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FEBRUARY 22 ~ 7:00 PM
WORSHIP
SERVICE
with
Communion and
imposition of ashes
The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 22.
We will observe the beginning
of this spiritual journey of introspection, reflection and renewal with a
service of prayer and repentance.
Communion will be served and those so desiring may receive the
imposition of ashes.
Open to the community ~ All are welcome.
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Sunday
Evening Lenten Study
"BENEATH THE CROSS:
LETTERS
FROM A GOOD FRIDAY WORLD"
Sundays, 7 to 8:30 pm
This study focuses on a fictional series of letters that were
"written" on Good Friday immediately after the death of Jesus. The letters could
not be mailed the next day, as it was the Sabbath. By Sunday, the world had
changed. These "letters" are intended to teach and to provoke thought about the
importance of Christ's resurrection.
These studies are not cumulative, so if you were not able to join
us last week, please feel free to join us this week.
NOTE: REVISED SCHEDULE
February 19 Letter #2 From: Joseph of Arimathea
To: His
brother, Tommy of Arimathea
February 26 Letter #3 From: High Priest Caiaphas
To: The
Sanhedrin (the ruling council)
March 4 Letter #4 From: Simon Peter
To: The Acme Fishing Supply
Company
March 11 No Class
March 18 Letter #5 From: The Centurion
To: His
Commander
March 25 Letter #6 From: Mary Magdalene
To: Her sister,
Esther
April 1 Letter #7 From: Judas Isacariot
To: Whomever Finds
This
Note
Led by Pastor Jean. We hope you will join us!
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We are currently recruiting a couple more teachers for our next
workshop rotation, "Easter: I'm a Believer" which will run from March 4 through
April 1. If you are interested in teaching this rotation, please contact
rotation coordinator Leanne Kerman (LeanneK462@comcast.net). All of the materials and lesson plans are supplied for
you.
Note: there is NO SUNDAY SCHOOL, February, 19th, due to school
vacation week. The nursery will remain
open.
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We are still working on the same types of projects---making quilts
for the homeless shelters, items for Church World Service kits, and Mending Kits
for Seafarer's Friend. Each of these projects have many steps that need a
variety of skills. Most of them are very easy and relaxing to do.
Is there something here
you would be able to do?
For our quilts we cut squares, coordinate the fabrics into pleasing
color combinations, sew them together and then plan the face of a
quilt.
For the CWS kits, we assemble the materials that are needed for each,
and put them all together. That might be making a baby sweater or purchasing a
baby sweatshirt; or making or buying baby nightdresses and undershirts; buying
cloth diapers, or purchasing some of the small items that need to be a part of a
layette.
Our School kits need children's blunt end scissors and fabric bags to
pack all of the already purchased materials.
At our January meeting we cut fleece into 50 scarves for the Boston
City Mission project, tied a quilt, and then began coordinating fabric squares
so that they are ready to be sewn into blocks.
Some of the above projects can be done at home if you can not come to
our 3rd Tuesday
meetings. Speak to Amy Fowler, Peggy Webster, Bev Richards, Betty Moore, Dana
Barnes, or Janet Clough-we'll give you details of how you can be a part of this
outreach ministry.
Our next meeting will be on February 21stin one
of the Sunday School rooms from 9am to 2pm. Bring your lunch, we'll have
beverage and desert for you. Looking forward to many new hands. Come join us!
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FAITHFUL GENTS
"Faithful Gents" a group of men from the
church that meet on the
last Saturday
of
every month.
Please join them on
February
25th,
at 9:00
am at
Bickford's
Restaurant, Oak Street, Brockton.
Any questions or a ride please contact Jon Taggart at 781-344-3940.
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You are
invited to
Student
Pastor Lance Wiser's
LENTEN
BIBLE STUDY
I invite you all to attend a Lenten Bible Study I am leading entitled
"The Terrible Surprise of Hospitality." We will begin at 11:30 am and finish up
before 1:00 pm on February 26, March 4, 11, 18, and 25.
On the first Sunday, I will give a presentation of my recent
wonderful, yet jarring travels to the Holy Land. There is much to share! From
the Holy sites of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs down to the sites affiliated
with Jesus' ministry... From a day spent in the Israeli Holocaust museum,
Yad
Vashem, to a night spent in a
Palestinian refugee camp... Come and participate in these stories.
On the subsequent Sundays, we will take a biblical story - two from
the Old Testament and two from the New Testament - pertaining to hospitality and
weave them into the narratives that have come out of this Holy Land experience,
and to also see how they connect with our own lives.
It is my hope that this will be an engaging experience that will
challenge our perception of the Holy Land, deepen our understanding of the
Abrahamic Religions, and practice further what Christianity teaches us about
hospitality.
I hope you will join us!
Lance Wiser,
Student Pastor
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WOMEN'S
FELLOWSHIP
Monday
evening, February 27 at 7:00 pm
Women's Fellowship will meet on Monday, February 27 at 7:00 pm.
We
will be welcoming Cindy Guise, the daughter of Maizie and Arthur John. Cindy
works for the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind as a Orientation &
Mobility Instructor.
Cindy will be speaking about the work she does and about
her recent trip to Peru with the "Peru Volunteers and Travel", Traveling in to
the jungle, helping the poor in the schools.
It should be a very interesting
program. We are looking forward to seeing everyone.
Devotions for the evening
will be provided by Dana Barnes and Hostesses for the evening will be Bonnie
Bittner and Peggy Webster.
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CHURCH
SUPPER - SATURDAY, MARCH 17
Let's celebrate St. Patrick's Day by joining together
for a delicious old-fashioned
New England Boiled
Dinner
(corned beef and smoked shoulder will be
provided)
Saturday, March 17
at 6
PM.
This dinner will be hosted by the Choir and the money raised for this
dinner will be put toward the Choir Fund.
Tickets will be on sale after worship this weekend.
Admission is $10 / $5 for children under 12 with a $25 max per
family.
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On Sunday morning when you
are sitting in worship and see the beautiful altar flowers, have you ever
thought you would like to sponsor them? Here is how you can!
Located on the
board outside of Fellowship Hall is a sign up poster made by Alyssa
McGillicuddy! Along with the poster are forms to fill out. We need your name
and if the flowers are in honor, memory or celebration of someone.
The cost to
sponsor a standard arrangement is $25.00. If you would like to make a special
request, you can do so by contacting our church florist, Nancy Sullivan at
781-254-6261.
For special orders we ask for at least a weeks notice and an
additional cost may be incurred. Checks can be made out to Nancy Sullivan, or
if you would like it to be tax deductible, to the First Congregational Church
with altar flowers on the memo line.
Once you have completed your form and
enclosed your check you can leave it in the church office or in the offering
plate.
If you have any questions you can contact Leanne Kerman (Chair of
Deacons) or Gale DeBeneditto @781-344-4728.
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First Congregational Church
of Stoughton
United Church of
Christ
An
Open and Affirming Congregation
Our Vision
We are called
together
to embrace God's
transformation
of our lives and our
world
by becoming and
serving
as Christ's
disciples.
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