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A Note from Pastor Chris - Serving in the National Guard
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Pastor Chris addressed the congregation during the Ministry Spotlight last Sunday about his prayerful decision to become a chaplain with the National Guard. For those of you who were not able to attend services, click here for the text of his presentation.
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** Winter Weather and Possible Church Cancellations**
With winter on our doorstep, we need to start thinking about snow and the possibility of church service delays or cancellations. In the event of bad weather, a decision will be made by noon on Saturday regarding the SNL service and by 7P on Saturday night for Sunday morning services. On Sunday mornings, we may cancel the 9:30 service along with LTA and Student Ministry Programming and just have the 11A service.
You can learn about plans to cancel or delay services by:
- Calling the church office (508-358-7717) where you'll hear a temporary message on the answering machine relative to cancellations or programming status
- Checking the front page of the TCC website
- Checking CBSBoston.com
- Watching WBZ-TV
As always, please use your own discretion before traveling in questionable weather!
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Dr. Rick Sacra to Speak at First Congregational Church of Holden at 7:00P Tomorrow, February 27
Rick will share stories and insights from his trip back to Liberia after having recovered from the Ebola virus. First Congregational Church of Holden is located at 1180 Main St. Holden, MA. This event is free and open to all with an opportunity to give to SIM projects for ELWA Hospital in Liberia. Help raise $50,000 to jump start its recovery from the Ebola Crisis.
Beth Pocock to Speak at L'Abri Tomorrow, February 27, at 8:00P
The 2015 Winter Lecture Schedule at Southborough's L'Abri is posted on
the bulletin board in the church
lobby. This Friday evening, February 27, Beth Pocock will be speaking on "
Reading Novels as a Spiritual Discipline."
All lectures are held at 8:00P at L'Abri Fellowship, 49 Lynbrook Road, Southborough MA, 01772. Contact: (508) 485-4824, or go to
www.labri.org/mass/index.html
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Saturday Men's Breakfast and Bible Study This Saturday at 8A in Phillips Hall
All are invited to attend.
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Saturday Night Life (SNL) - This Saturday at 5P
Saturday Night Life is our contemporary worship
service at TCC. SNL's mission is to invite people to experience God's grace through the message of Christ and to grow together in Christian community. Our hope is to help connect people to God and His story by extending the love of Christ to the Metro West area. SNL offers a casual atmosphere, so come as you are!
Sunday Morning Adult Ed Dr. Tom Petter teaches this class, which continues to study the Book of Luke, at 9:30A in RM 214.
Preaching this Sunday-Student Ministries Sunday
Kyle Smethurst, TCC's Student Ministries Pastor, is preaching, continuing in the sermon series "Faith Works". There will not be a separate Student Ministries (SM) Worship Service this Sunday as it is Student Ministries Sunday. The SM band will be leading worship at the 9:30 and 11A services and the SM mission's team (15 students and 3 leaders) will give a report from their recent trip to Guatemala. The Lord's Supper will be celebrated at all services this weekend.
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Children's Choir
Children in grades 1-5 are invited to join our special Children's Choir as we prepare for Palm Sunday and Easter services. Rehearsals are on Sundays from 11-11:45A in Room 201. The choir will lead us in worship on Sundays March 29th and April 5th in both services.
Email
[email protected] to sign up.
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Parking This Sunday - Please help!!
Please note that the narrow driveway skirting the church is a fire lane, and with winter snow the driveway becomes even narrower. Do not park there at any time. There is parking available around the Town Building, with a pathway cleared to TCC. If you are physically able, please park remotely. You may drop off people or paraphernalia at TCC and then proceed to the Town Building parking lot. This will leave parking spots for visitors, the handicapped, our older population and those with young infants and toddlers. Thank you for your help this winter!
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LIFE Classes Begin March 8th
Our spring session of LIFE Classes, TCC's membership course, will be held on Sunday afternoons from 12P-2P on March 8, 15, and 22. LIFE (which means Living In Faith Everyday) Classes consist of three two-hour classes designed to help you understand what it means to have a relationship with Christ, and to understand the structure, benefit s, and expectations of church membership. Those who complete all three courses in March will be received as members of TCC at in May. We would love for you to consider membership to the local church as part of your next faith step in Christ.
For more information about LIFE Classes, please click here.
If you would like to register for LIFE Classes, please register here.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact Pastor Todd; he will be happy to talk with you more.
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Profiles in Leadership Business Breakfast
When: Friday, March 6, 2015
7:15-7:45A: Continental Breakfast
7:45-8:30A: Scott Rigsby Presentation
8:30-8:45A: Questions and Answers
Where:
One Cranberry Hill
First Floor Auditorium
Lexington, MA
Speaker: Scott Rigsby - Athlete, Author, Double Amputee.
- World's first double amputee to finish the Hawaiian Ironman on prosthetics (2007)
- Completed 13 triathlons in 1 year
- Recent appearances on "The Today Show" and Anderson Cooper's "360"
- Founder of "Aid for Boston"
- Author of "Unthinkable"
"Doing the Unthinkable" is a motto Scott Rigsby embraced when he decided in 2006 to change the world by breaking down barriers for physically challenged athletes. Little did he know that the inspirational journey he would take would soon impact generations of able bodied people as well.
Scott's talk will include lessons in overcoming obstacles in the marketplace and in life. He will share how God brought him through a tragic accident and helped him to rise above his circumstances. Come to this event and allow Scott's riveting and timely message to challenge you to go to new heights in business and beyond.
There is no cost for this event. Space is limited.
