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What Does a Church Do During a Pandemic?

Well, if that church is Newman UCC, we create new programmembership into the church as well as those who are looking to ming... programming you may have been looking for. strengthen their knowledge of the Bible, faith practices and what

Launching on September 20 is a new Faith Formation program it means to belong. for those between the ages of 13 and 113. (Although honestly, if Faith-FULL Affirmations is a three-module program which will someone who is 114 wants to join in... we will let them) be offered on Sunday mornings at 9am using the oom platform.

We are calling it Faith-FULL Affirmations, though some may call You are invited to participate in one module, two modules, or all it “Confirmation For All Ages.” Others may even call it “Membership three if you’d like. Classes.” And you know what? They would all be right. ~ The first module is Bible Boot Camp, a great place for begin

Our new program, Faith-Full Affirmations is a “Confirmation”- ners as well as for those who wish to brush up on their Bible skills. style program for adults AND youth. It is for anyone seeking ~The second module is Belief & Belongings, and this is where we get into what it means to be part of a faith community. We’ll discuss theology, church history, and learn more about our Over 20 ears Experience in the Local Community denomination, the United Church of Christ. ~The third module is Faith Practices, an EST. 1994 opportunity to look at many of the traditional Christian practices and discover new ways to deepen our faith Line Striping • Residential Driveways • Commercial Repair If you’ve read this far... great! Stay with me... this stuff is exciting! ~ For those in our faith community who have sought a “Confirmation” program, this is it! ~ For those who have been worshiping with us for some time and would like to take the next step and become a formal “member” of the church, this is it! ~ For those who are seeking to deepen your connection in our faith community while learning more about this thing called faith, this is it! This program is for you! Each module is scheduled for five (5) consecutive Sunday mornings. Here›s the schedule: Bible Boot Camp - September 20 - October 18 Beliefs & Belongings - November 1 - 29 Faith Practices - January 3 – 31 If you would like to participate, contact Pastor Timoth Sylvia at 401-434-4742 ext. 11.

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Shepherd’s Pie

Take Out Dinner

The First Christian Congregational Church, UCC located at 1113 GAR Highway, Swansea, MA is holding a Shepherd’s Pie Take Out Dinner on Saturday, September 26, 2020 with small and large sizes available from a drive-by contact-free pick-up station in the Church parking lot between 1 - 5 pm. Dinners MUST be reserved in advance by calling our church office at 508-673-7179, emailing the church office at churchoffice@ uccswansea.org, or by calling Bob Paige at 508-514-0840. This is a free will donation event open to All. After reserving a dinner, you will be given a scheduled contact-free pick-up time in the parking lot at 1113 GAR Highway, Swansea at the pick-up station.