FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UCC
North Attleborough, MA • September 7, 2025
WELCOME TO OLDTOWN
where we learn to breathe deeply, listen carefully,
wonder curiously, thank generously, walk gently,
and love unconditionally so that we can
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
This is the time when God’s people gather together.
This is the time when we wait to hear God’s word.
This is the time when we see friends, old and new.
This is the time when we remember that we are family.
This is the time when we give thanks for all that is good.
This is the time to worship God.
A TIME TO CELEBRATE!
⇑ HYMN C#330–”Alleluia! Hear God’s Story”
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.
WONDERFUL WORDS FROM THE WORLD
“Holy Troublemakers & Unconventional Saints”
WONDERFUL WORDS FROM THE PSALMS
Psalm 121 (OT 702)
WONDERFUL WORDS FROM THE GOSPELS
Matthew 28:16-20 (NT 41)
SERMON: “Going Out”
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 and 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#467–”Fill the World with Love”
⇑ BENEDICTION
⇑ BENEDICTION RESPONSE
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
September 7, 2025
OLDTOWN CALENDAR
Sun September 7: Household Huddle 9am
~ Worship 10am w/Communion
~ Deacons’ meeting following worship
Wed September 10: Coffee Connection 10am-noon
~ NOOMA Night 7pm
Sat September 13: Second Serving Thrift Shop 9:30am-noon
Sun September 14: Worship 10am
Wed September 17: Coffee Connection 10am-noon
~ Music Ministry Meeting 7pm
Sat September 20: Second Serving Thrift Shop 9:30am-noon
~ Roast Beef Supper 5pm
Sun September 21: Household Huddle 9am
~ Worship 10am
~ Church Committee Meeting following worship
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, Deanne, Rusty, Gianna, Kelsey & Nick, Jayne, John, Kait & Dom, Bill, Autumn, Judy, Kayla, Edie, Perilene, Renee.
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 45 people to worship with us. Our total giving to the church last week was $1,109.39, which is $313.69 less than expected.
- So far, this year’s congregational giving has been $5,300 more than expected. Keep up the great work!!
Monthly Finances for the Summer
- Our May, June, and July fundraising was $900 less than expected, $4,800 less than expected at the end of July.
- For May, June, and July, our budgeted income was $3,500 more than expected, while our budgeted expenses were $4,100 less than expected.
- So far this year, our total income is $2,400 more than our total expenses.
Today, we begin a season of contemplating how we can go out in the world and act out our faith to bring about the Kingdom of Heaven here on earth, as Jesus calls us to do. As we hear stories of how people of diverse faiths have impacted our world, take a moment to consider how to apply what we discuss on Sundays to the world outside of church throughout the week.
But be doers of the word and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing.
~ James 1:22-25 (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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