We Welcome All!
Pawtucket Congregational Church*
* An Open and Affirming Congregation
Newsflash - the Just Peace Players present their play
Sticks and Stones at Pawtucket,
Sunday, May 20 at 10 AM
(A lighthearted and entertaining look at a serious subject, suitable for children in upper elementary school, youth and adults – includes song, prayer, pirates and soccer players!)
Concerned about Bullying?
All of us have probably been affected by bullying at some time in our lives. It is painful, humiliating and destructive for both victim, bully and bystanders alike. Sometimes it even leads to suicide. No one should suffer in this way. Everyone is beloved by God and all people are equal and equally worthy of that love. No one is outside that love.
If you want to see an end to bullying in social media, school, the workplace or home, come to Sticks and Stones – a play about the issue of bullying and how to resolve it.
From the Just Peace Players’ website “The Just Peace Players are a group of ministers, ordained and lay, who write and perform a new play on peace and justice themes each year. We use poetry, music, drama, humor and art to invite people to explore the connections between peace, justice and spirituality.” www.justpeaceplayers.org
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If you are a first–time visitor to our website, read what attracted Ruth to our church and then come and join us at our regular worship on Sundays at 10 AM.
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“I was so impressed as I started to learn more about Pawtucket Church, how much the presence of this church impacts the local community. There is a wide variety of groups that have a home here in the church building – family support groups, lots of different “anonymous” self-help groups, the Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as two other Christian groups, the Brazilian Presbyterian Church and a student Chinese Bible study group. “The congregation is quite small – it is more like a large extended family – with a great heart for serving. It seems like everyone who is part of the church is active in some kind of mission work, from serving in Kay’s Place Thrift Shop on Saturday mornings, to cooking regularly for the St. Paul’s Soup Kitchen. They are a people who really live out their faith; they enact Jesus’ love in the world, and they have fun doing different things together. They engage with the practical service aspect of loving their neighbors, and find ways of loving God through regular worship and through occasional more experimental worship services, like during Holy Week [the week before Easter]. An inclusive welcome is offered to all; the congregation voted to become Open and Affirming last year. I feel that God is moving in this church and has a vision for it. The task we have is to learn to listen to the Holy Spirit together, catch that vision and help bring that into being – whatever it is! I believe people are hungry for the spiritual, they want to encounter the presence of God, whether they express it in that way or not, and that is what I hope to do here – encourage spiritual growth and deepen discipleship.” |
Rev. Ruth Richards, Minister
James McMorrow, Sexton
Telephone 978 452 2144
email: contact@pawtucketcongregationalchurch.org
Services Every Sunday at 10:00 am
Sunday School Every Sunday September through June
