FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UCC
WELCOME TO OLDTOWN
North Attleborough, MA • October 12, 2025
Guest Preacher: The Rev. Scott Spencer
Ministers: ALL of our Members and Friends
Pastor & Teacher: The Rev. Kelly Thibeault
Welcome to the Oldtown Church!
We are so glad that you have chosen to worship with us today. We invite you to join in on the bold print in the bulletin and to stand as you are able any time you see a ⇑. The restrooms are out the back door of the sanctuary to the right, as is a little space in case your little one needs a walkabout. Here in Oldtown, we are all about being curious, so don’t be afraid to ask questions, and please join us for fellowship with coffee and snacks after worship!
Finally, as a way of honoring our time together and truly loving our neighbor, we ask that you please silence your phone or, better yet, turn it off, allowing yourself to be truly present in worship.
PRELUDE
GATHERING MUSIC – “Ave Maris Stella”
WELCOME
WORSHIP WAYS
A TIME FOR LETTING GO
OPENING PRAYER
CALL TO WORSHIP
Who are we?
We are disciples, followers of Jesus.
How do we live out our faith?
With fairness and dignity.
How shall we treat our neighbor?
With compassion and love.
Come, let us worship God.
Yes! Let us worship God together!
⇑ HYMN C#589–”Lord, I Want To Be A Christian”
TIME OF SHARING (C#323, v.1)
Sing them over again to me, wonderful words of life;
Let me more of their beauty see, wonderful words of life.
Words of life and beauty, teach me faith and duty;
Beautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life,
Beautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life.
SCRIPTURE READING: Romans 12:9-21 (NT 196)
SERMON: “A Time for Genuine Love”
PREPARING OURSELVES FOR PRAYER (C#306)
Hear our prayer, O Lord, hear our prayer, O Lord,
Incline Thine ear to us, and grant us thy peace.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE and THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
CHORAL RESPONSE
OFFERING OF OUR GIFTS
GIFT OF MUSIC
⇑ DOXOLOGY (C#47)
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Praise God, all creatures here below.
Praise God above, Ye heavenly host.
Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost! Amen.
⇑ PRAYER OF DEDICATION
LOVE OF THE CHURCH
⇑ SENDING HYMN C#494–”They’ll Know We Are Christians”
⇑ BENEDICTION
⇑ BENEDICTION RESPONSE (C#583)
Lead me, guide me, along the way,
Lord, if you lead me, I cannot stray
Lord, let me walk each day with thee,
Lead me, oh Lord, lead me. (repeat)
POSTLUDE
*** Our worship has ended; let our service begin! ***
The Oldtown Message
October 12, 2025
OLDTOWN CALENDAR
Sun October 12: NO HOUSEHOLD HUDDLE
~ Worship 10am w/Rev. Scott Spencer preaching
Tue October 14: Paint Night 6pm
Wed October 15: Second Serving Thrift Shop 9am-noon (new day!)
~ Coffee Connection 10am-noon
~ NOOMA Night 7pm
Sat October 18: Second Serving Thrift Shop 9am-noon
~ Turkey Supper 5pm single seating
Sun October 19: Household Huddle 9am
~ Worship 10am
Wed October 22: Second Serving Thrift Shop 9am-noon (new day!)
~ Coffee Connection 10am-noon
Sat October 25: Second Serving Thrift Shop 9:30am-noon
Sun October 26: Household Huddle 9am
~ Worship 10am
Check our Online Calendar for even more Oldtown, denominational, and local events, free webinars, and other resources!! Have something you’d like added to the calendar? Email calendar@oldtownucc.org with all the information, and we’ll get it posted.
OLDTOWN PRAYER LIST
Edi, Lynn, Tim, Mark, Cyndy, Joan, Justine & Nolan, the Miranda & K family, Jan & Kylie, Steven, Tegan, Dana, Ken, Lynne, Kaye, Karen, Samantha, Robin, Donna, Winnie, Carl, Michael, Sue C., Laura, Jim, Paul, Daniel, Nancy, Paul L, Jake, Muriel, Michelle, Joe, Bob, Gloria, Barry, Magda, Erik, Hailey & Bryce, Al, Denise, Rhonda, Jake, Cindi, Henry, Roxanne, PaulVGarvey & family, Val, Myrtle, Deane, Rusty, Gianna, Kelsey & Nick, Jayne, John, Kait & Dom, Bill, Autumn, Judy, Kayla, Edie, Perilene, Renee, the Newell Family, Officer Paul, Diane, Carol.
To add a name to the list, email Pastor Kelly at PastorKelly@Oldtownucc.org, text 508-695-1713, or drop a note in the offering plate.
OLDTOWN UPDATE EMAIL
Do you get our Friday Email, aka “The Oldtown Update”? Our Oldtown Update is like a weekly newsletter that lets everyone know what is going on in Oldtown. If you do not receive it and would like to, drop a note in the offering with your email address or let Pastor Kelly know. Subscribe to our Friday Email Updates online, or let Pastor Kelly know your email address.
STEWARDSHIP CORNER
Weekly Giving
- Last week, we welcomed 42 people to worship with us. Our total giving to the church last week was $3,397.69, which is $1,974.61 more than expected.
- So far, this year’s congregational giving has been $6,600 more than expected. Keep up the great work!!
Love is a consistent theme throughout the Bible, from beginning to end. One of the most powerful things we can do in this world as holy troublemakers is to extend love to others, especially to those with whom we may disagree. Jesus instructs us to love our enemies, which can be a challenging task. But as pastor-activist Trey Ferguson reminds us, “Loving an enemy is wanting better for them than they want for themselves, recognizing that your welfare is intertwined.” You have heard that God loves you just the way you are, but he also loves you too much to let you stay that way!
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
~ John 13:34-35 (NRSVUE)
First Congregational Church, UCC of North Attleborough
(Oldtown Church)
675 Old Post Road, North Attleborough, MA 02760
508-695-1713
Pastor Kelly’s email: PastorKelly@oldtownucc.org
Church Email: church@oldtownucc.org
Website: www.oldtownucc.org
YouTube: www.youtube.com/oldtownucc
Facebook: www.facebook.com/oldtownucc
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Learn more about our denomination: www.ucc.org
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