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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!
No Sunday Morning Adult Ed this Weekend - Dr Petter is Away Preaching this Sunday This Sunday is Palm Sunday. Pastor Todd will be preaching on scripture found in Matthew 21:1-13 and his sermon title is "Follower or Fan?" We will also celebrate the Lord's Supper.
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Easter Lilies - This Sunday is the Deadline for Donations! Donate an Easter lily to celebrate Christ's Resurrection, or in loving memory, honor or celebration of someone special in your life. We would love to fill the sanctuary on Easter Sunday with their elegance, beautiful scent and significance. The cost is only $10 dollars, and you can take one home after the second service, or leave it for delivery to a shut in. Please fill out an envelope at the Connection Hub on Sunday.
Holy Week and Easter Service Schedules - Please Note the TIME Changes on Easter Sunday!
Holy Week
Palm Sunday- March 29, 9:30A and 11A in the Sanctuary
Maundy Thursday - April 2, 7P in the Sanctuary
Good Friday - April 3, 7P in the Sanctuary
SNL - April 4, 5P in the Gym
Easter - April 5, 8:00, 9:30 and 11:30A
8:00A Service in the Sanctuary; Organ Lead Hymns, no Choir.
9:30A Service in the Gym & Phillips Hall; Children and Adult Choirs, Worship Team, Hand Bells, and our Brass Ensemble.
11:30A Service in the Sanctuary; Children and Adult Choirs, Worship Team, our Brass Ensemble and the Organ.
Programming Notes for Easter Sunday:
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here will be Children's Programming at the 9:30 and 11:30A services on Easter Sunday
- No Student Ministries Service in Bradford on Easter Sunday
- Coffee Hour after the 9:30 service
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"Night of Hope", Straight Ahead Ministries Fundraiser - Saturday, April 18, 2015
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Gospel in Life begins Monday, April 27th - Register Now!
Gospel in Life is an 8 week discipleship course with a focus on how the gospel is lived out in all of life: first in your heart, then in your community and on out into the world. Each session consists of a ten minute teaching segment by Tim Keller followed by small group discussions. Gospel in Life will meet on Monday evenings from 7:30P-9:00P. The spring session will run from April 27-June 22. If you are interested in participating, please contact
[email protected]
or
register on line here.
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Save The Date! Sunday, May 17th
TCC will be having its first 'FLASH Missions Conference' immediately following the first service on Sunday, May 17! Like a 'flash mob', missionaries will come suddenly and tell first-hand stories. You will hear of God's work in many missions. Please pray for God's blessing!
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Mom and Me - "Our House is Your House - Mom and Me Play Date " Consider bringing your preschool children, your friends and neighbors and their preschool children to TCC for a play date. For the remainder of March, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9A-12P, we're opening the gym and two preschool rooms for free play. 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]
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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 WEEK, June 29 - July 2 Volunteer and Camper Registration forms will be available by April 1 - (no joke!). |
The March Calendar is here! Student Ministries Worship Service this Sunday--all 6th-12th graders are welcome! Come early for a pancake breakfast and hangout time with friends and leaders; worship, led by our Student Band, begins at 9:45A! This week, we will continue our study of Psalms in Psalm 23.
High School Small Groups this Sunday night, 7-8:30P, at Bradford Hall!
Join us for Monday Night Hoops, 7-8:30P, at the TCC Gym! Middle School Midweek Sky Zone Event Wednesday, April 1st, 6:15-8P All 6th-12th graders are invited to jump with us at the Westborough, MA Sky Zone (290 Turnpike Rd, Westborough, MA 01581). Check out this video from a past Midweek Sky Zone Event! Please fill out the following registration form and return it to Kyle Smethurst ([email protected]) ASAP. The cost for 90 minutes of jump time is $20/student. Our program has reserved spots, so please turn in your payment to Kyle Smethurst or the TCC office. Checks can be made out to "TCC" with "SkyZone" in the memo line.
Middle School Summer Mission Trip: Boston, August 2nd-7th, 2015
This is exciting! Our team is looking forward to working The Boston Project Ministries, "originally formed in 1995 by a group of Gordon College students to mobilize teenage volunteers in faith-based service throughout Boston" (TBPM Website). What will happen on this mission trip? "Through a curriculum made up of daily devotions, service & outreach projects, debriefing, and thought-provoking Nightlife activities, we help participants discover God's heart for justice and mercy" (TBPM Website). Click this l
ink for a sample daily schedule.
All 6th-8th graders are invited to apply! Boston Project requires all students to be 12 years of age or older. We are finalizing the minimum grade level for participants, but encourage all 6th-8th graders to fill out
a trip application at this link.
Please email your application to
[email protected]
or hand in a hard copy of the application to the TCC office!
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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 Chris Ziegler who will share with us his insights on family in his talk "Family Rule of Life". Born in New York City, and raised in northern New Jersey, Chris is an ordained minister in the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference (CCCC). In 2010, he graduated from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary with a Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Formation. In May 2012, Chris accepted a call to serve as Senior Pastor of TCC in Wayland, Massachusetts. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Influence International, a holistic development organization serving in India. In 2014, Chris and Sharon became the proud parents of their daughter, Sophia. They live in Marlborough, Massachusetts. 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 |
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
Disinfectant Clorox Wipes
Dish Soap / Laundry Detergent
Canned Fruit
Paper Towels
Kleenex
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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