Announcements:
Picture of the Week
A Woman's Concern - SouthCoast Fall River. AWC is a
local ministry to women and their families facing
unplanned pregnancies and giving them the resources
to make a choice for life. See below for information on
how you can support the ministry of AWC.
Nursery Schedule Thanks to all who responded to the call for nursery volunteers. Here is the schedule for the next couple of weeks.
February 14 - No Nursery - Children's Sunday
February 21-Katrina and Joshua Maitoza
February 28 - Sue Hughey
Opportunities to Receive, Experience and Give the Gospel
A Woman's Concern: Baby Bottle Campaign
Our church is participating in a Baby Bottle Campaign for A Woman's Concern. Baby bottles are available in church foyer to take home,
fill with your change and return on Sunday, Feb. 21. Each year A Womans Concern ministers to over 2,000 women and families who
face a crisis pregnancy. For more information visit www.awomansconcern.org/southcoast.
Discovering your Spiritual Gifts
Sundays, 8:30 AM @ the church( starting Feb. 7) Did you know that every follower of Jesus has God-given gifts and abilities? Did you
know that you have a unique contribution to make to the church, the community, and the world? Spend 6 weeks discovering your gifts
and how you might use them to enrich the lives of others.
Gospel- Powered Living
Thursdays, 7:00 PM @ the Nygaards 40 Forsythia Lane, Westport (starting Feb. 11th) How would you live your life if you knew that you
were a secure adopted son or daughter of God? What if the good news of Jesus Christ is more than a ticket to heaven, but also the
power to love, forgive, reconcile, and live an authentic life? We will spend the next 6 weeks exploring how the grace of Jesus Christ
changes everything.
Interested in joining one of the groups?
Contact Nate Hall at 508-916-8278 or
natehall5@hotmail.com
Got Pictures?
If you have pictures of a PUCC event, please email them to natehall5@hotmail.com
Mission Fundraiser
Papa Gino's at 340 Mariano Bishop Blvd. in Fall River will be donating 20% of their sales between the hours of 4 and 9 PM to our
church for anyone presenting a certificate from us. This will happen every third Sunday of each month.
Bible Reading Program
Here is an Archive of Bible Reading Discussion Notes
Bible Reading Discussion Groups.
Bring one question or insight from the week’s Bible reading and let’s discuss what we’ve learned together. We have two discussion
groups that are available to everyone:
•Wednesdays, 1:00 PM @ Bertie Tripp’s
•Sundays, 8:30 AM @ the church
A Time of Prayer--Wednesdays, 7:00 PM @ the church
Come for five minutes or come for the entire hour to pray for each other, our community and our world. If you can’t make it, but you
would like us to pray for you, please email your prayer request to Mike Andras at mikeapucc@hotmail.com.
Women’s Fellowship--Every other Monday, 7:00 PM @ various homes in the church.
More than a Bible study, this is an opportunity for women to spend time with each other, pray and encourage each other. For more
information please contact Kathy Borden.
Men’s Prayer--2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month, 7:30 AM @ the church
This is an opportunity to meet and pray with men from area churches. The group meets from 7:30 to 9:00 AM followed by coffee and
muffins.
Men’s Coffee--Wednesdays at 8:30 AM @ Panera Bread at the Dartmouth Mall
This is an opportunity for guys to connect with the men in the church and encourage each other through conversation and prayer.
Soup Kitchen @ the First Baptist Church Fall River
(corner of North Main Street and Pine Street)
First Tuesday of the month, 3:30 to 6:00 PM
PUCC provides a main dish, vegetable / salad with salad dressing and a dessert which will feed 80-100 people. Here is how you can
get involved:
Join a kitchen crew to help prepare and serve the food (3:30 – 6:00 PM). For those who can’t be there for the whole time you can either
come early and help prepare (3:30 -5:00 PM) or help serve (5:00 – 6:00 PM)
Join the dessert baking crew (great for those who can’t come on Tuesday afternoons). Bakers make two dozen servings of “finger
desserts” (cookies, brownies, etc) preferably pre-wrapped in plastic or in small baggies.
