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"...nothing can separate us from the love of God"
Romans 8:39 Out of concern for the most vulnerable among us and for our wider community in this time of pandemic, our building is closed. But we continue to BE CHURCH together in ways new and old. To read the latest from our COVID Advisory Team, click here. Rev. John, Rev. Maddie, & the Members of The Congregational Church of Needham, UCC |
Join us for Worship THIS SUNDAY, January 24th, 2021
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"Thy Will Be Done"
Sunday, 1/24 @ 10am LIVE! via Zoom: simply click here Jonah is maybe the most well-known least-understood book in the Bible. No, God didn't send the whale to swallow Jonah in order to punish him (you're thinking of Pinocchio) but to save him. But even Jonah misunderstood his own mission. When the people of Nineveh changed their wicked ways in response to his preaching, Jonah got upset that God hadn't punished them. Are we really ready for God's graceful ways? Whose will do we really want done? Download the Order of Worship for 1/24 |
After Worship THIS SUNDAY @ 11:15am
Annual Budget Hearing
Sunday, 1/24 @ 11:15am, LIVE! via Zoom
How does what we spend say about who we are and what we believe? The Board and Finance team will present the proposed church budget for 2021 at the Hearing 1/24 @ 11:15am.
Sunday, 1/24 @ 11:15am, LIVE! via Zoom
How does what we spend say about who we are and what we believe? The Board and Finance team will present the proposed church budget for 2021 at the Hearing 1/24 @ 11:15am.
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To connect 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. |
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New Audio-Only Sermon 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 to a sermon around the house or in the car and even share a favorite sermon with anyone you think might like to hear it. You can link directly to THIS WEEK'S episode by clicking here. |
Giving to Do Good
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RIP Medical Debt!
The Gift of Liberation Thanks to the generosity of our members and our neighbors in Needham, The Congregational Church of Needham raised more than $10,000 in December which, thanks to www.RIPMedicalDebt.org, we'll use to buy up and forgive $1 MILLION in medical debt for frontline workers in this pandemic, including hospital workers, healthcare workers, nursing home employees, emergency responders. What better gift in this (or any) season than freedom? THANK YOU! |
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In life and in death, we bear witness:
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For Children & Youth |
Mindful Meditation Group ONLINE |
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. |
Stressed? Worried? Scared? Bone-Tired?
There's never been a better time to lean into mindful meditation. It's a way to reel in all our frayed emotional-mental-physical feelers and ground ourselves again in the present moment. Join us online on SUNDAY @ 7pm the Zoom platform via desktop, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or landline. The direct link is https://zoom.us/j/149910611?pwd=M1ZFd2tqbCtXaTQrT1RwOSs3STNSUT09. The call-in number for phone-only is (888) 788-0099 and the Meeting ID is 149 910 611. |