First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ,
Conant Memorial
135 Center Road
Dudley, Massachusetts

​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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Highlights of the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Southern New England Conference of The United Church of Christ
November 1 & 2 -  DCU Center - Worcester, Massachusetts

Worship is every Sunday at 10 am.
Please join us - our doors are open to all.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS/EVENTS:

A New Women's Group forming
All women are invited to attend the first meeting
of our church's newly formed Women's Group
Friday, January 31 at 6:30 p.m.
in Penniman Parlor and Eaton Music Room. 
In addition to our Ladies Benevolent Society (LBS),  
and our Sunday morning Women's Book Study,  
this new group offers yet one more way for women to gather
together.  Please come with ideas, suggestions and input
regarding best times to meet, type of programs desired and
what you'd like to see this group become. We look forward to
meeting with you!
For more information, please contact
Amy Leary by clicking Amy or Sarah White by clicking Sarah
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February 7 - Movie Night - Seven Pounds
Confirmands and their mentors invite you to join
with them for an All-Church Movie Night!
February 7 - 6:30 p.m.- Jacobs Hall
 The movie is titled Seven Pounds and is rated PG-13.
For more information about 7 Pounds please click on the video below.

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THE GRATITUDE PROJECT
Pastor John (PJ) writes to say:
Gratitude leads to more joy, decisions based less on fear
and more on love, healthier individuals and communities.
Please join me most every second Sunday of the month
at 1:00 p.m. for an hour. With gratitude to Jess and Bill Sabine,
we meet at The Rose Room  4 East Main Street in Webster.
     
Come as often or as seldom as you like. Simply listen or share
some story. If you choose, you may become part of another
aspect of this project. Write and type a story, 200 words or
less, to be given to me with a signed release, so I might use your
story in an upcoming newspaper article, on social media or perhaps
there will be a book project as a result of my next sabbatical in 2025.   
Your stories will be used to raise positivity and gratitude where we
live and beyond. 

For those choosing to be part of this written project click
Release Form - Gratitude Project
where you'll find a Release Form I'll need you to sign. 
Click The Gratitude Project for a printable flyer for you
to share with others.
With gratitude,
Pastor John 
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MEDITATION RESUMES - Wednesday, January 22nd,
6 - 7 pm in the sanctuary of the church.  Join us for a time of conversation and meditation.  No experience is required; there is no fee for participation. All that is needed is an open mind and comfortable clothing. For more information, go up to the Worship/Programs tab above, then scroll down to Meditation and click on it. This will provide you with a better description of what is offered.

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When you get up in the morning and wonder what person in leadership will lie to you today, what
unnecessary, unhelpful and potentially dangerous displays of power will be suggested or acted upon,
what person you believed in yesterday will let you down today... it can be depressing. When you hear
of one more neighborhood struggling with violence, one more person mislabeled as someone we should
fear, one more struggling soul needing to overcome an addiction to opioids, alcohol, sexual misconduct,
racism or fear... it's deeply sad. So remember, we're on this journey together. Remember, none of us is
beyond repair, and since we are not beyond repair, the world is not beyond repair.

Let us work together to repair our little corner of the world,
bringing the kin-dom of God here, now.  Peace.

In partnership with the
United Church of Christ.

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.

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