Please celebrate with us at the ordination service for Carissa M. Rodriguez on May 16 at 1:00 p.m. The service will be followed by a reception in Fellowship Hall.

We will hold a Pasta Supper on Saturday, April 25th from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.  The menu includes pasta, meatballs, salad, garlic bread, and ice cream sundaes for dessert.  As always, there is no charge, but any donations received will be put toward our Church Furnace Fund.  Please join us—and thank you!!

Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed! Please join us for this worship service full of music and joy! All are welcome!

Get up with the sun and meet with us on the hillside behind the church to welcome Christ’s resurrection from the tomb! This short, joyful service is followed by breakfast in Fellowship Hall.

Our worship commemorating the Last Supper is a Tenebrae Communion service. As each Deacon reads a Bible passage from the Passion, we sing a hymn and a candle is extinguished, ultimately leaving the sanctuary in darkness and silence. This solemn service reminds us of Christ’s great sacrifice and prepares us for the joy of His resurrection on Easter.

Our next breakfast will take place on Saturday, March 7th from 8:00 to 9:30 A.M.  On the menu will be pancakes, eggs, sausage, strawberries, orange juice, coffee and tea. There is no charge for our breakfasts. You may, if you wish, make a donation that helps support worthy causes and our church expenses.  This month’s donations will again support the Church Furnace Fund. Thank you, as always, for your generosity!

Please join us as we worship together, starting on the journey through Lent to Easter. Let’s begin Lent in peace and community!

Our next breakfast will take place on Saturday, February 14th from 8:00 to 9:30 A.M.  On the menu will be pancakes, eggs, sausage, strawberries, orange juice, coffee and tea. There is no charge for our breakfasts. You may, if you wish, make a donation that helps support worthy causes and our church expenses.  This month’s donations will support the Church Furnace Fund.

For this year’s Lenten study, we will be reading the book "Turning Over Tables" by Kathy Escobar. We will meet for 7 Thursdays from 7-8 at church on these dates: 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26. As you will notice when you get the book, there is short reading for each day. When we meet as a group, we will have conversation on the previous week’s readings that we have all done.

Blurb from the back of the book:

“From flipping the moneychangers’ tables in the temple to uplifting the poor and marginalized, Jesus’ actions and words turn the world’s idea of power on its head.

With each week of Lent, readers will dig deeper into Jesus’ challenge to the pervasive influence of privilege and oppression that have dominated since ancient times. Through poignant reflections and thought-provoking practices, readers will discover how they can harness the disruptive power of Jesus’ teachings to effect meaningful change in their communities and beyond. Together, we can turn the tables and build a world where justice, healing, and greater equity reigns supreme.”

Our monthly breakfasts will resume on Saturday, January 24th from 8:00 to 9:30 A.M.  On the menu will be pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, strawberries, juice, coffee and tea. There is no charge for our breakfasts. You may, if you wish, make a donation that will help support the homeless of the Worcester area. 

Come celebrate the birth of the baby Jesus!

Our children’s joyful enactment of the birth of Christ!

Beginning on Thursday, Nov. 20, we will offer a 4-week Bible Study: 11/20, 12/4, 12/11 and 12/18. The text we’ll study is Walter Brueggemann’s Names for the Messiah: An Advent Study.  This is a short book with manageable chapters and reflection questions for each chapter. Those questions will be our guide for each week. You should read the short chapter and review the reflection questions before each meeting. Additionally, I invite you to bring any questions that you may have regarding the reading or the season of Advent.

The annual Festival of Lessons & Carols is planned for December 14, 2025. We have selected the cantata, Rise Up! A New Light A-Comin’, by Lloyd Larson & Pamela Martin. Please consider joining the choir or orchestra for this special event! We rehearse on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30, starting October 22.

Beginning on Thursday, Nov. 20, we will offer a 4-week Bible Study: 11/20, 12/4, 12/11 and 12/18. The text we’ll study is Walter Brueggemann’s Names for the Messiah: An Advent Study.  This is a short book with manageable chapters and reflection questions for each chapter. Those questions will be our guide for each week. You should read the short chapter and review the reflection questions before each meeting. Additionally, I invite you to bring any questions that you may have regarding the reading or the season of Advent.

