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Please join us for Sunday Service in the Sanctuary and via Zoom.
Hope to see you there!
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BELCHERTOWN UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
January 23, 2022 – 9:30 AM
In-Person & Zoom Online
Invitation, Order of Worship & Announcements
In-Sanctuary
&
Zoom Virtual Sunday Service
1-23-2022
Lay Leader: Sally Shattuck
+ + +
To Join the Service
By Computer
Please click (control + click) on the following link, by 9:25 AM and follow the prompts:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/715073542?pwd=UWlLWGNobVdTVWhwRGhHclVFZ2p2UT09
By Phone
Dial: (253) 215 8782
Meeting ID: 715 073 542, followed by #, (no participant code - #)
While Mrs. Shattuck will be leading this Sunday’s service on Zoom from her home, the sanctuary will be open to all who wish to view the monitor and gather together.
Please stay bundled up as the church will be at about 60oF.
Belchertown United Church of Christ
January 23, 2022
Lay Leader- Sally Shattuck
WELCOME
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OPENING PRAYER
O God, who gives us strength when we feel weak, we gather to hear your Word, sing your songs, and give you praise. We know that you are always with us, and we are grateful. Help us to live our lives in ways that show you are near. Thank you for your presence and constant care for us —in worship, and in each day of our lives. Amen.
OPENING MUSIC: Here I Am Lord
CALL TO WORSHIP Please read the words in bold print
One: This day is holy to the Lord your God.
Many: Let us come ready to see, hear, and touch the Word of God.
One: Do not mourn or weep, and do not be grieved.
Many: How can we be sad when we can experience God’s Word and know God’s love through our worship together?
All: The joy of the Lord is our strength. Let us come together to worship the God of joy, strength, and love.
SCRIPTURE READINGS:
Nehemiah 8: 1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Luke 4: 14-21
GLORIA PATRI: PLEASE READ THE WORDS TOGETHER
“Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.” Amen.
MESSAGE Did You Hear the Good News?
OFFERING OUR GIFTS
*PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
*CLOSING MUSIC: I Am the Light of the World
*BENEDICTION
Christ has no body but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now on earth but yours.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
VIRTUAL PASSING OF THE PEACE
Today’s Scripture Readings
Luke 4: 14-21 Jesus returned to Galilee with the power of the Spirit. News about him spread everywhere. He taught in the Jewish synagogues, and everyone praised him. Jesus went back to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and as usual he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath. When he stood up to read from the Scriptures, he was given the book of Isaiah the prophet. He opened it and read, “The Lord's Spirit has come to me, because he has chosen me to tell the good news to the poor. The Lord has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners, to give sight to the blind, to free everyone who suffers, and to say, ‘This is the year the Lord has chosen.’ ” Jesus closed the book, then handed it back to the man in charge and sat down. Everyone in the synagogue looked straight at Jesus. Then Jesus said to them, “What you have just heard me read has come true today.”
Nehemiah 8: 1-3, 5-6, 8-10 The first day of the seventh month,[a]the people came together in the open area in front of the Water Gate. Then they asked Ezra, who was a teacher of the Law of Moses, to read to them from this Law that the Lord had given his people. Ezra the priest came with the Law and stood before the crowd of men, women, and the children who were old enough to understand. 3 From early morning till noon, he read the Law of Moses to them, and they listened carefully.
5 Ezra was up on the high platform, where he could be seen by everyone, and when he opened the book, they all stood up. 6 Ezra praised the great Lord God, and the people shouted, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed with their faces to the ground and worshiped the Lord.
7-8 After this, the Levites went among the people, explaining the meaning of what Ezra had read.
9 The people started crying when God’s Law was read to them. Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher, and the Levites who had been teaching the people all said, “This is a special day for the Lord your God. So don’t be sad and don’t cry!”
10 Nehemiah told the people, “Enjoy your good food and wine and share some with those who didn’t have anything to bring. Don’t be sad! This is a special day for the Lord, and he will make you happy and strong.”