If you are interested in getting involved contact Jon Borden or Mike Doherty..
Missions Fund Raising – Metal Recycling
This is to inform all members who may be interested in the services at A & E Recycling (through whom we have raised a considerable
amount of money for our mission projects). Using a magnet determine if you have one of the metals listed below. If the magnet
doesn’t stick, the metals are in these categories: Copper Gold Brass Silver Aluminum Platinum Stainless Steel Rhodium
We also accept automobile batteries, old and rare coins, bronze, gold and silver coins, house wire, old and new jewelry, dental
equipments and computer scrap. If you are interested in this service please contact: Eric Abate at A & E Recycling, 508-679-8333 or
Larry Palmer @ 508-673-0792.
Picture of the Week
A Woman's Concern - SouthCoast Fall River. AWC is a
local ministry to women and their families facing
unplanned pregnancies and giving them the resources
to make a choice for life. See below for information on
how you can support the ministry of AWC.
Nursery Schedule Thanks to all who responded to the call for nursery volunteers. Here is the schedule for the next couple of weeks.
February 14 - No Nursery - Children's Sunday
February 21-Katrina and Joshua Maitoza
February 28 - Sue Hughey
Opportunities to Receive, Experience and Give the Gospel
A Woman's Concern: Baby Bottle Campaign
Our church is participating in a Baby Bottle Campaign for A Woman's Concern. Baby bottles are available in church foyer to take home,
fill with your change and return on Sunday, Feb. 21. Each year A Womans Concern ministers to over 2,000 women and families who
face a crisis pregnancy. For more information visit www.awomansconcern.org/southcoast.
Discovering your Spiritual Gifts
Sundays, 8:30 AM @ the church( starting Feb. 7) Did you know that every follower of Jesus has God-given gifts and abilities? Did you
know that you have a unique contribution to make to the church, the community, and the world? Spend 6 weeks discovering your gifts
and how you might use them to enrich the lives of others.
Gospel- Powered Living
Thursdays, 7:00 PM @ the Nygaards 40 Forsythia Lane, Westport (starting Feb. 11th) How would you live your life if you knew that you
were a secure adopted son or daughter of God? What if the good news of Jesus Christ is more than a ticket to heaven, but also the
power to love, forgive, reconcile, and live an authentic life? We will spend the next 6 weeks exploring how the grace of Jesus Christ
changes everything.
Interested in joining one of the groups?
Contact Nate Hall at 508-916-8278 or
natehall5@hotmail.com
Got Pictures?
If you have pictures of a PUCC event, please email them to natehall5@hotmail.com
Mission Fundraiser
Papa Gino's at 340 Mariano Bishop Blvd. in Fall River will be donating 20% of their sales between the hours of 4 and 9 PM to our
church for anyone presenting a certificate from us. This will happen every third Sunday of each month.
Bible Reading Program
Here is an Archive of Bible Reading Discussion Notes
Bible Reading Discussion Groups.
Bring one question or insight from the week’s Bible reading and let’s discuss what we’ve learned together. We have two discussion
groups that are available to everyone:
•Wednesdays, 1:00 PM @ Bertie Tripp’s
•Sundays, 8:30 AM @ the church
A Time of Prayer--Wednesdays, 7:00 PM @ the church
Come for five minutes or come for the entire hour to pray for each other, our community and our world. If you can’t make it, but you
would like us to pray for you, please email your prayer request to Mike Andras at mikeapucc@hotmail.com.
Women’s Fellowship--Every other Monday, 7:00 PM @ various homes in the church.
More than a Bible study, this is an opportunity for women to spend time with each other, pray and encourage each other. For more
information please contact Kathy Borden.
Men’s Prayer--2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month, 7:30 AM @ the church
This is an opportunity to meet and pray with men from area churches. The group meets from 7:30 to 9:00 AM followed by coffee and
muffins.
