Sunday, January 22, 2023

Sunday Worship Service

Join us at 10:00 a.m.

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Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:10-13;   Matthew 4:12-23

(Please click the verses in blue to read the scripture passage.)

Sermon Title: “A New Community" by Rev. Al Bunis



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Sunday, January 22

Bible & Bagels with Pastor Al

8:30 a.m., Plymouth Hall & via (ZOOM Link) 

ID: 826 5840 8028 or Dial-In: 253-215-8782

Worship Service

10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary  

In-person and Live-stream

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Annual Meeting 

11:15 a.m., After Worship, Sanctuary

See below for details.

Nurturing Faith (Sunday School)

10:00 a.m. in McNaughton Hall

See below for details.

Joyful Noise Choir

11:30 a.m. in McNaughton Hall

See below for details.

Tuesday, January 24

Men’s Bible Study

8:00 a.m., Greenstreet Café

Thursday, January 26

Bible & Breakfast with Pastor Al

8:00 a.m. at Berries in the Grove and via (ZOOM Link) 

ID: 826 5840 8028 or Dial-In: 253-215-8782

Choir Rehearsal

7:30 p.m., Choir Room

Friday, January 28

Preschool Movie Night

5:00 p.m., Village Green

See below for details.

Unfortunately, due to the illness of both of our Capital Campaign chairs, we are rescheduling the January 20 Capital Campaign Kickoff Dinner. We so appreciate everyone's enthusiasm in all aspects of this Campaign, and we look forward to rescheduling a new date as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding. 

We invite Members and Friends to the Annual Meeting after service on Sunday, January 22, 2023. We will celebrate the year that was and look to the year ahead.

Here are the ways you can participate:

1. Attend in-person in the Sanctuary.

2. If you would like to watch the livestream of the Annual Meeting, please tune in to our YouTube Channel or Facebook page. Voting is not possible on these two platforms.

3. Voting members who wish to attend virtually in order to vote, should participate via the Zoom link which will be emailed to all Members Sunday Morning.



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Our annual pledge campaign is underway to fund the 2023 budget. All are invited to participate in the Christian Commitment Campaign, which enables Plymouth to fund the work of the church for the coming year.  Please click here for the inspiring letter from Co-Chairs, Bill Gerlach and Amy Shipley.  

For your convenience, pledge cards have been placed in each pew in the Sanctuary for you to make your 2023 pledge, if you have not already done so. You may place your completed pledge card in Sunday’s offering plate or mail it to the church office. You can also make your pledge by clicking the button below.  

Our pledge total is now $808,392 and our balanced budget goal is $910,000.

Many thanks to all who have pledged!

Please join us for Yoga practice led by Kristen Llorca, with a guided inspirational faith message led by Andrea Burt. If you have any questions, please email Andrea Burt at [email protected].

Our next opportunity to serve dinner at Chapman Partnership is 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9.

If you would like to join Plymouth's team, please sign up with Plymouth by clicking here. 

Volunteers also must register (one time only) on the Chapman Partnership website. If you haven't yet registered with Chapman, you can do so by clicking here.

Email Pastor Al at [email protected] or Amy Shipley at [email protected] with questions.



Volunteers can carpool from Plymouth parking lot at 4:15 p.m. or drive directly to .Chapman at 5:00 p.m. at 1550 N. Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33136.

We have enough volunteers for January for the after-school reading program at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church but many spots remain open in February and beyond. 

We need two volunteers from 4-6 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday to help elementary school children with their reading. If you know how to read, you are qualified to assist! Please use the button below to sign up for one day or more. If you are serving for the first time, please include your DOB for the required background check. Questions to Amy Shipley at [email protected] or Dickie Davis at [email protected].

Plymouth has various opportunities to engage with the Word of God each

week. Please email Pastor Al at [email protected] if you would like to be on the email list for these weekly groups:

Tuesdays, 8 a.m. – Men’s Bible Group at Greenstreet Café. Currently doing Book of Acts.

Thursdays, 8 a.m. – Bible and Breakfast at Berries in the Grove (and Zoom). We look at the weekly readings for the coming Sunday.

Sundays, 8:30 a.m. – Bible and Bagels in Plymouth Hall (and Zoom). Currently doing Letters of Peter.

Childcare is offered for infants up to age 3 during Worship. For more information email Andrea Burt, Director of Children’s Ministries, at [email protected].

After the Children’s Moment, children ages 4-11 go to McNaughton Hall for meaningful and fun lessons and activities. If you have questions contact Andrea Burt at [email protected].

Young people ages 4 and up are invited to join the choir for rehearsals on Sunday mornings in McNaughton Hall, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with Marie Ferguson Director of Joyful Noise Choir. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Burt, Director of Children’s Ministries, at [email protected].

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings have been held at Plymouth continuously since 1965. There are in person meetings on campus Monday through Wednesday in the Choir Room, and Thursday in Davis Hall.

There are meetings 7 days a week at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. ID 402 544 037 password: plymouth (lowercase). 

There is an in person Al-Anon meeting on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. in the Choir Room.

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