+ + +
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRAYER REQUESTS – You are invited to Personal Message your requests for prayers of joy or concern on the church FaceBook page - www.facebook.com/BelchertownUnitedChurchOfChrist and note desire whether or not to mention during Sunday worship. Peace and wellness to all.
ANNUAL MEETING of BUCC – Please mark your calendars and plan to attend on February 27, 2022.
REPORTS DUE for ANNUAL REPORT – Officers and various ministry leaders, please provide Marcelle with your annual reports by February 13, 2022. Thanks.
PARKING LOT IS PAVED! You can use the handicapped spaces in the BUCC parking lot. But continue to park in the town lot and along Park Street as most of the lot is still fenced off.
SUPPORT BUCC WHILE YOU SHOP!
By starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com
AMAZON DONATES 0.5% of the price of
your eligible AmazonSmile purchases
to Belchertown United Church of Christ (BUCC)
AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know.
Register TODAY!!!!!
You shop. Amazon gives.
WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND WEDNESDAY Please join us Wednesday evenings for this fun, virtual, get together . We will meet via Zoom, at 6:30pm to share, well, what's on your mind. For about 45 minutes, Jen LeBeau will be guest hosting for Bob Stephens in January for an open Zoom discussion of relevant topics of the day, or yesterday for that matter, and when possible, sprinkle in opportunities for us to grow in faith. So, zoom us up and join the conversation (or if you don't feel like talking, listen to others) we would love to see you.
By Computer
Please click (control + click) on the following link, by 6:25PM and follow the prompts:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/715073542?pwd=UWlLWGNobVdTVWhwRGhHclVFZ2p2UT09
By Phone
Dial: (253) 215 8782
Meeting ID: 715 073 542, followed by #, (no participant code - #)
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: 9am-2pm, Tues through Fri
Belchertown United Church of Christ
18 Park Street, P. O. Box 603
Belchertown, MA 01007
Church Office Phone: (413) 323-7442
Church Office email: belchertownucc@gmail.com
BELCHERTOWN UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
January 23, 2022 – 9:30 AM
In-Person & Zoom Online
Invitation, Order of Worship & Announcements
In-Sanctuary
&
Zoom Virtual Sunday Service
1-23-2022
Lay Leader: Sally Shattuck
+ + +
To Join the Service
By Computer
Please click (control + click) on the following link, by 9:25 AM and follow the prompts:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/715073542?pwd=UWlLWGNobVdTVWhwRGhHclVFZ2p2UT09
By Phone
Dial: (253) 215 8782
Meeting ID: 715 073 542, followed by #, (no participant code - #)
While Mrs. Shattuck will be leading this Sunday’s service on Zoom from her home, the sanctuary will be open to all who wish to view the monitor and gather together.
Please stay bundled up as the church will be at about 60oF.
Belchertown United Church of Christ
January 23, 2022
Lay Leader- Sally Shattuck
WELCOME
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OPENING PRAYER
O God, who gives us strength when we feel weak, we gather to hear your Word, sing your songs, and give you praise. We know that you are always with us, and we are grateful. Help us to live our lives in ways that show you are near. Thank you for your presence and constant care for us —in worship, and in each day of our lives. Amen.
OPENING MUSIC: Here I Am Lord
CALL TO WORSHIP Please read the words in bold print
One: This day is holy to the Lord your God.
Many: Let us come ready to see, hear, and touch the Word of God.
One: Do not mourn or weep, and do not be grieved.
Many: How can we be sad when we can experience God’s Word and know God’s love through our worship together?
All: The joy of the Lord is our strength. Let us come together to worship the God of joy, strength, and love.
SCRIPTURE READINGS:
Nehemiah 8: 1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Luke 4: 14-21
GLORIA PATRI: PLEASE READ THE WORDS TOGETHER
“Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.” Amen.
MESSAGE Did You Hear the Good News?