Men’s Coffee--Wednesdays at 8:30 AM @ Panera Bread at the Dartmouth Mall
This is an opportunity for guys to connect with the men in the church and encourage each other through conversation and prayer.
Soup Kitchen @ the First Baptist Church Fall River
(corner of North Main Street and Pine Street)
First Tuesday of the month, 3:30 to 6:00 PM
PUCC provides a main dish, vegetable / salad with salad dressing and a dessert which will feed 80-100 people. Here is how you can
get involved:
Join a kitchen crew to help prepare and serve the food (3:30 – 6:00 PM). For those who can’t be there for the whole time you can either
come early and help prepare (3:30 -5:00 PM) or help serve (5:00 – 6:00 PM)
Join the dessert baking crew (great for those who can’t come on Tuesday afternoons). Bakers make two dozen servings of “finger
desserts” (cookies, brownies, etc) preferably pre-wrapped in plastic or in small baggies.
If you are interested in getting involved contact Jon Borden or Mike Doherty..
Missions Fund Raising – Metal Recycling
This is to inform all members who may be interested in the services at A & E Recycling (through whom we have raised a considerable
amount of money for our mission projects). Using a magnet determine if you have one of the metals listed below. If the magnet
doesn’t stick, the metals are in these categories: Copper Gold Brass Silver Aluminum Platinum Stainless Steel Rhodium
We also accept automobile batteries, old and rare coins, bronze, gold and silver coins, house wire, old and new jewelry, dental
equipments and computer scrap. If you are interested in this service please contact: Eric Abate at A & E Recycling, 508-679-8333 or
Larry Palmer @ 508-673-0792.
What We Are All About
This church exists for the glory
of God. We glorify God by
growing in our love for each
other. We do this through Bible
instruction and study, Christian
fellowship, and the
encouragement of evangelism,
missions, and the other caring
ministries.
We believe in one holy God,
Creator of us all. We also
confess our rebellion against
Him, and our need of a savior.
We joyfully proclaim that God
has provided just such a savior
for us! Jesus Christ, who lived a
perfect life, died a death we
deserved, and rose in triumph
over sin and death. By trusting
God with our lives, we believe
that God graciously forgives us,
and brings us back into the
relationship with Him, and each
other, that we were meant to
have, and gives us eternal life.
We celebrate communion on
the first and third Sundays of
each month. As we do so, we
recall the death and resurrection
of Jesus, renew our
commitment to His church and
look forward to His return.
This church exists for the glory
of God. We glorify God by
growing in our love for each
other. We do this through Bible
instruction and study, Christian
fellowship, and the
encouragement of evangelism,
missions, and the other caring
ministries.
We believe in one holy God,
Creator of us all. We also
confess our rebellion against
Him, and our need of a savior.
We joyfully proclaim that God
has provided just such a savior
for us! Jesus Christ, who lived a
perfect life, died a death we
deserved, and rose in triumph
over sin and death. By trusting
God with our lives, we believe
that God graciously forgives us,
and brings us back into the
relationship with Him, and each
other, that we were meant to
have, and gives us eternal life.
We celebrate communion on
the first and third Sundays of
each month. As we do so, we
recall the death and resurrection
of Jesus, renew our
commitment to His church and
look forward to His return.
| Pacific Union Congregational Church |
Our Story
In a time of religious division and tension in
Westport, a diverse group of Christians
representing five different traditions came
together in 1855 to start a new church. What
came out of their prayers and vision was the
Pacific Union (peaceful union) Congregational
Church. The dream was for a community of
believers who lived in peace and were united by
the story of the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Today, 155 years later this dream lives on
because of the faithfulness of Jesus. He is a God
of peace. He is a God who gathers people
together into loving communities centered on
himself.
Today in 2010, we continue the vision to center
our lives on Jesus Christ and live at peace with
each other and to love the world. To be honest
this is a struggle. From the leaders to the entire
church community, we battle our own pride and
pride leads to conflict. In classic New England
tradition we are fiercely independent and we
resist being known and relying on others. Like
many Christians, we struggle with
self-righteousness forgetting how much Jesus
has forgiven us.
