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WORSHIP
SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP
Our upcoming worship schedule includes services @ 10am on November 2, November 16, and our final pastor-led service on December 7.
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We gather together and invite you to join us for Sunday morning worship in our sanctuary at 10:00 a.m. Once inside you will be greeted warmly with a bulletin outlining the service of worship. Our worship is traditional and upbeat! This service follows the biblical model of Praise, Word, and Response. It begins by offering praise to God usually through an organ prelude, then as a congregation, through both call and response and in unison. The morning’s hymns will either be listed by their number in our hymnal (Hymns, Psalms, and Spiritual Songs), or as an insert in the order of worship. Children are always welcome.
MUSIC MINISTRY
Bell Choir
Our Bell Choir, under the direction of Carla Mason, performs on traditional handbells as well as handchimes. They rehearse weekly on Mondays at 6:00pm and play once a month at the Sunday Worship Service from September through June. All are welcome to join, whether you’ve played before or are holding a bell for the first time!
SPECIAL SERVICES
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Night of Remembrance Service on All Saints’ Sunday evening during which we remember our loved ones who have died. This contemplative and moving service involves lighting a candle in our chancel for each person whom we have remembered.
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Sunday before Thanksgiving we gather at 7:00 PM with the Ecumenical Community of West Boylston, giving thanks at one of our four local churches.
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Christmas Eve we offer a Traditional Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols with our Chancel Choir, Soloists, Instruments and Readers at 4:30 PM which includes the Christmas Story and seasonal music. At this service we celebrate the Incarnation, God taking on human flesh in Jesus Christ.
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Ash Wednesday we gather at 7:00 PM with the Oakdale United Methodist Church for a solemn service of Word and Sacrament at the beginning of Lent. We offer the Imposition of Ashes (optional) as a reminder that “we are dust and to dust we will return’ and share communion with one another.
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Palm/Passion Sunday we offer a Service of the Word at 10:15 AM in the Sanctuary which includes a dramatic reading of the Passion and the distribution of palms.
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Maundy Thursday at 7:00 PM we offer a service of Holy Communion in the sanctuary, recalling Jesus’ Last Supper with his Disciples and Tenebrae (Shadows) during which we recall the events of Jesus’ final week.
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Good Friday we join with the Oakdale United Methodist Church at 7:00 PM as we reflect on the crucifixion. This service rotates between the two churches.
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Easter Sunday we meet to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and his triumph over sin and death with joyous song and loving praise. Our chancel is filled with beautiful lilies and a brass ensemble.