OFFERING OUR GIFTS
*PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
*CLOSING MUSIC: I Am the Light of the World
*BENEDICTION
Christ has no body but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now on earth but yours.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
VIRTUAL PASSING OF THE PEACE
Today’s Scripture Readings
Luke 4: 14-21 Jesus returned to Galilee with the power of the Spirit. News about him spread everywhere. He taught in the Jewish synagogues, and everyone praised him. Jesus went back to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and as usual he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath. When he stood up to read from the Scriptures, he was given the book of Isaiah the prophet. He opened it and read, “The Lord's Spirit has come to me, because he has chosen me to tell the good news to the poor. The Lord has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners, to give sight to the blind, to free everyone who suffers, and to say, ‘This is the year the Lord has chosen.’ ” Jesus closed the book, then handed it back to the man in charge and sat down. Everyone in the synagogue looked straight at Jesus. Then Jesus said to them, “What you have just heard me read has come true today.”
Nehemiah 8: 1-3, 5-6, 8-10 The first day of the seventh month,[a]the people came together in the open area in front of the Water Gate. Then they asked Ezra, who was a teacher of the Law of Moses, to read to them from this Law that the Lord had given his people. Ezra the priest came with the Law and stood before the crowd of men, women, and the children who were old enough to understand. 3 From early morning till noon, he read the Law of Moses to them, and they listened carefully.
5 Ezra was up on the high platform, where he could be seen by everyone, and when he opened the book, they all stood up. 6 Ezra praised the great Lord God, and the people shouted, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed with their faces to the ground and worshiped the Lord.
7-8 After this, the Levites went among the people, explaining the meaning of what Ezra had read.
9 The people started crying when God’s Law was read to them. Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher, and the Levites who had been teaching the people all said, “This is a special day for the Lord your God. So don’t be sad and don’t cry!”
10 Nehemiah told the people, “Enjoy your good food and wine and share some with those who didn’t have anything to bring. Don’t be sad! This is a special day for the Lord, and he will make you happy and strong.”
+ + +
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRAYER REQUESTS – You are invited to Personal Message your requests for prayers of joy or concern on the church FaceBook page - www.facebook.com/BelchertownUnitedChurchOfChrist and note desire whether or not to mention during Sunday worship. Peace and wellness to all.
ANNUAL MEETING of BUCC – Please mark your calendars and plan to attend on February 27, 2022.
REPORTS DUE for ANNUAL REPORT – Officers and various ministry leaders, please provide Marcelle with your annual reports by February 13, 2022. Thanks.
PARKING LOT IS PAVED! You can use the handicapped spaces in the BUCC parking lot. But continue to park in the town lot and along Park Street as most of the lot is still fenced off.
SUPPORT BUCC WHILE YOU SHOP!
By starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com
AMAZON DONATES 0.5% of the price of
your eligible AmazonSmile purchases
to Belchertown United Church of Christ (BUCC)
AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know.
Register TODAY!!!!!
You shop. Amazon gives.
WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND WEDNESDAY Please join us Wednesday evenings for this fun, virtual, get together . We will meet via Zoom, at 6:30pm to share, well, what's on your mind. For about 45 minutes, Jen LeBeau will be guest hosting for Bob Stephens in January for an open Zoom discussion of relevant topics of the day, or yesterday for that matter, and when possible, sprinkle in opportunities for us to grow in faith. So, zoom us up and join the conversation (or if you don't feel like talking, listen to others) we would love to see you.
By Computer
Please click (control + click) on the following link, by 6:25PM and follow the prompts:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/715073542?pwd=UWlLWGNobVdTVWhwRGhHclVFZ2p2UT09
By Phone
Dial: (253) 215 8782
Meeting ID: 715 073 542, followed by #, (no participant code - #)
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: 9am-2pm, Tues through Fri
Belchertown United Church of Christ
18 Park Street, P. O. Box 603
Belchertown, MA 01007
Church Office Phone: (413) 323-7442
Church Office email: belchertownucc@gmail.com
Please join us for Sunday Service in the Sanctuary and via Zoom.