But at the heart of our community, is the prayer
from the Lord's prayer: Forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us
(forgive us the hurts that we have inflicted on
others, as we forgive those who have injured us.)
This is the basis of our community. How can we
forgive? Only because God has forgiven us for
sin that nailed his Son to the cross. This story not
only humbles us. It frees us to forgive and to live
as an honest, loving, and forgiving community.
If you are without a church home and long to know
God and be connected with people in an honest
and loving way, we encourage you to come as you
are and be a part of our community.
In a time of religious division and tension in
Westport, a diverse group of Christians
representing five different traditions came
together in 1855 to start a new church. What
came out of their prayers and vision was the
Pacific Union (peaceful union) Congregational
Church. The dream was for a community of
believers who lived in peace and were united by
the story of the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Today, 155 years later this dream lives on
because of the faithfulness of Jesus. He is a God
of peace. He is a God who gathers people
together into loving communities centered on
himself.
Today in 2010, we continue the vision to center
our lives on Jesus Christ and live at peace with
each other and to love the world. To be honest
this is a struggle. From the leaders to the entire
church community, we battle our own pride and
pride leads to conflict. In classic New England
tradition we are fiercely independent and we
resist being known and relying on others. Like
many Christians, we struggle with
self-righteousness forgetting how much Jesus
has forgiven us.
But at the heart of our community, is the prayer
from the Lord's prayer: Forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us
(forgive us the hurts that we have inflicted on
others, as we forgive those who have injured us.)
This is the basis of our community. How can we
forgive? Only because God has forgiven us for
sin that nailed his Son to the cross. This story not
only humbles us. It frees us to forgive and to live
as an honest, loving, and forgiving community.
If you are without a church home and long to know
God and be connected with people in an honest
and loving way, we encourage you to come as you
are and be a part of our community.
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This Week at P.U.C.C.
February 8--14, 2010
Monday 7:00 PM Elders @ the
Gelinas'
Wednesday 8:30 AM Men's Coffee
@ Panera Bread
Wednesday 1:00 PM Bible Reading
Discussion Group @ Bertie Tripp's
We will be discussing Exodus 7-12.
Wednesday 7:00 PM A Time of
Prayer @ the church
Thursday 7:00 PM Gospel Powered
Living @ the Nygaard's
Saturday 7:00 PM Men's Prayer @
the church
Saturday 9:00 AM Easter Choir
Rehearsal
Sunday 8:30 AM Bible Reading
Discussion Group @ the church. We
will be discussing John 1-5. Bring
one question or one insight..
Sunday 8:30 AM Spiritual Gifts Group
@ the church
Sunday 10:00 AM Worship @ the
church. Sermon: Luke 6:17-26.
e-newsletter
This Week at P.U.C.C.
February 8--14, 2010
Monday 7:00 PM Elders @ the
Gelinas'
Wednesday 8:30 AM Men's Coffee
@ Panera Bread
Wednesday 1:00 PM Bible Reading
Discussion Group @ Bertie Tripp's
We will be discussing Exodus 7-12.
Wednesday 7:00 PM A Time of
Prayer @ the church
Thursday 7:00 PM Gospel Powered
Living @ the Nygaard's
Saturday 7:00 PM Men's Prayer @
the church
Saturday 9:00 AM Easter Choir
Rehearsal
Sunday 8:30 AM Bible Reading
Discussion Group @ the church. We
will be discussing John 1-5. Bring
one question or one insight..
Sunday 8:30 AM Spiritual Gifts Group
@ the church
Sunday 10:00 AM Worship @ the
church. Sermon: Luke 6:17-26.
| Leadership Team Elders Mark Gelinas, Larry Palmer, Nathan Hall* *Fulltime Pastor |
| Pacific Union Congregational Church is a Member of The |
526 Old County Road
Westport, MA 02790
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