NOVEMBER 2025 WORSHIP HOURS 10:00am 11:00 a.m.: Fellowship Go paperless!! Now you can give online!! Click the link below or scan the QR code Online WebPay ♦♦♦♦♦ E-mail ADDRESS: uccwhitman@gmail.com Church Office # 781-447-5557 We would like to welcome several new people to our church staff: Reverend Patricia Berry, Pastor, Terry Jordan, Church Secretary, Gisela Bauerle, Minister of Communication Matt Berg, Director of Music, and JoAnn Mattos, Bookkeeper If you see them, please say hello and welcome them to our Church Family. ♦♦♦♦♦ AMERICAN RED CROSS: SOUND THE ALARM Campaign is offering to Whitman residents FREE smoke detector w/installation. Schedule an appointment by texting your name and contact phone number to ARC Volunteer, Anne Williams at 508-345-8988 ♦♦♦♦♦ SUNDAY’S SERMON for December 13th, 2020 Click here to view Sunday's sermon ♦♦♦♦♦ Home Communion and visitation now available- please call the church at (781) 447-5557 to arrange. Mask restriction lifted (if fully vaccinated)! As of Sunday, June 6^th,2021, anyone fully vaccinated is not required to wear a mask. ♦♦♦♦♦ Church and Fellowship hall are available for your event Please contact the church office for available times and costs Baby showers- Wedding Showers- Collations Weddings and Special Events The fellowship Hall underwent a beautiful face lift. Check us out when planning that special event. ♦♦♦♦♦ All Ages Welcome Volunteers needed – signup sheets in sanctuary. Church Openings Interested in joining a committee or be a representative on the board? Openings are available for all church members young and not so young. Learn more at fellowship or by asking a current committee or board member Or How about greeting, usher or counting collection? Sign up on the clipboard in the back of the sanctuary. Thank you for considering taking a more active role in your church as a much-needed volunteer! Any time you can give, is sincerely appreciated. "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. " Henry Ford ♦♦♦♦♦ Wednesday Wonderings will be the resource for updates on worship services and prayer requests. Please email Gail at iamgjc@icloud.com with joys and concerns to share. A live Facebook broadcast (available also as a link on this website) will be available each Sunday until further notice. God Cares. Yesterday today and tomorrow All over the world folks are doing what they can to support and give comfort in this time of uncertainty. Everything has changed but God is our constant. God will comfort the grieving and give strength to those who are in need There is hope found through prayer and our continued faith that God will be there for all of us. Our church family is amazing when called upon to help. Some ideas..... Fill the plastic container outside the parking lot door with food for the food pantry Drop off cards in the office mail box to be mailed to area nursing homes or our shut-ins. Put a sign with a word or picture of encouragement in a window or in your yard Every day at 3PM let's all take a moment to connect spiritually with prayer. A moment in time each day to pray for those who need God’s comfort and care. Your deacons are available via email or phone. We are committed to help however we can. Russ Greene: 781-447-5047 Wayne Brundige: 781-447-1021 Frank Kawa: 781-308-5511 The Lord hears when I call to him. There are many who say, “O that we might see some good!” Lift up the light of thy countenance upon us, O Lord In peace I will both lie down and sleep. For thou alone. O Lord, makest me dwell in safety. ♦♦♦♦♦

Wednesday Wonderings October 29, 2025 This Sunday, November 2nd is All Saints' Sunday We will celebrate the Sacrament of Communion, honor those who came before us, and praise God's everlasting light. Candles will be lit for loved ones who have passed this last year along with the tolling of the bells. Rev. Patricia's sermon "Bringing Forth the Light" is based on the scripture readings Genesis 1:1-15 and Ephesians 4:14-21. Roberta Spencer will share a testimony entitled "Let There Be Light" We will also bless the shoeboxes during our prayer circle. From Rev. Patricia's sermon last week . . . "Jesus invites us to explore our own shortcomings, widen our view, and see from different vantage points, and respond with humility -- A willingness to know we do not know everything." "There is always grief behind anger, BE present to the grief" "Thank You!" from Operation Christmas Child 2025 We extend a huge thank you for your generosity and commitment to this year's mission project, Operation Christmas Child 2025! We had two fun and successful packing parties filling boxes for boys and girls ages 2-14 with the many donations you all so graciously gave to this project! We knew that our boxes were full when we shook them and nothing moved or rattled inside! Last year we filled 93 boxes! This Sunday during service, the final number of filled boxes will be announced! We would love your input on how we can improve the process for next year. There will be a "suggestion box" on the fellowship table and paper and pencils on the round tables. Please share your thoughts on what worked, what didn't, and how we can improve for next year. Thank you! PUMPKIN PATCH!! Thanks to all the volunteers who gave their time at the Pumpkin Patch! We made the paper! Click to view the article in the Enterprise! Watch your mail . . . . "Let There Be Light" Pledge Campaign Letter 2026 Stewardship is a lifelong discipleship. We dedicated the month of November as our Stewardship season at church. During the month we will share and reflect on faithful giving, outreach, and the impact of God's love through testimonies, mission work, and programs. Please note . . . Please limit visits to church in these upcoming weeks. New flooring is being installed along with electrical work. Contractors need the space to work. If you see work trucks, please delay your visit. Thank you for your help and patience. Sunday Morning Greeters Needed Looking for greeters for the month of November. If you'd like to volunteer for any of the dates mentioned, please email Gail, if you can help. (Arrive at 9:30, be at the front red doors, smile, say good morning, hand out bulletins, let new folks know where the sanctuary is, the restrooms, the elevator, fellowship hall, etc.) Please pray for the following people… James D Greg E Michelle F F family JJ H Kipnuk Community in Alaska Lisa Michelle L Barbara M Sharon H family Margaret S Phai Lin Chai See If pastoral care is needed, contact Rev. Patricia Berry at (508) 443-1725 or email revpatriciaberry@gmail.com