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Holy Week Begins with Palm Sunday - March 29
Spread the word and invite friends and neighbors! This will be a special time of fellowship 😄
This service, which will include a full reading of Matthew’s Passion narrative, will be held in the sanctuary and live streamed.
Come and worship outdoors (weather permitting) and stay for coffee and a light breakfast in Herbert Harrison Hall!
Featuring special music from our Handbell Choir, a Brass Duo, and guest singer Dana Varga, this will truly be a service of celebration for the Risen Christ!
Lenten Book Study
Join us this week for Meeting Jesus on the Road, chapter 5. We will gather in person in the Parlor at Church on Friday from 12:00-1:00 PM. Good Friday (next week) will be our last meeting.
CHOWDAHFEST is HERE!
The "Chowdahfest to Go" is scheduled for tomorrow night March 27th. There are three areas where volunteers are needed.
We are looking for a few helpers for Friday night.
I will need two people for the table and about 3 people to be runners.
Also, a reminder to place orders ahead of time. If you have questions, please call my cell 617-605-1897
Thanks
Laurie
You can now place orders for chowder using order forms at the church, or online (link below). Invite friends and neighbors to order chowder as well: for convenience, just send them to our website churchbythepark.org. A link to the order form is on the home page.
Sanctuary Clean-up
The Deacons are looking for a few more helpers to get the sanctuary spic & span for Easter. We plan on meeting Saturday, March 28th at 10 a.m. If you would like to help, please let Judy Rummell know.
Pop Up Thrift Shop
Put it on your calendars! We have a date for our yard sale, Saturday May 2nd.
What can you do? Bring your gently-closed clothing and accessories to the stage in HHH.
We will also accept books, toys, household goods and decor.
If you have furniture, please e-mail Christine Bemko at [email protected] before bringing it to the church.
You can also share with your friends. We have a large donation box on the park side of the church for people to drop off their donations.
When we get closer to May 2nd, we will have sign-ups to help sort and price on Thursday, April 30th and Friday, May 1st.
Additionally, we want your yummy treats for our baked goods table.
This sale is going to support a local Walpole charity, New Life Furniture Bank.
Lent 2026: “Pray Like This”
As a congregation, our theme for the Lenten season this year is “Pray Like This.” Sunday’s sermons will walk through the words of the Lord’s Prayer, and members of the congregation are invited to take up the discipline of praying that prayer at least once a day throughout the Lenten season.
My 43rd Walk For Hunger
On Sunday, May 3rd I will be participating in and completing my 43rd Walk for Hunger. I dedicate my walk each year in memory of Kay Williams, long time member of Union Congregational Church.
While Boston has cut the walk to 3 miles to cut costs, I continue to complete my 20 miles here on Cape Cod each year.
I walk to raise funds to help feed families that are less fortunate than most of us, as they do not know where their next meal is coming from. I walk for the hungry children of this state, that due to no fault of their own, go hungry each and every day!
The need this year is even greater than ever with all the budget cuts to SNAP benefits and food assistance. 1 in 3 families is now food insecure!
I am asking you for your support again this year. Last year, with your financial support, I was able to raise over $13,800.00 for this great cause. I am hoping to raise at least $15,000.00 this year.
There are three ways to show your support:
1) Go to my direct link at https://give.projectbread.org/Horace43
2) Venmo me @Horace-Thayer (code is 1106 if needed)
3) Make a check payable to Project Bread and send it to me at
69 Warwick Way – Centerville, Ma. 02632
Thank you in advance for your support!
Horace Thayer
Sunday School Volunteers
Are needed for throughout the year. Please sign up here:
Holding in Prayer
This week, as a community of faith we pray:
For Pat Howes, recovering from bronchitis
For Lew’s sister-in-law Paula
For Anne Totten, who is recovering from another fall, and for her son and daughter, as they make decisions about her care
For the memory of David Murdoch, who passed away recently
For Roger’s friend Don Drake, and all who mourn his passing
For Shirley’s Friend Dinae, who is undergoing chemotherapy
For Vir’s Dad, who has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer
For Jim’s brother Mike and mother Carol
For Dick and Elsa Carlson, who are both recovering from back injuries
for Shirley/Judy/Nancy’s classmate Kathy Wiggins, who is being treated for multiple myeloma
for Shirley’s friend Anita, who is recovering from hernia surgery
for Barbara Carroll, as she recovers from hip surgery
for Ruth, who has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma
for Margie’s college roommate Mary, who has recently been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer
for Phyllis’s granddaughter’s boyfriend Tim, who was in a severe car accident and is recovering from his injuries at Mass General
for Ann Totten, who is recovering from injuries from another fall
for Chris Weylman’s dad Fred, as he continues to rehab from a fall
for Jack, as he faces a cancer diagnosis alongside Alzheimers, and for his son, John and his wife Tammy.
for Padraig, as he heals from an injured hip
for Lew’s friend Dan, as he faces kidney disease
