No doubt you’ve got some beloved traditions, but this year, Pilgrim Church is hoping to add a new one to the roster!
Pilgrim Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
15 Common St. – PO Box 281, Southborough, MA 01772
United Church of Christ
15 Common St. – PO Box 281, Southborough, MA 01772
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Faith is about Dialogue, Growth, and Change John 4:5-15 5So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. 7A Samaritan woman came…
Jesus took himself out of the fray and put himself in touch with God through prayer and reflection. He took time for himself.
True Faith Mark 14:12–26 12On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?” 13So he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go into the city, and a…
Maybe other things have been crowding God out of your life. It happens! Lent is an opportunity to focus, to “tune ourselves” back into God. I hope you’re attending church this Lent with a sense of God following you out of the sanctuary and into the rest of your life.
The New Holy Place John 2: 13–22 13The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. 15Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the…
If we intend to keep growing our church, we had better be about the business of letting folks know that they’re welcome here, no matter who they are or where they are on life’s journey.
For now, as the minister of an Open and Affirming Church in the United Church of Christ, I’d like to add my voice to the chorus that says, “No, this should not have happened again.”
Trust Your Heart Matthew 14: 22–36 22Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24but by this time…
Don’t arrive at Easter thinking, “It felt like Lent barely even happened.” You deserve a better Lent!