Beginning on Thursday, Nov. 20, we will offer a 4-week Bible Study: 11/20, 12/4, 12/11 and 12/18. The text we’ll study is Walter Brueggemann’s Names for the Messiah: An Advent Study.  This is a short book with manageable chapters and reflection questions for each chapter. Those questions will be our guide for each week. You should read the short chapter and review the reflection questions before each meeting. Additionally, I invite you to bring any questions that you may have regarding the reading or the season of Advent.

The Hanging of the Greens service. Let’s celebrate the start of the Advent Season and the symbols of Christmas!

Start your holiday shopping! Pick up some pie or baked goods for your Thanksgiving dinner! Stop by for a delicious lunch of chili dogs or stew!

Beginning on Thursday, Nov. 20, we will offer a 4-week Bible Study: 11/20, 12/4, 12/11 and 12/18. The text we’ll study is Walter Brueggemann’s Names for the Messiah: An Advent Study.  This is a short book with manageable chapters and reflection questions for each chapter. Those questions will be our guide for each week. You should read the short chapter and review the reflection questions before each meeting. Additionally, I invite you to bring any questions that you may have regarding the reading or the season of Advent.

Week 6: Who among us feels like the bombardment of negative news and divisive energy is just too much? We all seem to be looking for a way to center ourselves and calm our minds. Peace, as something within ourselves and as something tangible in the world, can sometimes seem elusive. With our 6-week study of Peace: Christian Living in a Violent World by Mary Farr, we are going to: see what the Bible and Jesus say about peace, explore peace as a state of being, and what we can do about peace in the community and the world.

Join us for a remembrance service for all those who have passed away.

On Saturday, November 1st at 8:00 a.m. we’ll be making apple pies!  These pies are sold at our Harvest & Holly Fair (Nov. 22) and through the holiday season. We are looking for helpers and donations of apples and pre-made pie crust.  Please sign up on the sheet in Fellowship Hall.

Week 5: Who among us feels like the bombardment of negative news and divisive energy is just too much? We all seem to be looking for a way to center ourselves and calm our minds. Peace, as something within ourselves and as something tangible in the world, can sometimes seem elusive. With our 6-week study of Peace: Christian Living in a Violent World by Mary Farr, we are going to: see what the Bible and Jesus say about peace, explore peace as a state of being, and what we can do about peace in the community and the world.

Week 4: Who among us feels like the bombardment of negative news and divisive energy is just too much? We all seem to be looking for a way to center ourselves and calm our minds. Peace, as something within ourselves and as something tangible in the world, can sometimes seem elusive. With our 6-week study of Peace: Christian Living in a Violent World by Mary Farr, we are going to: see what the Bible and Jesus say about peace, explore peace as a state of being, and what we can do about peace in the community and the world.

Our next community breakfast will take place on Saturday, October 18, from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. The usual delicious breakfast foods will be served.   Donations will benefit the Rutland and Barre Food Pantries.

Week 3: Who among us feels like the bombardment of negative news and divisive energy is just too much? We all seem to be looking for a way to center ourselves and calm our minds. Peace, as something within ourselves and as something tangible in the world, can sometimes seem elusive. With our 6-week study of Peace: Christian Living in a Violent World by Mary Farr, we are going to: see what the Bible and Jesus say about peace, explore peace as a state of being, and what we can do about peace in the community and the world.

Week 2: Who among us feels like the bombardment of negative news and divisive energy is just too much? We all seem to be looking for a way to center ourselves and calm our minds. Peace, as something within ourselves and as something tangible in the world, can sometimes seem elusive. With our 6-week study of Peace: Christian Living in a Violent World by Mary Farr, we are going to: see what the Bible and Jesus say about peace, explore peace as a state of being, and what we can do about peace in the community and the world.

Who among us feels like the bombardment of negative news and divisive energy is just too much? We all seem to be looking for a way to center ourselves and calm our minds. Peace, as something within ourselves and as something tangible in the world, can sometimes seem elusive. With our 6-week study of Peace: Christian Living in a Violent World by Mary Farr, we are going to: see what the Bible and Jesus say about peace, explore peace as a state of being, and what we can do about peace in the community and the world.

The church will once again participate in the Town-Wide Yard Sale on August 23.  If you have items to add to the sale, please drop them off on the table to the left of the door in Fellowship Hall.  Thanks!