First Congregational United Church of Christ

06/09/2026

LOVE IS LOUDER: LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR OUT LOUD

Jesus is clear about how to love God and one another. We are to love God with all our hearts, with all our strength, and with all our minds, and love our neighbor as ourselves.

The United Church of Christ's "Love is Louder: Love Your Neighbor OUT LOUD" campaign embodies the testimony of Jesus and calls on the Church to be faithful siblings to one another – friend and stranger – for the sake of love.

"Love is Louder" is a movement where together we can support the spiritual, physical, and mental well-being of LGBTQIA+ siblings, and this UCC initiative offers faith communities with resources and tools for just action and care.

Let’s root ourselves in the spirit of Jesus’s call to love our neighbors as ourselves. Learn more at https://www.ucc.org/loveislouder today!

06/08/2026

Today in worship, Rev. Elizabeth Price delivered a message titled, "Parts Is Parts." She began by recalling a Wendy's commercial from the 1980s, which featured a humorous discussion of chicken parts as they relate to the whole. She then reminded us that we, the church, are one body with many parts, as God intended, and we need all the parts, but it's sometimes all too easy for us to overvalue or devalue our own unique parts. We must recall that we are all valued parts, now more than ever.

Elizabeth also shared more about the work of the Vision Team, which has gathered for more than a year to engage in a listening process to discern a vision for First Congregational and create a proposal to go to the Church Council and then roll out to the congregation, who will be an integral part of the process.

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SERMON: "Parts Is Parts," Rev. Elizabeth Price
(And here's the Wendy's commercial that inspired the sermon title: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_oem9BqUTI )

SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 12:4-7; 12:12-18

TODAY'S BULLETIN:
https://mcusercontent.com/7a2e4c501545b6d78729a64a1/files/920b5e84-6752-83fd-d1f7-9495c38af254/20260607_Bulletin.pdf

WATCH THE SERVICE: https://www.youtube.com/live/aNFiC6tn5v8

PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERGENERATIONAL, INTERCONGREGATIONAL "VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL" FOCUSED ON MOSES, THREE SUNDAYS IN JUNE: https://onrealm.org/TheGarden/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=YmZkMzM2OTktYjUyOS00MmI1LTllOWMtYjQ1MDAwZDMxY2Y5

06/06/2026

We're looking forward to seeing you on Sunday, June 7!

The Scripture reading will be 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 and 12:12-18, and Rev. Elizabeth Price will deliver a message titled, "Parts is Parts."

On Sunday morning at First Congregational Church, in-person Adult Education starts at 10:00 a.m., and worship starts at 11:00 a.m., both in person and online. Like every first Sunday of the month, we'll celebrate Communion, and like always, all are welcome to participate.

We hope you'll be there!

06/06/2026

https://youtube.com/live/aNFiC6tn5v8

06/03/2026

God loves you, and we do, too.

06/01/2026

Pastor Sarah will be at Lulu's Coffee & Bakehouse (2292 W. 86th Street) on Tuesday, June 2, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Stop by to connect with Pastor Sarah in a coffeeshop atmosphere!

05/31/2026

Today in worship, we sang praises to God together!

First Congregational's Music Director, Sean Baker, shared that even though the Mayflower Singers help lead worship each week from the choir loft, we are ALL in the choir. When we sing together, it's a team effort -- a community activity that Sean calls "communison."

As we sang hymns together, Sean walked us through the Bible, pointing out that singing has been a key part of the story of God's people since the beginning. From Moses and Miriam to Deborah, and from King David to King Jehoshaphat, singing played an important role in the celebration of God's work among humans. Sean also highlighted songs in the New Testament around the birth of Jesus (the Benedictus, the Magnificat, Gloria in Excelsis) and reminded us that song was a part of the adult Jesus's spiritual practices.

Also in worship, Family Faith Ministry Leader Gracelynn Royer sang "Rainbow" by Kacey Musgraves, and the Mayflower Singers provided music to lead us in worship, as always.

We're grateful for our talented staff and volunteer worship leaders, and we look forward to continued opportunities to sing together to God!

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SERMON: "God Is Making Music," Sean Baker

SCRIPTURE: Psalm 150

TODAY'S BULLETIN:
https://mcusercontent.com/7a2e4c501545b6d78729a64a1/files/880ce1e4-f090-deee-310e-47a42272141b/20260531_Bulletin.pdf

WATCH THE SERVICE: https://www.youtube.com/live/3Z1olDQnaeA

05/30/2026

We're looking forward to seeing you at a special worship service on Sunday, May 31! Join us in person or online as we celebrate the miracle of music and sing praises together.

The Scripture reading will be Psalm 150, and Sean Baker will deliver a message titled, "God Is Making Music."

On Sunday morning at First Congregational Church, in-person Adult Education starts at 10:00 a.m., and worship starts at 11:00 a.m., both in person and online.

We look forward to seeing you there!

05/28/2026

https://youtube.com/live/3Z1olDQnaeA

BULLETIN:https://fcindy.org/mt-content/uploads/2026/05/20260531-bulletin.pdf

05/27/2026

THE PEOPLE'S PRAYERS FOR PEACE

We pray for more love to flood this world.

We pray that everyday, we can find the good and that it keeps us going.

I pray that others will see this love and it will be a domino effect all over.

I pray for all those who don't have a safe space or even a place to sleep.

Keep those people safe God.

-Spring Hill, FL

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Did you know that the United Church of Christ has asked for our prayers for peace? Learn more about the People's Prayers for Peace project at https://www.ucc.org/peoples-prayers-for-peace.