RSVP to Mary-Ann Wohlfarth: 781-862-6168 or
[email protected]
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Sponsored by: The Stubblebine Company, CORFAC International.
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Metro West Men's Ministry - Next Meeting March 14 at TCC 
Metro West Men's Ministry (MWM) is a partnership of First Baptist Church of Sudbury, Trinitarian Congregational Church in Wayland and Westgate Church in Weston. The theme of programming this year is Linked: Christ's Design for Relationship.
Topics and scheduling for the 2015 Winter/Spring session:
March 14: Christ's Design for Singleness, Brandon Levering, Lead Pastor at Westgate Church
April 11: Christ's Design for Marriage; Jay Ridenour, Sr. Pastor at FBCS
May 9: Christ's Design for Parenting, Todd Szymczak, Associate Pastor at TCC
This session's meetings will be held at Trinitarian Congregational Church, 53 Cochituate Road, Wayland, MA on Saturday mornings from 7:30A-9:00A.
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 Easter Service Opportunities In Children's Ministries!
We need additional volunteers (youth - adult) to help us welcome our Easter visitors!
We need 3 volunteers to help check in new families (9:10-9:45A). We also need additional volunteers for infant - grade 5 kids at 9:30 and 11:30 services. This is a great opportunity for youth to serve or for a family to serve together. If you are able to help, please contact Gail at [email protected]. Children's Ministry Email Newsletter
If you would like to be added to the list to receive the monthly Children's Ministry email newsletter, please email Gail Hughson at
[email protected]
ENCORE - 11A Children's Ministry There is a new format for K-5 children attending Encore. Parents will pick up name tags and sign their children in for Encore at the Welcome Desk prior to going into church. Children will accompany their parents to the 11:00A service and then be dismissed for Encore around 11:15A. CM staff will escort all K-5 children to RM 204. At the close of service, please pick up your children in RM 204. KIDS Clothing, Equipment, and Toy Swap (organized by the girls in Girls Gathering)
Drop off items March 1-6 and 8th from 9A - 12P in RM 111. Pick up is between March 15-20, from 9A-12P in RM 111. For more information, see below or check out this postcard / flyer by CM desk. You may drop off and pick up items, just drop off items, or just come pick up items that you need for your children.
KIDS WEEK, June 29 - July 2
Volunteer and Camper Registration forms will be available by April 1 - (no joke!).
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TONIGHT (Thursday, 2/26) from 5-6:30P, There is a Special Band Practice in the Sanctuary
Director of Music and Worship, Adam Kurihara will lead it. All students interested in joining the student band, which plays weekly during the Student Ministries Worship Service in Bradford Hall (Sundays, 9:30-10:30A) should attend; we will provide free dinner for all participants! If your student(s) play an instrument or enjoy singing, we would love for them to attend...
This Sunday is Student Ministries Sunday at the 9:30A and 11A Worship Services in the Sanctuary.
Our student band will help lead worship and the Guatemala Mission Team will share trip testimonies!
High School Small Groups this Sunday night, 7-8:30P, in Bradford Hall!
Monday Night Hoops is back next week (March 2nd) from 7-8:30P in the gym. All 6th-12th grade students are welcome to come play!
Middle School Midweek next Wednesday, 7-8:30P, in Bradford Hall!
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| Mom to Mom: Fridays, 9:30-11A 
Join us tomorrow morning at 9:30A in Phillips Hall when Mom to Mom will host speaker Linny Dey who will speak on the topic of helping our children grow into all God has created them to be in her talk "Promoting Excellence When it's Not Cool to Stand Out". Linny is a graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois, where she majored in English literature. After college she worked for 8 years with high school and college students as a staff member for Young Life, a Christian ministry for high school students. Following this she became involved with L'Abri Fellowship and was part of the film crew for Francis Schaeffer's "How Should We Then Live? " film series before settling down to be a worker in the Swiss branch of L'Abri. After returning from Switzerland, Linny was involved in founding The Imago School, a Christian classical school with kindergarten through 8th grade which has been going now for 33 years. Linny currently is head of academics and teaches Latin and history and a Parents' Lit class on C. S. Lewis at Imago. For more information please visit our website at www.momtomomwayland.org. 
TCC Women's Bible Study:
Thursdays, 9:15-11A
Prayer Shawl / Lap Blanket Ministry Visit the Parlor to see the items you may give to a new mom, a friend for comfort, or a grieving family, etc. All you need is there to make the gift special. Questions? Call Susan Foster 508-358-5852
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The TCC Food Pantry (Loaves & Fishes) offers assistance to those of TCC and the surrounding community who need help providing for themselves and their family. If you are in need, please feel free to visit the church office for assistance from the food pantry. The food pantry is open on Sunday mornings or during regular church office hours.
We gratefully accept donations to the TCC "Loaves & Fishes" Food Pantry. Please find the collection bin on a table near the lobby stairwell. We only accept donations of non-perishable food and personal items.
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU NOT TO DONATE ANY OPEN OR EXPIRED ITEMS - WE JUST HAVE TO THROW THEM AWAY!
TOP ITEMS NEEDED:
Pine Sol, Lysol, Mr. Clean, Lysol, etc.
Women's Deodorant
Toothbrushes
Canned Fruit
Bottled Juices, Canned Juices
If you have any questions regarding donations, contact Diane or David Newcomb at [email protected] or [email protected]
"From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked." Luke 12:48
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Thanks for reading and hope to see you this weekend.
Sincerely,
Debora Wilson
Trinitarian Congregational Church
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