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Memorial Baptist Church located at 340 Central Avenue, Seekonk, MA 02771 will be presenting the following outdoor concerts (weather permitting) on our beautiful church lawn. If weather is bad, the concert will be moved indoors. A free will offering will be taken at all our concerts.

August 6, 2022 at 6:00 PM.....”Mark 209!” Coming to us from Tennessee, one of our most popular groups will be back on their New England tour and will be presenting a concert at our church.... You don’t want to miss this one ? So, come one, come all and help us fill up our church lawn as we listen and enjoy together the

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August 20, 2022 at 6:00 PM...The group “Unshaken” will be presenting a concert on the church lawn so please come out and enjoy an evening of music, worship and praise.

Upcoming Event: Mark your calendars for September 10, 2022 at 6:00 PM. The one and only “Brad White” from Tennessee will be returning for his yearly concert at our church. This will be an inside concert as we enjoy the vocals, piano, and saxophone of Brad White. Brad has had two Grammy nominations, been to all 50 states, all 10 Canadian Provinces and over 60 countries. Brad has been coming to our church every year for many years now (exception ‘covid’). Brad is multi-talented and we always look forward with great anticipation to hearing and seeing him each year. We are very fortunate that Brad is able to fit us in to his busy schedule. We can all look forward to an evening of fun, worship, fellowship and praise. For more information, please call our church office at (508) 761-5142 or e-mail at Seekonkmbc@gmail.com

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Seekonk Congregational Church In Person Sunday Services

We hope you will join us each week at Seekonk Congregational Church UCC at 9:30 AM in the Sanctuary at 600 Fall River Avenue, Seekonk, MA for our weekly service. Please come if you feel comfortable, all are welcome, masks are optional. We will continue to record our services and they are available the following day at Seekonk Congregational Church YouTube and on Cable 9 Seekonk at 10 AM each morning.

Upcoming Seekonk Congregational Church Events/Services • August 7 - SCC-UCC Family Picnic, begins right after church at 10:30 • Sept 11 – 9:30 AM Celebration Sunday – Teachers and Communion

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School begins • Sept 30 – Chili Bake Off & Dessert

Auction Returns in Person. For Information contact Pat Smith at 401429-8696 • Oct 15 – 9 AM to 1 PM Grandma’s

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Christmas Bazaar selling only Grandma’s attic items, jewelry and a Drawing Table • Nov 5 – 5 PM Harvest Supper Returns in Person • Dec 3 – Christmas Bazaar Returns in Person – virtual ordering will be available

If you have any questions on the above, please email Donna.euell@gmail.com or call the church office at 508-336-9355. All events are open to All.

Church Picnic/Cookout September 11, 2022 from 11am-2pm

All are Welcome!

You are cordially invited you to our Church Picnic / Cookout! Curious about Newman UCC and its mission within the community? Join us for Outdoor Worship on Sunday, September 11 at 10am in the Pine Grove adjacent to our building, then stay for the picnic / cookout! We are asking folks to bring their lawn chair, lawn games and a side dish or dessert to share. We will provide the hamburgers & hot dogs, rolls and drinks! Please sign-up at newmanucc.org so we can plan accordingly. This event is open to the public. In case of inclement weather, Worship will take place in the Sanctuary and the picnic / cookout will be held in Memorial Hall at the above-mentioned times.

Church School Kick-Off Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 9am

You and your family are invited to join us for Church School! This upcoming year we will explore various units about spirituality, faith, and what it means to be a part of the Jesus movement. After worship, stick around and join our community for our annual picnic and cookout. For additional information please contact Christy Wynveen at (401) 434-4742 X13 or email newmanucc.ce@gmail.com.

Ice Cream Sundays!

Sunday, September 18 & 25, 2022 at 11:15am

NCC invites the youth in your home for an Ice Cream Sunday! During our time together we will build ice cream sundaes, get to know other youth, and share ideas of what adventures the youth group might try in the upcoming year.

A Middle School Youth Group Ice Cream Sunday for youth in grades 6-8 will take place on Sunday, September 18. A High School Youth Group Ice Cream Sunday for youth in grades 9-12 will take place on September 25. Both events will take place outdoors in the church pine grove. If the weather is inclement, we will gather indoors. For additional information please contact Christy Wynveen at (401) 434-4742 X13 or email at newmanucc.ce@gmail.com.

This Here Flesh - Racial Justice Book Discussions

As part of Newman Congregational Church, United Church of Christ’s ongoing commitment to education and dialogue on structural racism and white supremacy, we invite the wider community to process. Masks will be required as there will be situations where physical distancing is not possible and the vaccination/health status of volunteers and guests cannot always be known. Volunteers who are able to lift bags weighing up to 15 pounds are especially needed to assist guests in carrying their groceries to their cars or to the bus stop. If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please visit the Pantry’s website at EPBreadofLife.org or call the Pantry at 401-434-4742.

The Bread of Life Food Pantry is a collaborative ecumenical effort of five East Providence churches: Bethany Church of the Nazarene, Church of the Epiphany, Evangelical Covenant Church of Riverside, Newman Congregational Church and St. Margaret Church. The Pantry is located at Newman Congregational Church, 100 Newman Avenue, and is open twice each month, on the second and fourth Tuesdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Through August, the Pantry is operating as a drive-through distribution in the church parking lot. The Pantry welcomes all those in need of food assistance. For more information about the Bread of Life Food Pantry, visit the Pantry’s website at EPBreadOfLife.org; email the Pantry at EastProvBreadOfLife@gmail.com ; or call 401-434-4742.

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participate in our monthly book discussions.

The book group meets using the Zoom platform on Monday evenings from 7:00pm to 8:30pm EST over three consecutive weeks each month. Discussions on Cole Arthur Riley’s This Here Flesh will be held on September 12, 19 and 26.

Interested in participating? Visit our website to register at newmanucc.org/ministries/ racial-justice. You may also contact Pastor Timoth Sylvia at 401-434-4742 ext. 11 with questions or to add your name to an upcoming discussion.

Bread of Life Food Pantry to resume

Indoor Food Distributions

Since March 2020 when the Covid pandemic began, the Bread of Life Food Pantry has been operating as an outdoor distribution in the parking lot of Newman Congregational Church, UCC. The Pantry will resume its indoor distribution on September 13. Modifications to the indoor distribution as it was carried out before Covid will be made to create less crowding in the various Pantry spaces and to shorten the time that it takes for guests to complete the