jesus Christ. We will closely read the Gospel of Matthew’s account and spend some time with Jesus’ cousin and baptizer, John the Baptist. Prayers, music, fellowship, reflection, and worship of our Creator God. We invite you to join us in the Sanctuary or online.   Download the Worship Bulletin […]

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  Epiphany Sunday Worship & Celebration Dinner

  Posted on December 31, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Worship, Youth

  Guided by a star in the heavens, the Magi found their way to a barn (or more likely a cave) in Palestine of the Roman Empire. They had to dodge a tyrant king who cared for nothing but his own power and eventually arrived with gifts at the manger of the true king, the infant […]

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  Epiphany Celebration

  Posted on December 30, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice, Worship, Youth

  Sunday, Jan 4, 2026 5 pm in the Tucker Room Our annual Epiphany Celebration will take place on Sunday, January 4 at 5 PM. We invite you to bring your friends, family, and neighbors, plus a potluck plate or dish to share. All ages are welcome for the dinner and the candlelit walk through the […]

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  Join Us for Worship on December 28, the 4th Day of Christmas

  Posted on December 23, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  On the fourth day of Christmas, the calling birds are calling you to join us for worship in the sanctuary or online, Sunday at 10am. Some say that each of the days in the “12 days of Christmas” reference different aspects of the Christian catechism, the 4 calling birds being the 4 gospels, for instance. On Christmas […]

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  Open Doors Winter Update

  Posted on December 22, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  December 19, 2025 What has the Open Doors Working Group (the group tasked with spearheading the work of discerning the future of our wonderful and challenging building) been working on this fall? We will answer that question in two ways! First we would like to invite you to spend time with ODWG as we host […]

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  4th Sunday of Advent Worship: Christmas Pageant

  Posted on December 18, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship, Youth

  4th Sunday of Advent Worship: Christmas Pageant Sunday, December 21, 10:00 AM     Gather in all you worshippers to Bethlehem on this Sunday morn, join with the animals and shepherds, the angels and magi to witness again the story of the birth of Jesus as shared by the children of First Congregational Church in […]

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  Green is Good, Greener is Gooder

  Posted on December 17, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship, Youth

  The Justice Ministry would like your participation in a pilot to improve our church’s efforts to reduce trash and improve sustainable practices. We are launching a six month pilot to include composting of our food waste in the building. You will begin to see buckets labeled COMPOST with illustrations of all the things you can dispose […]

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