Hope to see you there!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BELCHERTOWN UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
January 23, 2022 – 9:30 AM
In-Person & Zoom Online
Invitation, Order of Worship & Announcements
In-Sanctuary
&
Zoom Virtual Sunday Service
1-23-2022
Lay Leader: Sally Shattuck
+ + +
To Join the Service
By Computer
Please click (control + click) on the following link, by 9:25 AM and follow the prompts:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/715073542?pwd=UWlLWGNobVdTVWhwRGhHclVFZ2p2UT09
By Phone
Dial: (253) 215 8782
Meeting ID: 715 073 542, followed by #, (no participant code - #)
While Mrs. Shattuck will be leading this Sunday’s service on Zoom from her home, the sanctuary will be open to all who wish to view the monitor and gather together.
Please stay bundled up as the church will be at about 60oF.
Belchertown United Church of Christ
January 23, 2022
Lay Leader- Sally Shattuck
WELCOME
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OPENING PRAYER
O God, who gives us strength when we feel weak, we gather to hear your Word, sing your songs, and give you praise. We know that you are always with us, and we are grateful. Help us to live our lives in ways that show you are near. Thank you for your presence and constant care for us —in worship, and in each day of our lives. Amen.
OPENING MUSIC: Here I Am Lord
CALL TO WORSHIP Please read the words in bold print
One: This day is holy to the Lord your God.
Many: Let us come ready to see, hear, and touch the Word of God.
One: Do not mourn or weep, and do not be grieved.
Many: How can we be sad when we can experience God’s Word and know God’s love through our worship together?
All: The joy of the Lord is our strength. Let us come together to worship the God of joy, strength, and love.
SCRIPTURE READINGS:
Nehemiah 8: 1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Luke 4: 14-21
GLORIA PATRI: PLEASE READ THE WORDS TOGETHER
“Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.” Amen.
MESSAGE Did You Hear the Good News?
OFFERING OUR GIFTS
*PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
*CLOSING MUSIC: I Am the Light of the World
*BENEDICTION
Christ has no body but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now on earth but yours.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
VIRTUAL PASSING OF THE PEACE
Today’s Scripture Readings
Luke 4: 14-21 Jesus returned to Galilee with the power of the Spirit. News about him spread everywhere. He taught in the Jewish synagogues, and everyone praised him. Jesus went back to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and as usual he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath. When he stood up to read from the Scriptures, he was given the book of Isaiah the prophet. He opened it and read, “The Lord's Spirit has come to me, because he has chosen me to tell the good news to the poor. The Lord has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners, to give sight to the blind, to free everyone who suffers, and to say, ‘This is the year the Lord has chosen.’ ” Jesus closed the book, then handed it back to the man in charge and sat down. Everyone in the synagogue looked straight at Jesus. Then Jesus said to them, “What you have just heard me read has come true today.”
Nehemiah 8: 1-3, 5-6, 8-10 The first day of the seventh month,[a]the people came together in the open area in front of the Water Gate. Then they asked Ezra, who was a teacher of the Law of Moses, to read to them from this Law that the Lord had given his people. Ezra the priest came with the Law and stood before the crowd of men, women, and the children who were old enough to understand. 3 From early morning till noon, he read the Law of Moses to them, and they listened carefully.
5 Ezra was up on the high platform, where he could be seen by everyone, and when he opened the book, they all stood up. 6 Ezra praised the great Lord God, and the people shouted, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed with their faces to the ground and worshiped the Lord.
7-8 After this, the Levites went among the people, explaining the meaning of what Ezra had read.
9 The people started crying when God’s Law was read to them. Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher, and the Levites who had been teaching the people all said, “This is a special day for the Lord your God. So don’t be sad and don’t cry!”
10 Nehemiah told the people, “Enjoy your good food and wine and share some with those who didn’t have anything to bring. Don’t be sad! This is a special day for the Lord, and he will make you happy and strong.”
