Announcements:
Picture of the Week
Sergio Mazo with our Tolupan mission partner Carlos.
Pacific Union recently paid Carlos' expenses to receive
pastoral training from the Tolupan church in Montana
de la Flor, Honduras.
Nursery Schedule Thanks to all who responded to the call for nursery volunteers. Here is the schedule for the next couple of weeks.
March 14 - Donna Ferreira
March21 - Children's Sunday - No Nursery
Opportunities to Receive, Experience and Give the Gospel
Missions Fundraiser: Scrapbooking
The first scrapbooking class will be held on March 13 at 10:00 AM at the church.
Messianic (Christian) Passover Kits
When Christ held the Last Supper with his disciples on the night he was betrayed, he was celebrating the Jewish festival of Passover
with them. Rachel Freeman has created kits to helped people experience this Passover celebration that was special to Jesus and his
disciples. If you would like a kit, they are available free. A sign-up sheet is setup in the foyer of the church.
Men's Fellowship is starting up
If you are interested please see John Tully or Gary Johnson.
Operation Christmas Child
The collectible items for Operation Christmas Child for the month of March are gloves, hats and socks.
Gift Card Fundraiser for Missions
Next Sunday we will be taking gift card orders.
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
Sergio Mazo with our Tolupan mission partner Carlos.
Pacific Union recently paid Carlos' expenses to receive
pastoral training from the Tolupan church in Montana
de la Flor, Honduras.
Nursery Schedule Thanks to all who responded to the call for nursery volunteers. Here is the schedule for the next couple of weeks.
March 14 - Donna Ferreira
March21 - Children's Sunday - No Nursery
Opportunities to Receive, Experience and Give the Gospel
Missions Fundraiser: Scrapbooking
The first scrapbooking class will be held on March 13 at 10:00 AM at the church.
Messianic (Christian) Passover Kits
When Christ held the Last Supper with his disciples on the night he was betrayed, he was celebrating the Jewish festival of Passover
with them. Rachel Freeman has created kits to helped people experience this Passover celebration that was special to Jesus and his
disciples. If you would like a kit, they are available free. A sign-up sheet is setup in the foyer of the church.
Men's Fellowship is starting up
If you are interested please see John Tully or Gary Johnson.
Operation Christmas Child
The collectible items for Operation Christmas Child for the month of March are gloves, hats and socks.
Gift Card Fundraiser for Missions
Next Sunday we will be taking gift card orders.
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.
March 8-14, 2010
Monday 7:00 PM Elders meeting @
the Gelinas':
Tuesday 7:00 PM Healing Prayer @
Erika Braga's
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 19-24.
Wednesday 7:00 PM A Time of
Prayer @ the church
Wednesday 7:00 PM Missions Fund
Raising @ the Palmer's
Thursday 7:00 PM Gospel Powered
Living @ the Nygaard's
Saturday 7:00 AM 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 16-21. Bring
one question or one insight..
Sunday 8:30 AM Spiritual Gifts Group
@ the church
Sunday 10:00 AM Worship @ the
church. Sermon: Spiritual Warfare
e-newsletter
This Week at P.U.C.C.
March 8-14, 2010
Monday 7:00 PM Elders meeting @
the Gelinas':
Tuesday 7:00 PM Healing Prayer @
Erika Braga's
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 19-24.
Wednesday 7:00 PM A Time of
Prayer @ the church
Wednesday 7:00 PM Missions Fund
Raising @ the Palmer's
Thursday 7:00 PM Gospel Powered
Living @ the Nygaard's
Saturday 7:00 AM 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 16-21. Bring
one question or one insight..
Sunday 8:30 AM Spiritual Gifts Group
@ the church
Sunday 10:00 AM Worship @ the
church. Sermon: Spiritual Warfare
| 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
Westport, MA 02790
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