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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Will Your Church be Represented? Annual Meeting ~ June 21 & 22 - Per SNEUCC Bylaws, “Each Local Church shall elect delegates to the SNE Conference for one-year terms based on their membership as of the preceding December 31. Churches with 0-300 members shall have three (3) delegates.” ( Annual Meeting Info & Registration ) If you are interested in being one of three representing BUCC please advise Dave C.
LOAVES & FISHES will be Thursday, April 25, 2024. We will need Shepard’s Pie, Salad, Brownies and Servers. See sign up sheets or contact Sue Stephens (413) 427-9674
BUCC’S BOUTIQUE OF TREASURES is open in the Parish House Sun 10:30 to 12:30, Tues 9 to 11:30, Wed 10-1:00pm. The Boutique offers jewelry, collectibles, new and used items. Stop by and see!!
LIKE TO SING? Then you are invited to join the BUCC choir. Practice every Thursday at 7 PM in either the sanctuary or the parish house and Rejoice. See Sally for more information.
PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE – A list of organizations accepting donations is available in the sanctuary or emailed upon request from the church office. We have also contacted Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Ludlow to identify material donations being gathered to be shipped to Europe. Their wish list with Amazon is available through the link I Stand with Ukraine. Please donate as you are able.
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.
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: 9am-2pm, Tues through Fri
Belchertown United Church of Christ,18 Park Street, P. O. Box 603
Belchertown, MA 01007Church Office Phone: (413) 323-7442
Church Office email: belchertownucc@gmail.com
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Please join us for this Sundays Service in the Sanctuary:
BELCHERTOWN UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
April 21, 2024 – 9:30 AM
In-Person & Zoom Online
Invitation, Order of Worship & Announcements
In-Sanctuary
&
Zoom Virtual Sunday Service
4-21-2024
Lay Leaders: Tom & 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 - #)
Belchertown United Church of Christ
April 21, 2024
Lay Leaders – Tom Shattuck and Sally Shattuck
WELCOME
No matter who you are, whatever your life circumstance, and wherever you are in your journey of faith, we welcome you! Jesus welcomes you!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHORAL INTORIT: This is the Day That Our God Has Made
CALL TO WORSHIP:
Please join together in reading this morning’s Call to Worship by reading the words in BOLD.
One: When we are scattered, Jesus our Good Shepherd gathers us in.
Many: When we are lost and lonely, we can depend on Christ’s love.
One: When we are oppressed, Jesus our Good Shepherd cares for us.
Many: When we are threatened because of who we are, we can depend on Christ’s protection.
One: We know Christ, because Christ’s tenderness has guided us for generations.
Many: Christ knows us by name. Christ will lay down his very life for our sake.
One: Let us worship our Good Shepherd, who cares for all of us with fierce love.
Many: Let us give thanks for Christ’s presence with us.
OPENING PRAYER
*OPENING HYMN: #518 This Is a Day of New Beginnings
CHILDREN’S STORY: The Butterfly
SCRIPTURE READINGS:
Psalm 23
John 10:11-18
*GLORIA PATRI
Glory be to the Father and to the son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
MESSAGE: Change: Beginning a New Life
OFFERING
OFFERTORY PRAYER:
*DOXOLOGY
CHORAL ANTHEM: I Would Be True
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. AMEN.
*CLOSING HYMN: # 99 O, How I Love Jesus
CHORAL BENEDICTION: Because He Lives
BENEDICTION
SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
Psalm 23 You, Lord, are my shepherd. I will never be in need.2 You let me rest in fields
of green grass. You lead me to streams of peaceful water,3and you refresh my life.
You are true to your name, and you lead me along the right paths.4 I may walk through valleys as dark as death, but I won't be afraid. You are with me, and your shepherd's rod makes me feel safe. 5 You treat me to a feast, while my enemies watch. You honor me as your guest, and you fill my cup until it overflows.
6 Your kindness and love will always be with me each day of my life, and I will live forever in your house, Lord.
John 10: 11-1811 I am the good shepherd, and the good shepherd gives up his life for his sheep. 12 Hired workers are not like the shepherd. They don't own the sheep, and when they see a wolf coming, they run off and leave the sheep. Then the wolf attacks and scatters the flock. 13 Hired workers run away because they don't care about the sheep.14 I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, and they know me. 15 Just as the Father knows me, I know the Father, and I give up my life for my sheep. 16 I have other sheep that are not in this sheep pen. I must also bring them together, when they hear my voice. Then there will be one flock of sheep and one shepherd. 17 The Father loves me, because I give up my life, so I may receive it back again. 18 No one takes my life from me. I give it up willingly! I have the power to give it up and the power to receive it back again, just as my Father commanded me to do.