+ + +
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRAYER REQUESTS – You are invited to Personal Message your requests for prayers of joy or concern on the church FaceBook page - www.facebook.com/BelchertownUnitedChurchOfChrist and note desire whether or not to mention during Sunday worship. Peace and wellness to all.
ANNUAL MEETING of BUCC – Please mark your calendars and plan to attend on February 27, 2022.
REPORTS DUE for ANNUAL REPORT – Officers and various ministry leaders, please provide Marcelle with your annual reports by February 13, 2022. Thanks.
PARKING LOT IS PAVED! You can use the handicapped spaces in the BUCC parking lot. But continue to park in the town lot and along Park Street as most of the lot is still fenced off.
SUPPORT BUCC WHILE YOU SHOP!
By starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com
AMAZON DONATES 0.5% of the price of
your eligible AmazonSmile purchases
to Belchertown United Church of Christ (BUCC)
AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know.
Register TODAY!!!!!
You shop. Amazon gives.
WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND WEDNESDAY Please join us Wednesday evenings for this fun, virtual, get together . We will meet via Zoom, at 6:30pm to share, well, what's on your mind. For about 45 minutes, Jen LeBeau will be guest hosting for Bob Stephens in January for an open Zoom discussion of relevant topics of the day, or yesterday for that matter, and when possible, sprinkle in opportunities for us to grow in faith. So, zoom us up and join the conversation (or if you don't feel like talking, listen to others) we would love to see you.
By Computer
Please click (control + click) on the following link, by 6:25PM and follow the prompts:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/715073542?pwd=UWlLWGNobVdTVWhwRGhHclVFZ2p2UT09
By Phone
Dial: (253) 215 8782
Meeting ID: 715 073 542, followed by #, (no participant code - #)
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: 9am-2pm, Tues through Fri
Belchertown United Church of Christ
18 Park Street, P. O. Box 603
Belchertown, MA 01007
Church Office Phone: (413) 323-7442
Church Office email: belchertownucc@gmail.com
BELCHERTOWN UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
January 23, 2022 – 9:30 AM
In-Person & Zoom Online
Invitation, Order of Worship & Announcements
In-Sanctuary
&
Zoom Virtual Sunday Service
1-23-2022
Lay Leader: Sally Shattuck
+ + +
To Join the Service
By Computer
Please click (control + click) on the following link, by 9:25 AM and follow the prompts:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/715073542?pwd=UWlLWGNobVdTVWhwRGhHclVFZ2p2UT09
By Phone
Dial: (253) 215 8782
Meeting ID: 715 073 542, followed by #, (no participant code - #)
While Mrs. Shattuck will be leading this Sunday’s service on Zoom from her home, the sanctuary will be open to all who wish to view the monitor and gather together.
Please stay bundled up as the church will be at about 60oF.
Belchertown United Church of Christ
January 23, 2022
Lay Leader- Sally Shattuck
WELCOME
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OPENING PRAYER
O God, who gives us strength when we feel weak, we gather to hear your Word, sing your songs, and give you praise. We know that you are always with us, and we are grateful. Help us to live our lives in ways that show you are near. Thank you for your presence and constant care for us —in worship, and in each day of our lives. Amen.
OPENING MUSIC: Here I Am Lord
CALL TO WORSHIP Please read the words in bold print
One: This day is holy to the Lord your God.
Many: Let us come ready to see, hear, and touch the Word of God.
One: Do not mourn or weep, and do not be grieved.
Many: How can we be sad when we can experience God’s Word and know God’s love through our worship together?
All: The joy of the Lord is our strength. Let us come together to worship the God of joy, strength, and love.
SCRIPTURE READINGS:
Nehemiah 8: 1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Luke 4: 14-21
GLORIA PATRI: PLEASE READ THE WORDS TOGETHER
“Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.” Amen.
MESSAGE Did You Hear the Good News?
