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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, CONANT MEMORIAL 135 Center Road Dudley, MA 01571 We are open for in-person worship. Or experience worship from the comfort of your home. We are live-streaming at 10 am every Sunday (click on PJs Worship below). Unable to make it at 10 am? No problem! You can watch our YouTube service at any time through the PJs Worship link below. (Note: prior to 10 am, you will be brought to previously recorded worship services. Live worship begins at 10 am) Do join us for worship. We look forward to seeing you! PJ's Worship Listen to PJ's most current Podcast here: PJ's PODCAST |
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Welcome!
Throughout the journey of our lives we find ourselves on many different roads, traveling with a diverse group of people. We learn much through the joys and pains of daily living. Each of these experiences forms and molds us a bit more as children of God. At the First Congregational Church of Dudley we celebrate the journey you are on towards becoming the highest expression of yourself, whom God created you to be. As an Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ we want you to know no matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here! At our church we encourage a journey which is traveled with our bodies, minds and hearts, our intelligence and our compassion working together… side by side. This is a community of seekers who work to live the questions of our faith, the faith of Jesus, forming ourselves more and more in that image of perfect love. Please take some time to explore our website, sign up for PJ’s Place (my weekly e-letter) and visit us for worship. You may not be fully sure why it is you are exploring a relationship with our church and The United Church of Christ. You may simply be following some inner urging. We encourage you to listen to the voice of your heart for God is still speaking now. Come and become something more, as together we seek to live and grow as followers of Jesus on The Way…an inclusive and ever-expanding journey of love, beginning with ourselves and our families, extending to our communities, our nation and all the world. We look forward to meeting and getting to know you soon. Blessings on your journey, Pastor John ________________________________________________
Open and Affirming All are welcome! The Open and Affirming Coalition provides support and sanctuary to all our LGBTQIA sisters and brothers, their families and friends, advocates for their full inclusion in church and society; and brings Christ's affirming message of love and justice for all people. 
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UPCOMING EVENTS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2nd
10 am - 2 pm ANNUAL CHRISTMAS FAIR Online auction beginning November 19 and live auction the day of the fair. Vendors Lunch Cafe Christmas Cookies Sale Basket Raffle And more! ADVENT/CHRISTMAS WORSHIP SCHEDULE
December 3, 10, 17, 24 Sundays of Advent - Join us as we light the Advent Wreath (Dec 3, 10, 17 & Christmas Eve at 5, Wreath is lit by our 2024 confirmands and their families) Sunday, December 3 10 a.m. Decorating of the Memorial Advent / Christmas tree Sunday, December 10 2 p.m. Choir Christmas Concert Sunday, December 17 10 a.m. Christmas Pageant (led by our Sunday school) Special collection taken for our Deacon’s Fund, assisting those in financial need within our church family. Sunday, December 17 1 – 5 p.m. Christmas Caroling to Christopher Heights in Webster (1:30) and Life Care in Auburn (3:15) We will leave our church at 1 p.m. Sunday, December 17 5 p.m. Christmas Open House (Begun decades ago by Sarah White, run this year by our Collations Committee in Jacobs Hall) Sunday, December 24 10 a.m. Baptism for Wesley James White Reception to follow in Jacobs Hall Sunday, December 24 5:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Sunday, December 24 11:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Sunday, December 31 10:00 a.m. First Sunday after Christmas worship led by special guest December 25 through January 1 Pastor John on his final week of vacation for 2023 Pastoral Care Coverage during PJ’s end of year vacation week: Louisa Klaven ________________________________________________
NEW ON OUR WEBSITE: COMMUNITY RESOURCES Check out our current list of various services available to those in the southern Central MA area, ranging from Memory Care to Food Share. Simply hover your cursor over the more... tab at the top of this page, scroll down and click on Community Resources. |
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As we continue to bring worship to you through
podcasts and live streaming, along with in person,
we invite you to share your financial gifts with the
church, especially during this unprecedented time of
limited church attendance. Checks may be made out to
First Congregational Church, UCC, Dudley
and mailed to
First Congregational Church, UCC
135 Center Road
Dudley, MA 01571
In the memo, please write: "Offering" and
include your pledge number if you have one.
Should you wish to make a pledge
to the church please, click on
2024 Stewardship Pledge Form
to fill out the form.
Once completed, click on the
Submit tab to submit the form electronically
or
print the completed form and mail it
to the address above, ATTN: Stewardship.
As we continue to bring worship to you through
podcasts and live streaming, along with in person,
we invite you to share your financial gifts with the
church, especially during this unprecedented time of
limited church attendance. Checks may be made out to
First Congregational Church, UCC, Dudley
and mailed to
First Congregational Church, UCC
135 Center Road
Dudley, MA 01571
In the memo, please write: "Offering" and
include your pledge number if you have one.
Should you wish to make a pledge
to the church please, click on
2024 Stewardship Pledge Form
to fill out the form.
Once completed, click on the
Submit tab to submit the form electronically
or
print the completed form and mail it
to the address above, ATTN: Stewardship.
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In partnership with the
United Church of Christ.
For information regarding the Southern New England Conference
visit their website SNEUCC.ORG
In partnership with the
United Church of Christ.
For information regarding the Southern New England Conference
visit their website SNEUCC.ORG
