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"...nothing can separate us from the love of God." Romans 8:39
We hope and pray the pandemic tide is shifting as more folks are vaccinated, but we remain committed to keeping our worship 100% remote until we are able to provide a engaging experience both online and in-person. The good news is the necessary equipment is on the way, and, more importantly, the Spirit is still moving, even through Zoom! Friends, the church is alive and well! Come and see! Rev. John, Rev. Maddie, & the Members of The Congregational Church of Needham, UCC |
Join us THIS SUNDAY, April 11, 2021
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2nd Sunday in Easter
The Holy Spirit's More 4/11 @ 10am LIVE! via Zoom, click here Christians sometimes give the impression we are backward-leaning people, that God and everything good are in the past, and we're just trying to turn back the clock. But the truth is God leans forward, toward us and toward a world not restored but resurrected. Through inspiration, imagination, and innovation, the Holy Spirit show us the best is yet to come. (2 Corinthians 3:4-6, 12, 17-18) To download the Order of Worship for 4/11 with hymns, prayers, & announcements, click here |
To connect to Worship LIVE! via Zoom, simply click here.
You can also join via your landline telephone by calling 253.215.8782 or 301. 715.8592. You then will be asked to enter this Meeting ID number: 907 548 568. For more about what to expect when worshiping with us, click here. |
Sermons are now available as a podcast!
In an attempt to make our weekly sermons more accessible and more useful to you, we're now posting them as an audio-only podcast we're calling "Yes, We're Open! Living Faith with Needham UCC." You can find the podcast and subscribe to it on all your favorite podcast services including iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and others. (If you can't find it on your favorite service, let us know and we'll put it there.) So now it's even easier to listen around the house or in the car and even share a favorite sermon with someone you think might like to hear it. Subscribe now, or listen to or watch a sermon here on our website.
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Frontyard Labyrinth
1154 Great Plain Avenue
Open Dawn-Dusk
A labyrinth is an ancient spiritual tool, a walking meditation for the heart, mind, soul, and body. Though labyrinths certainly predate Christianity, they have been incorporated into Christian practice over the centuries. There are labyrinths embedded in the floors of great cathedrals, and labyrinth walking is being rediscovered in churches around the world. We hope walking this labyrinth gives you peace, clarity, and even just some nice time outdoors.
A labyrinth has a single path that winds from the edge into the center. The same path leads back out to the edges again. In that way it resembles the indirect path of our lives, which leads us, twisting and turning, sometimes feeling straightforward, sometimes off on what feels like a tangent, but always deeper into life, and therefore the heart of God. Remember: Unlike a maze, you cannot get lost in a labyrinth. Just keep walking.
1154 Great Plain Avenue
Open Dawn-Dusk
A labyrinth is an ancient spiritual tool, a walking meditation for the heart, mind, soul, and body. Though labyrinths certainly predate Christianity, they have been incorporated into Christian practice over the centuries. There are labyrinths embedded in the floors of great cathedrals, and labyrinth walking is being rediscovered in churches around the world. We hope walking this labyrinth gives you peace, clarity, and even just some nice time outdoors.
A labyrinth has a single path that winds from the edge into the center. The same path leads back out to the edges again. In that way it resembles the indirect path of our lives, which leads us, twisting and turning, sometimes feeling straightforward, sometimes off on what feels like a tangent, but always deeper into life, and therefore the heart of God. Remember: Unlike a maze, you cannot get lost in a labyrinth. Just keep walking.
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In life and in death, we bear witness:
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For Children & Youth
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In this unsettled and unsettling time, we have a particular duty--and, as always, a peculiar joy!--to minister to the needs of the youngest among us and their families. The old saying that "home is the first church" has never been truer than right now.
To keep in touch with activities for children and youth and their families, sign up for Rev. Maddie's children and youth newsletter. You can do that by clicking here. |