FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UCC
WELCOME TO OLDTOWN
North Attleborough, MA • October 5, 2025
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
WELCOME / WORSHIP WAYS
HOW’S YOUR HEART? / A TIME FOR LETTING GO
OPENING PRAYER
CALL TO WORSHIP
Praise the Lord!
With all our hearts, we will praise God’s holy name!
Praise the Lord,
All the earth – everyone, everywhere!
Praise the Lord!
Let us praise God together!
⇑ HYMN C#61–”All Things Bright and Beautiful”
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.
THE SHARING OF WONDERFUL WORDS
WONDERFUL WORDS FROM THE WORLD
St. Francis of Assisi
from “Holy Troublemakers & Unconventional Saints” by Daneen Ackers
WONDERFUL WORDS FROM THE PSALMS
Psalm 145:8-9 (OT 714)
WONDERFUL WORDS FROM THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
Acts 2:45 (NT 146)
SERMON: “Sharing is Caring”
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
CELEBRATION OF COMMUNION
Song of Preparation
The Sacred Story
The Invitation
The Blessing of the Elements
Sharing of the Bread & Cup
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Gracious God, we give you thanks for satisfying our hungry hearts with this meal. Send us out into the world to reveal your love, as we do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with you. Amen.
LOVE OF THE CHURCH
⇑ SENDING HYMN C#602–”Oh Master, Let Me Walk With Thee”
HOW’S YOUR HEART?
⇑ 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! ***
WONDERFUL WORDS FROM THE WORLD
St. Francis of Assisi – Keep a clear eye toward life’s end. Do not forget your purpose and destiny as God’s creature. What you are in his sight is what you are and nothing more. Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take nothing that you have received…but only what you have given; a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice, and courage.
~ St. Francis of Assisi
WONDERFUL WORDS FROM THE PSALMS
Psalm 145:8-9 – The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made.
WONDERFUL WORDS FROM THE BOOK OF ACTS
Acts 2:45 – They would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need.
The Oldtown Message
October 4, 2025
OLDTOWN CALENDAR
Sun October 5: Household Huddle 9am
~ Worship 10am
~ Deacons meeting following worship
Wed October 8: Coffee Connection 10am-noon
Sat October 11: Second Serving Thrift Shop 9:30am-noon
~ Pet Vaccination Clinic 11am-noon
Sun October 12: Worship 10am w/Rev. Scott Spencer preaching
Wed October 15: Coffee Connection 10am-noon
~ NOOMA Night 7pm
Sat October 18: Second Serving Thrift Shop 9:30am-noon
~ Turkey Supper 5pm single seating
Sun October 19: Household Huddle 9am
~ Worship 10am
Wed October 22: 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, Paul Garvey & family, Val, Myrtle, Deane, Rusty, Gianna, Kelsey & Nick, Jayne, Bill, Autumn, Judy, Kayla, Edie, Perilene, Renee, the Newell Family, Officer Paul, Terry, 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 55 people to worship with us. Our total giving to the church last week was $693.39, which is $729.69 less than expected.
- So far, this year’s congregational giving has been $4,600 more than expected. Keep up the great work!!
Last week, Pastor Kelly reminded us of the various ways we demonstrate our generosity as a congregation. Through our donations, we share our abundance with others in our community. By volunteering our time to help with church suppers, fairs, and other events, we share fellowship with those who join us. By supporting the church, we provide safe spaces for worship, fellowship, and recovery group meetings.
If there is among you anyone in need, a member of your community in any of your towns within the land that the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your needy neighbor. You should rather open your hand, willingly lending enough to meet the need, whatever it may be. […] Give liberally and be ungrudging when you do so, for on this account the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.
~ Deuteronomy 15:7-8, 10 (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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