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Lenten Book Study, Week 5
Original Blessing by Danielle Shroyer
Week Five: Rediscovering Jesus
Read: Section IV, Rediscovering Jesus
Scripture for reflection: Psalm 38, Romans 5:5
Lenten Book Study, Week 6
Original Blessing by Danielle Shroyer
Week Six: Living Into Blessing
Read: Section V, Living Into Blessing
Scripture for reflection: Philippians 2:12-13, Romans 6:11-14, Matthew 10:16
Palm Sunday
Hosanna, loud hosanna! We celebrate Jesus’ ride through Jerusalem and his coming Passion on this Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. As we do each year, palms will be distributed.
Maundy Thursday Service
Please join us for our Tenebrae Maundy Thursday Service. In this communion service our Deacons read the passion scriptures, extinguishing a candle after each one, until the sanctuary is left in darkness and silence. This is probably the most solemn and moving service of the year.
Easter Sunrise Service
Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Join us on the hillside behind the church as we watch the sunrise and praise God with a brief Easter service. Stay and join us for a hearty breakfast in Fellowship Hall—all the good stuff: scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, fruit and coffee!
EASTER SUNDAY!
Christ is Risen! Please come join us for this joyful family service. Wear your Easter bonnet—or come as you are! All are welcome.
Lenten Book Study, Week 4
Original Blessing by Danielle Shroyer
Week Four: Rethinking Sin
Read: Section III, Rethinking Sin
Scripture for reflection: Genesis 4, Deuteronomy 30, Matthew 5:43-45
Lenten Book Study, Week 3
Original Blessing by Danielle Shroyer
Week Three: Revisiting the Garden
Read: Section II: Revisiting the Garden
Scripture for reflection: Genesis 2 and 3, Isaiah 61
Annual Church Meeting
All members are encouraged to come and participate in this important component of congregational governance. Copies of the 2024 Annual Report will be available for your review at each entrance.
March Community Breakfast
Our next breakfast will take place on Saturday, March 8th from 8:00 to 9:30 A.M. On the menu will be pancakes, eggs, sausage, strawberries, orange juice, coffee and tea. There is no charge for our breakfasts. You may, if you wish, make a donation that helps support worthy causes and our church expenses. This month’s donations will benefit flood victims in Kentucky.
Lenten Book Study
In Original Blessing, Danielle Shroyer takes readers through an overview of the historical development of the doctrine, pointing out important missteps and overcalculations, and providing alternative ways to approach often-used Scriptures. Throughout, she brings the primary claims of original sin to their untenable (and unbiblical) conclusions.
In Original Blessing, she shows not only how we got this doctrine wrong, but how we can put sin back in its rightful place: in a broader context of redemption and the blessing of humanity’s creation in the image of God. --Amazon
Ash Wednesday Service
Please join us for this solemn, Taizé-influenced evening service. Let us all begin the season of Lent humbly and in a right spirit.
February Community Breakfast
Our February breakfast will take place on Saturday, February 8th from 8:00 to 9:30 A.M. On the menu will be pancakes, eggs, sausage, strawberries, orange juice, coffee and tea. There is no charge for our breakfasts. You may, if you wish, make a donation that helps support worthy causes and our church expenses. February’s donations will support the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches’ 2025 CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE RELIEF FUND. Please join us!
Community Breakfast
Our monthly breakfasts will resume on Saturday, January 11th from 8:00 to 9:30 A.M. On the menu will be pancakes, eggs, sausage, strawberries, orange juice, coffee and tea. There is no charge for our breakfasts. You may, if you wish, make a donation that helps support worthy causes and our church expenses. This month’s breakfast will benefit the Sullivan family of Rutland, in honor and memory of Ciara, Elizabeth and James.
28th Annual Festival of Lessons & Carols
The 28th annual Festival of Lessons & Carols will take place on December 15, 2024. We will be performing the cantata, Glory in the Highest, by Marty Parks followed by a reception in Fellowship Hall. We are thrilled to have an orchestra of students from Quabbin High School joining the choir this year. The performance is open and free to all; however donations are greatly appreciated and will be used to support both Quabbin Pro Musica and the Oakham Congregational Church music program.
“This program is funded in part by a grant from the Oakham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”
Harvest & Holly Fair
Come to the Oakham Congregational Church for the annual Harvest & Holly Fair! Baked goods, crafts, White Elephant items, and raffle tickets for prizes and the 2024 Whirligig Star quilt are available for sale. Local vendors will also sell their wares, and, of course, there will be delicious lunch options including chili dogs, soups and stews! Start (or finish!) your Christmas shopping with us—we’ll have something for everyone!
Barbara and Norma with samples of baked goods available at the Harvest & Holly Fair
Election Bake Sale
Have some coffee and something sweet at the Oakham Congregational Church on Election Day. Vote at Town Hall, then come on over!
October Church Breakfast
Heather prepares pancakes for the Oakham Congregational Church September 2024 breakfast to benefit the Rutland Food Pantry.
Church Breakfast
Join us for breakfast on September 21 at the Oakham Congregational Church from 8-9:30 am. Enjoy pancakes, sausage, eggs, strawberries, juice and coffee –and especially the fellowship!
Town-Wide Yard Sale
Bring your unwanted items to the Oakham Congregational Church to be sold at the Oakham Town-Wide Yard Sale! Proceeds support the church and its various mission projects.
27th Annual G.A.B.B. Golf Tournament
Join us for the Oakham Congregational Church’s 27th annual G.A.B.B. Golf Tournament at Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club on Monday, August 5, 2024! The GABB Tournament was originally started in 1995 as the Bob Tyck Memorial Golf Tournament. In its early years it helped a family in need, but over the years became a tournament to benefit local charities. In 2023 the tournament returned after a 3-year pandemic hiatus now also in honor of Gretchen Nahkala, Art Gray, and Bob Lajoie, who were always present and instrumental to the great success of the original Bob Tyck Tournament. Last year we were able to distribute more than $15,000 to area charities!
April Church Breakfast
Oakham Congregational Church invites you to join us for breakfast on April 20, 2024 from 8:00-9:30am.
2024 Annual Meeting Oakham Congregational Church
The church’s annual meeting will take place, as specified in our Bylaws, on March 10. All members are encouraged to attend.
February Church Breakfast
Jake, the pancake maker, at Oakham Congregational Church breakfast
Ash Wednesday Service
Join us for this meditative service as we embark upon the season of Lent.
Church Breakfast
We invite everyone to join us for food and fellowship on January 20th from 8:00-9:30 at our church breakfast. The menu will feature pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, strawberries, coffee, tea, and orange juice.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Come join us for one or both of these moving and yet joyful services!
Festival of Lessons & Carols
On Sunday, December 17 at 7:00, we will mark the 27th time we have presented the Festival of Lessons & Carols in Oakham! This year we will perform the cantata, “Go Sing It on the Mountain,” by Pepper Choplin.
Beautiful and uplifting songs (many with musical references to well-known carols and hymns), accompanying scriptures and a lively score will get you in the mood for Christmas. The choir is composed of church choir members, Quabbin students and community singers.
The performance will be followed by a reception in Fellowship Hall. Donations are gratefully accepted in support of the Oakham Congregational Church music program and Quabbin Pro Musica.
Christmas Pageant
Our Sunday School Christmas Pageant will be held during the morning worship service next week, December 17th. This is always a fun and joyful service! The only practice for the pageant will be Saturday December 16 from 8:30-9:30. Sunday School will not meet from December 24th through January 7th, but will resume again on Sunday January 14th.