No matter who you are, no matter where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here!
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Welcome Statement
First Congregational United Church of Christ, Watertown, SD Welcoming Statement
Based on welcoming statement from Prince of Peace Lutheran, Philadelphia, PA
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Who is welcome here?
If you are Asian, Hispanic, Native American, Black, White, or multi-racial . . .
If you are three days old, 30 years old, or 103 years old . . .
If you are male or female or transgender . . .
If you are a Republican, Democrat, Independent, or not registered to vote . . .
If you are single, married, divorced, separated, or partnered . . .
If you are straight, gay, lesbian, or bisexual . . .
If you are Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist, Methodist, Jewish, Buddhist, atheist, agnostic, or a life-long Congregationalist . . .
If you have never set foot in a church, attend only on Easter and Christmas, or attend every Sunday . . .
If you are fully-abled, living with a disability, or a person of differing abilities . . .
If you have or had addictions, phobias, mental illness, or physical illness . . .
If you own your own home, rent, live with your parents, or are homeless . . .
YOU ARE WELCOME HERE!
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This congregation is committed to being a loving and welcoming community.
In faithfulness to God, and to the best of our ability, we work to provide programs, ministries, fellowship, and pastoral care to all who seek God in this place.
We dedicate ourselves to living the UCC church’s motto:
“No matter who you are, no matter where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!”
Pastor's October Message
Siblings in Christ,
As I write this, it’s the second day of the fall season. In the natural world, fall is a time when things slow down. The leaves slow their photosynthesis and turn red or yellow before dropping off entirely. Animals prepare their dens to snuggle in for the winter.
But at First Congregational Church, we’re not slowing down.
This month, our church is going to be serving the Banquet – a free meal available to anyone who wants it. The Banquet happens at Grace Lutheran Church, but it will be our church that buys and prepares and serves the food. That’s happening on October 14th, and volunteer signup sheets are in the back of the sanctuary.
Our church is also taking care of delivery for Meals on Wheels during the last week of October, from 10/28 – 11/1. Our volunteers deliver meals prepared by the local senior center to senior citizens throughout the community. If you’d like to help with Meals on Wheels, please speak to Lynne Forbush.
A few church members are also working on organizing a multicultural banquet with the intention of helping foster understanding, communication, and community across ethnic and national boundaries. I’ll let you know more about that as it takes shape.
Finally, we continue to collect donations of personal hygiene products for Rachel’s Hope and donations of food for the Salvation Army.
One thing that I love about this church – we might not be the biggest church in town, but we sure do get a lot done!
Blessings,
Rev. Dustin Bartlett