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In the houses of worship
Wed Jan 23, 2008, 11:17 AM EST
The Sunday morning worship service at First Baptist Church of North Attleborough begins at ten o'clock with the congregation singing songs of worship and praise to God.
The sermon by the Rev. Robert Middleton will be "Barriers to Belief" with scripture from Luke 24.
Church school classes for children and youth begin at 10:20 a.m. and the youth fellowship groups for junior and senior high youth will meet at 5:30 p.m.
A service of worship and praise will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday with lay members leading the service.
Small group Bible studies are held in member's homes during the week. For a complete schedule and further information, call the church at 508-699-2434. Or visit www.firstbaptistna.org for church information and its ministry.
The 9 a.m. worship service at Plainville United Methodist Church,
16 East Bacon St., the third Sunday after the Epiphany, the Rev. Peter A. Parent's
sermon is "The Beginning of the Kingdom" with Gospel reading from Matthew 4:12-23.
For more information, call the church at 508-695-9587.
Membership Sunday gets under way at 10 a.m. on Jan. 27 at the Foxborough Universalist Church.The Rev. Fayre Stephenson's "The Unitarians And The Universalists" service will explore the church's religious roots from a new perspective - what did the two groups have in common, what were their differences, and what challenges were faced when the two groups merged? On this day, several new members will be welcomed into the congregation. Parent led religious education and childcare are available during the service.
Sunday morning choir practice begins at 9:15 a.m. A friendship hour follows the service where you can meet members and friends. Sun. - Board of trustees meeting at 7 p.m.; Monday - belly dance class; Tuesday - Kundalini yoga and meditation class.
For more about Unitarian Universalists (UUs) and other weekly activities of the church at the Church, 6 Bird St. (on the common/Route 140), visit online at www.uufoxborough.org, or call 508-543-4002.
The Sunday traditional worship service at Bethany Congregational Church, Foxborough, will be held at 9 a.m.; the contemporary music service at 10:30 a.m. The sermon is entitled "How to Make Up Your Mind" based on scripture reading from James 1:5-11. Childcare is available for children up to age three in the nursery.
Joyful Noise Choir rehearsal will be held at 8 a.m. Praise Team rehearsal will be held at 9:30 a.m. Kids Choir will rehearse at 10 a.m. Bethany Church's Annual Meeting will be held at 11:30 a.m. Sr. High Youth Group Murder Mystery Dinner will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
For more information, call 508-543-5678 or visit www.bethanychurch.org.
Christian Parenting, a Bethany Church small group for parents will begin their next session on Friday, Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m., the start of a seven-week study on "Shepherding a Child's Heart" by Ted Trip meeting every other week. Children ages preschool to grade 5 can attend Kids' Zone while their parents attend the study.
Bethany Scrapbookers in the Fellowship Hall scrapbooking workshop is Saturday, Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Forging Friendships, a small group for couples in their 20s and 30s looking to build friendships with themselves and God will meet Saturday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m.
Your Bible! A new class on the basics of the Bible. This 7-week class starts on Monday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. Cost is $14.
Beginnings - for those who want to find out what Christianity is all about will be held as an evening class on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m.; and a daytime class will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 10 a.m.
Contact the church office at 508-543-5678 for more information or to register.
The Bell Choir of Grace Episcopal Church is inaugurating a Give-A-Bell Campaign as part of its ongoing effort to purchase its own set of handbells. Founded in June 2006, the group of approximately 14 handbell ringers, which plays at the church's regular 10 a.m. Sunday service once each month, has been working with bells leased from another church.
Structured so all church members can participate, the Give-A-Bell Campaign will allow members of the parish to honor or memorialize loved ones by purchasing and donating one or more handbells. A personal inscription on the bell handle will carry a message so succeeding generations will remember the donor of the bell he or she rings in every worship service.
Donor information on the handbells and details of the campaign are available by calling Diane Ward at 508-947-7647 or the office of Grace Episcopal Church at 508-695-5471.
The Grace Church Bell Choir was founded by Diane Ward of Lakeville, and her daughter Ruth Ward, who, between them, have over 36 years of experience playing handbells.
St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church, 690 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, announces an expanded Lenten schedule starting with Ash Wednesday and all Lenten Wednesday services starting on Feb. 6 at 12 and 7 p.m. Sunday Lenten services will be at 9 a.m. and special Sunday evening services at 6 p.m.
Sunday school for children ages preschool to high school is at 10:15 a.m. Adult Bible study is on Monday at 7 p.m.
For more information, contact the church at 401-723-5632.
