UNITED CHURCH
                                                          O F  C H R I S T
                                                         GREENAWALDS
   Making Disciples and Changing Lives
                                   
                               No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you're welcome here...

The Worship Page

Our worship experience is one of joyous celebration.  We seek to celebrate and  discover how God is with us and how God gives our lives meaning and direction.  As individuals and as a community of faith we try to discern how God invites us to live. Worship is musically enhanced by our choir and occasional musical groups.  Communion is usually celebrated on the first Sunday of each month and the first Wednesday of each month in addition to special occasions or seasonal days including: Maundy Thursday, Easter, Christmas Eve, and Worldwide Communion Sunday.  Baptisms of infants, children and adults are celebrated during the Sunday worship service and are arranged with our Pastor.

Communion

We invite people of all ages who have been baptized to participate in Communion.  We believe the Lord's Supper is the sacred meal of the family of God which feeds, nourishes, and strengthens us and that Christ's presence in Holy Communion is a spiritual mystery, engaging people of all ages on many levels.  Come celebrate Christ with us!  (We respect the wishes of those parents who may choose to have their children wait to receive communion until they have completed confirmation.)

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The Sacrament of Baptism

Baptism with water and the Holy Spirit is the mark of our acceptance into the care of Christ's church, the sign and seal of our participation in God's forgiveness, and the beginning of our new growth into full Christian faith and life.  People may be baptized either as children or adults.  Baptisms normally take place during the worship service.  When an infant or young child is baptized, parent(s) and/or sponsor(s) promise to assume certain responsibilities for nurture and Christian upbringing of the baptized child.  The congregation also makes promises to help the family nurture the child in and to teach the child about our Christian faith.  It is important to us that these promises are made with the utmost sincerity.                                      Covenantal Questions (Promises) Do you desire to have your child baptized into the faith and family of Jesus Christ?             Parents   We do. Will you encourage this child to renounce the powers of evil and to receive the freedom of new life in Christ?             Parents   We will, with the help of God. Will you teach this child that she(he) may be led to profess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior?             Parents   We will, with the help of God. Do you promise, by the grace of God, to be Christ's disciples, to follow in the way of our Savior, to resist oppression and evil, to show love and justice, and to witness to the work and word of Jesus Christ as best you are able?             Parents   We do, with the help of God. Do you promise, according to the grace given you, to grow with this child in the Christian Faith, to help this child to be a faithful member of the church of Jesus Christ, by celebrating Christ's presence, by furthering Christ's mission in all the world, and by offering the nurture of the Christian church so that he (she) may affirm her/(his) baptism?             Parents   We do, with the help of God. Based on this understanding of the nature of Baptism and the responsibilities of the parents (or those making promises on behalf of the child), it is the expectation that at least one parent be a member in good standing of United Church of Christ, Greenawalds.  In the event this is not the case, baptisms are permitted if another relative is willing to make the promises to raise the child in the faith as long as that person has the potential (by consent of the Spiritual Council) to make those promises on behalf of the child sincerely.  In the event that a relative other than the infant/young child’s parents are requesting a baptism, the parents of the child must consent to the baptism.  In the event that the baptism is for a confirmation candidate or someone older, the individual is asked to make the promises for themselves.  Baptism is the means by which a person joins the Church. Please direct any questions to Pastor Jeff and speak with him to schedule a pre-baptismal meeting and a date for the baptism. Baptisms are usually scheduled one Sunday per month.

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Weddings

Weddings are a source of great joy.  You do not have to be a member of our congregation to be married here.  All couples wishing to be married are required to contact Pastor Jeff at least four months before the desired date of their wedding.  If you are interested in being married at the United Church of Christ, Greenawalds, please obtain one of our wedding information booklets.  You may obtain this booklet in one of the following ways: 1) Call us at 610-435-1763 between 8:00 AM and 2:00 PM  Monday-Friday and arrange to stop by to pick one up. OR 2) Fill out the request form  below with your name, address, and requested date of the wedding to have a book sent to you.   Please fill out the following information and submit so that we may send you a wedding book.   Name:      Requested wedding date:                                        Address 1:      Address 2:      City:       State:                                         Zip code:                                                                       Phone Number:

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Renewal of Wedding Vows

Our pastor has conducted numerous celebrations of couples renewing their wedding vows.  If you are interested or would like to learn more, you may contact our pastor. Contact our Pastor by phone (610-769-5114) or at pastor@uccgreenawalds.org.

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Flower Sponsors Members and friends of the congregation have the opportunity to sponsor flowers each Sunday.  These sponsorships help underwrite the cost of this important aspect of our Sunday worship.  For 2010, flower sponsorships cost $17.50 for one arrangement or $35.00 for two.

If you would like to sponsor flowers please fill out the request form below.

Name:     Dates Desired      Phone number:                                                              E-mail address:     Message     (For example: The altar flowers are presented to the glory of God by: (your name(s)) in memory of loved ones.):

If you would like to sponsor flowers please fill out the request form below.     Name:     Dates Desired      Phone number:                                                              E-mail address:     Message     (For example: The altar flowers are presented to the glory of God by: (your name(s)) in memory of loved ones.):

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Bulletin Sponsors Members and friends of the congregation have the opportunity to sponsor bulletins each Sunday.  These sponsorships help underwrite the cost of this important aspect of our Sunday worship.  For 2010, bulletin sponsorships cost $10.00.

If you would like to sponsor bulletins please fill out the request form below.     Name:     Date(s) desired:     Phone number:                                                              E-mail address:     Message (For example: The bulletins are presented to the glory of God by: (your name(s)) in memory of loved ones.):

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