Will Your Church be Represented? Annual Meeting ~ June 21 & 22 - Per SNEUCC Bylaws, “Each Local Church shall elect delegates to the SNE Conference for one-year terms based on their membership as of the preceding December 31. Churches with 0-300 members shall have three (3) delegates.” ( Annual Meeting Info & Registration ) If you are interested in being one of three representing BUCC please advise Dave C.
LOAVES & FISHES will be Thursday, April 25, 2024. We will need Shepard’s Pie, Salad, Brownies and Servers. See sign up sheets or contact Sue Stephens (413) 427-9674
BUCC’S BOUTIQUE OF TREASURES is open in the Parish House Sun 10:30 to 12:30, Tues 9 to 11:30, Wed 10-1:00pm. The Boutique offers jewelry, collectibles, new and used items. Stop by and see!!
LIKE TO SING? Then you are invited to join the BUCC choir. Practice every Thursday at 7 PM in either the sanctuary or the parish house and Rejoice. See Sally for more information.
PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE – A list of organizations accepting donations is available in the sanctuary or emailed upon request from the church office. We have also contacted Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Ludlow to identify material donations being gathered to be shipped to Europe. Their wish list with Amazon is available through the link I Stand with Ukraine. Please donate as you are able.
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.
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: 9am-2pm, Tues through Fri
Belchertown United Church of Christ,18 Park Street, P. O. Box 603
Belchertown, MA 01007Church Office Phone: (413) 323-7442
Church Office email: belchertownucc@gmail.com
† † †
Please join us for this Sundays Service in the Sanctuary:
BELCHERTOWN UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
April 21, 2024 – 9:30 AM
In-Person & Zoom Online
Invitation, Order of Worship & Announcements
In-Sanctuary
&
Zoom Virtual Sunday Service
4-21-2024
Lay Leaders: Tom & 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 - #)
Belchertown United Church of Christ
April 21, 2024
Lay Leaders – Tom Shattuck and Sally Shattuck
WELCOME
No matter who you are, whatever your life circumstance, and wherever you are in your journey of faith, we welcome you! Jesus welcomes you!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHORAL INTORIT: This is the Day That Our God Has Made
CALL TO WORSHIP:
Please join together in reading this morning’s Call to Worship by reading the words in BOLD.
One: When we are scattered, Jesus our Good Shepherd gathers us in.
Many: When we are lost and lonely, we can depend on Christ’s love.
One: When we are oppressed, Jesus our Good Shepherd cares for us.
Many: When we are threatened because of who we are, we can depend on Christ’s protection.
One: We know Christ, because Christ’s tenderness has guided us for generations.
Many: Christ knows us by name. Christ will lay down his very life for our sake.
One: Let us worship our Good Shepherd, who cares for all of us with fierce love.
Many: Let us give thanks for Christ’s presence with us.
OPENING PRAYER
*OPENING HYMN: #518 This Is a Day of New Beginnings
CHILDREN’S STORY: The Butterfly
SCRIPTURE READINGS:
Psalm 23
John 10:11-18
*GLORIA PATRI
Glory be to the Father and to the son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
MESSAGE: Change: Beginning a New Life
OFFERING
OFFERTORY PRAYER:
*DOXOLOGY
CHORAL ANTHEM: I Would Be True
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. AMEN.
*CLOSING HYMN: # 99 O, How I Love Jesus
CHORAL BENEDICTION: Because He Lives
BENEDICTION
SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
Psalm 23 You, Lord, are my shepherd. I will never be in need.2 You let me rest in fields
of green grass. You lead me to streams of peaceful water,3and you refresh my life.
You are true to your name, and you lead me along the right paths.4 I may walk through valleys as dark as death, but I won't be afraid. You are with me, and your shepherd's rod makes me feel safe. 5 You treat me to a feast, while my enemies watch. You honor me as your guest, and you fill my cup until it overflows.
6 Your kindness and love will always be with me each day of my life, and I will live forever in your house, Lord.
John 10: 11-1811 I am the good shepherd, and the good shepherd gives up his life for his sheep. 12 Hired workers are not like the shepherd. They don't own the sheep, and when they see a wolf coming, they run off and leave the sheep. Then the wolf attacks and scatters the flock. 13 Hired workers run away because they don't care about the sheep.14 I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, and they know me. 15 Just as the Father knows me, I know the Father, and I give up my life for my sheep. 16 I have other sheep that are not in this sheep pen. I must also bring them together, when they hear my voice. Then there will be one flock of sheep and one shepherd. 17 The Father loves me, because I give up my life, so I may receive it back again. 18 No one takes my life from me. I give it up willingly! I have the power to give it up and the power to receive it back again, just as my Father commanded me to do.