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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.  
(Masks are required.) 
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.
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
​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
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Open and Affirming
All are welcome! The Open and Affirming Coalition provides support and sanctuary to all our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender 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.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS/EVENTS:
The Reopening Task Force met on 12/1/21 to review the current trajectory of the pandemic, review our safety protocols, and plan for the near future. From those discussions, we wish to share the following:
 
Christmas Eve:
  • At this time we are planning to hold in person worship on Christmas Eve and will be simulcasting the services on YouTube. For safety reasons we need to control the number of people attending any service. We are planning a 5:00 and 11:00 service but will consider adding a third service if there is demand. To this end, we will be setting up a reservation system for Christmas Eve. More information on how to make a reservation will be in a special PJ’s Place this coming Tuesday.
  • Reservations will be required.
Safety Protocols for worship and the church building:
  • All individuals attending worship, meetings or gathering at the church are required to wear a mask.
  • We request that worship attendees practice safe social distancing.
  • We highly recommend that only vaccinated individuals attend services, meetings or events at the church
Worship Updates & Reminders
  • Communion will not be held in December.
  • We will continue with masked communal singing and choir special music.
 
As always, the course of this pandemic is far from predictable.
We are aware of the doubling of Massachusetts cases in the
last month. Given these realities we continue to monitor the
pandemic and will make adjustments as needed. We thank
everyone for their cooperation and patience..
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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.
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In partnership with the
United Church of Christ.

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