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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 |
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THIS SUNDAY: May 9, 2021
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6th Sunday of Easter
The Bad Seed by Jory John, illustrated by Pete Oswald an intergenerational storytime sermon! 5/02 @ 10:00am LIVE! via Zoom at http://zoom.us/j/907548568 Just because bad things happen to you (or you feel bad), that doesn’t make you a bad seed... or a bad person. One particular sunflower seed shares this important life lesson in an intergenerational storytime sermon from the book by Jory John with illustrations by Pete Oswald
To download the Order of Worship for May 9, with hymns, prayers, & other info for the day, click here. |
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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 |
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FAITH IN ACTION
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Family Promise Metrowest
Walk for Change 2021 Family Promise Metrowest has been helping families move from homelessness to stable housing since 2008. In the face of this year's challenges, they have not only kept doing work, but adapted to do it even better. Our congregation has a long relationship with FPM, giving both financial and volunteer support. And we're continuing those efforts by participating in this year's Walk for Change, FPM's primary fundraiser. The walk may be virtual, but the need is real and the cause is good. THANKS to everyone who walked and donated! Look for an updated total coming soon... |
COMING UP
May 16: “In Praise of Ugly & Useless Creatures”
In this service for the Blessing of the Animals, we’ll give thanks to God for the gift of our beloved companions and the animals we don’t understand (and maybe don’t even like). Bring your pets, farm animals, and stuffed animal friends to Zoom church today! Job 39:13-18 |
May 23: “Whisper”
Pentecost Sunday we celebrate the transforming power of the Holy Spirit in our lives, the same Spirit who turned the disciples into messengers of good news “with the sound of a violent wind.” But something doesn’t have to be loud to be important or powerful. Romans 8:22-27 |
May 30: "Trinity"
At first glance, the doctrine of the Trinity may seem like some kind of mathematical joke at best, a dangerous irrationality at worst.. How can 1 really be 3 or 3 be 1? But maybe the point isn’t knowing God with our heads but with our hearts? Kinda of like people. It’s not that logic and reason aren’t important; they’re just so limited and limiting. John 3:1-10 |
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Frontyard Labyrinth Open Dawn to Dusk
1154 Great Plain Avenue A labyrinth is an ancient spiritual tool, a walking meditation for the heart, mind, soul, and body. 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. |
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.
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