OFFERING OUR GIFTS
*PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
*CLOSING MUSIC: I Am the Light of the World
*BENEDICTION
Christ has no body but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now on earth but yours.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
VIRTUAL PASSING OF THE PEACE
Today’s Scripture Readings
Luke 4: 14-21 Jesus returned to Galilee with the power of the Spirit. News about him spread everywhere. He taught in the Jewish synagogues, and everyone praised him. Jesus went back to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and as usual he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath. When he stood up to read from the Scriptures, he was given the book of Isaiah the prophet. He opened it and read, “The Lord's Spirit has come to me, because he has chosen me to tell the good news to the poor. The Lord has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners, to give sight to the blind, to free everyone who suffers, and to say, ‘This is the year the Lord has chosen.’ ” Jesus closed the book, then handed it back to the man in charge and sat down. Everyone in the synagogue looked straight at Jesus. Then Jesus said to them, “What you have just heard me read has come true today.”
Nehemiah 8: 1-3, 5-6, 8-10 The first day of the seventh month,[a]the people came together in the open area in front of the Water Gate. Then they asked Ezra, who was a teacher of the Law of Moses, to read to them from this Law that the Lord had given his people. Ezra the priest came with the Law and stood before the crowd of men, women, and the children who were old enough to understand. 3 From early morning till noon, he read the Law of Moses to them, and they listened carefully.
5 Ezra was up on the high platform, where he could be seen by everyone, and when he opened the book, they all stood up. 6 Ezra praised the great Lord God, and the people shouted, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed with their faces to the ground and worshiped the Lord.
7-8 After this, the Levites went among the people, explaining the meaning of what Ezra had read.
9 The people started crying when God’s Law was read to them. Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher, and the Levites who had been teaching the people all said, “This is a special day for the Lord your God. So don’t be sad and don’t cry!”
10 Nehemiah told the people, “Enjoy your good food and wine and share some with those who didn’t have anything to bring. Don’t be sad! This is a special day for the Lord, and he will make you happy and strong.”
+ + +
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRAYER REQUESTS – You are invited to Personal Message your requests for prayers of joy or concern on the church FaceBook page - www.facebook.com/BelchertownUnitedChurchOfChrist and note desire whether or not to mention during Sunday worship. Peace and wellness to all.
ANNUAL MEETING of BUCC – Please mark your calendars and plan to attend on February 27, 2022.
REPORTS DUE for ANNUAL REPORT – Officers and various ministry leaders, please provide Marcelle with your annual reports by February 13, 2022. Thanks.
PARKING LOT IS PAVED! You can use the handicapped spaces in the BUCC parking lot. But continue to park in the town lot and along Park Street as most of the lot is still fenced off.
SUPPORT BUCC WHILE YOU SHOP!
By starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com
AMAZON DONATES 0.5% of the price of
your eligible AmazonSmile purchases
to Belchertown United Church of Christ (BUCC)
AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know.
Register TODAY!!!!!
You shop. Amazon gives.
WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND WEDNESDAY Please join us Wednesday evenings for this fun, virtual, get together . We will meet via Zoom, at 6:30pm to share, well, what's on your mind. For about 45 minutes, Jen LeBeau will be guest hosting for Bob Stephens in January for an open Zoom discussion of relevant topics of the day, or yesterday for that matter, and when possible, sprinkle in opportunities for us to grow in faith. So, zoom us up and join the conversation (or if you don't feel like talking, listen to others) we would love to see you.
By Computer
Please click (control + click) on the following link, by 6:25PM and follow the prompts:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/715073542?pwd=UWlLWGNobVdTVWhwRGhHclVFZ2p2UT09
By Phone
Dial: (253) 215 8782
Meeting ID: 715 073 542, followed by #, (no participant code - #)
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: 9am-2pm, Tues through Fri
Belchertown United Church of Christ
18 Park Street, P. O. Box 603
Belchertown, MA 01007
Church Office Phone: (413) 323-7442
Church Office email: belchertownucc@gmail.com
