Our Worship
Summer Worship
9:00 AM July and August at Christ the King’s outdoor chapel
600 Central Street, Holliston
About Our Worship
Worship is at the center of who we are as a church! While all that we do can be done with an awareness of and sensitivity to God’s presence and therefore be worshipful, we take at least one hour a week as a community to ground ourselves again in God, through music, prayer, the reading of Scripture, the proclaimed Word and most importantly, the Living Christ in our midst.
Schedule
Sundays, 10:00 AM
Summer Worship, 9:00 AM July and August at Christ the King’s outdoor chapel (600 Central Street, Holliston)
Children (in kindergarten and up) attend worship for the first 15 – 20 minutes, then are dismissed to their classes (see Children’s Ministries).
Childcare is available for children (2 and under) and the preschool begins at 10:00 AM
The Sacrament of Holy Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of each month
Sermons usually follow the Narrative Lectionary.
Children
At First Congregational Church, we acknowledge two important facts. First, that we are “the people of God” when we gather in worship as a whole, inclusive congregation including children – whispers, squirming and all – because we value their presence and we long to share the reverence and celebration of worship with them. Secondly, we acknowledge that children and adults need their own time, space, and age-appropriate activities to fully learn and grow in the Christian faith.
During worship, following the scripture reading, the children join the pastor, or a lay person, on the chancel steps to hear the “Children’s Moment.” Prior to the sermon, the children are dismissed to their own classes. At special times of the year we gather for intergenerational worship, celebrating as a whole church family.
Adult Sermon Archives
2022
2021
2020
2019
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July
July 7 July 14 July 21/ Luke 10:38-42 / Take Time with God / Sermon by Bert Cote July 28/ |
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September
Sep 1 Sep 8 Genesis 2:1-25 / Falling into Grace Sep 15 Sep 22 Genesis 32:9-13, 22-30 / When Struggle Becomes Blessing Sep 29 Exodus 1:8-14; 3:1-15 / Hearts and Hands |
2018
2017
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January |
July
2/ Matthew 4:18-22, Luke 9:1-6 / Journeying / sermon by Richard Larraga 9/ Matthew 11:25-30 / Words That Inspire / sermon by Ken Henderson 16/ John 14:25-31 / Remember What Your Mother Told You / sermon by Bert Cote 23/ Micah 6:1-8 / Let’s Take a Walk / sermon by Eric Harting 30/ Ephesians 4:1-16 / Standing Firm |
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February |
August
6/ Matthew 13:31-33 / Kingdom Power 13/ Matthew 14:13-21 / The Ultimate Picnic 20/ Matthew 14:22-33 / Stand By Me 27/ Matthew 20:1-16 / Great Expectations |
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December
3/ Daniel 3:1,8-30 / Thrown Into Life’s Fires 10/ Matthew / All Things New 17/ Pageant 24/ Christmas Eve 31/ |
2016
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February |
August |
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September |
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October |
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May |
November
6 / Jonah 1:1-17; 3:1-10; 4:1-11 / Morning Meditation 13 / Isaiah 6:1-8 / Called to Serve 20 / Psalm 118 / Thank You / sermon by Matt Putvinski 27 / Isaiah 2:1-5 / A Message for All Ages |
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June
5 / 1 Kings 17:18-24 / Morning Message 12 / Luke 7:36-8:3 / What’s Faith got to do with It? 19 / Galatians 3:23-29 / Children of God 26 / Luke 9:51-62 / Taking a Journey with God / sermon by Bert Cote |
2015
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July (sermons are by Rev. Beth Rogers, unless otherwise noted)
5 / Ecclesiastes 9:7, John 6:25-35 / Revelations through Bread 12 / Psalm 34:8, Romans 14:2-6 / Revelations through Food 19 / Psalm 23 / God Wants Me / sermon by Bert Cote 26 / James 5:13-18 / Revelations through Social Media |
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February
1 / Mark 1:21-38 / Uncomfortable Miracles / sermon by Beth Rogers 8 / Mark 1:29-39 / Healed to Serve 22 / Genesis 9:8-17 / Covenant of Love |
August (sermons are by Rev. Beth Rogers, unless otherwise noted)
2 / Psalm 150 / Revelations through Music 9 / Deuteronomy 14:22-29 / Revelations through Giving 16 / 23 / 1 Kings 8:1, 6, 10-11 / Open / sermon by Rev. Bonnie Steinroeder 30 / Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-22 / Inside Out / sermon by Rev. Bonnie Steinroeder |
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March |
September (sermons are by Rev. Bonnie Steinroeder, unless otherwise noted) |
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
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April
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July
August
September
October 17 / Luke 18:1-8 / Tell it to the Judge November |
Children’s Moments Archives
2021
| January | |
| 1/3/2021 | Epiphany: Conjunction Junction |
| February | |
| 2/7/2021 | Jesus Lived for Us! |
| March | |
| 3/3/2021 | Never Have I Ever |
| 3/28/2021 | Hindsight |
| April | |
| 4/4/2021 | The Light |
| May | |
| 5/2/2021 | Staying Connected – Jesus and the Vine |
| 5/23/2021 | Pentecostal Popcorn |
| June | |
| 6/6/2021 | |
| July | |
| 7/4/2021 | |
| August | |
| September | |
| 9/5/2021 | The Persistent Parent |
| October | |
| 10/3/2021 | |
| November | |
| 11/7/2021 | |
| December | |
| 12/5/2021 |
2020
| January | |
| 1/5/2020 | |
| 1/12/2020 | |
| 1/19/2020 | |
| 1/26/2020 | |
| February | |
| 2/2/2020 | |
| 2/9/2020 | |
| 2/16/2020 | |
| 2/23/2020 | |
| March | |
| 3/1/2020 | |
| 3/8/2020 | |
| 3/15/2020 | |
| 3/22/2020 | |
| 3/29/2020 | |
| April | |
| 4/5/2020 | Palm Sunday2020 |
| 4/12/2020 | Easter 2020 |
| 4/19/2020 | |
| 4/26/2020 | |
| May | |
| 5/3/2020 | Pentecost |
| 5/10/2020 | |
| 5/17/2020 | |
| 5/24/2020 | |
| 5/31/2020 | |
| June | |
| 6/7/2020 | |
| 6/14/2020 | |
| 6/21/2020 | |
| 6/28/2020 | |
| July | |
| 7/5/2020 | Where’s Miss Cynthia |
| 7/12/2020 | |
| 7/19/2020 | |
| 7/26/2020 | |
| August | |
| 8/2/2020 | Some Good News |
| 8/9/2020 | |
| 8/16/2020 | |
| 8/23/2020 | |
| 8/30/2020 | |
| September | |
| 9/6/2020 | Fences or Bridges |
| 9/13/2020 | |
| 9/20/2020 | |
| 9/27/2020 | |
| October | |
| 10/4/2020 | |
| 10/11/2020 | |
| 10/18/2020 | |
| 10/25/2020 | |
| November | |
| 11/1/2020 | |
| 11/8/2020 | |
| 11/15/2020 | |
| 11/22/2020 | |
| 11/29/2020 | |
| December | |
| 12/6/2020 | |
| 12/13/2020 | |
| 12/20/2020 | |
| 12/27/2020 |
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