- We need people who value the spoken word and enjoy telling the story of Christ in a dramatic way.
Narrative Readers
Visual Art - Help us set the stage for this celebration by bringing in artistic visual elements that compliment the theme and unify the community's visual experience of this service.
-Music and reading is only effective if it can be heard and seen clearly. We are looking for people who are willing to learn and run our sound and lighting board and view their role as audio/visual technicians as an integral part of our mission to create a life changing experience for our church and our community through this Christmas worship.
Audio & Visual
Please consider joining us in creating a memorable, joyful, spirit filled service in honor of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. To learn more about any aspect of these plans, please contact Kristin Neprud at
kristinneprud@comcast.net.
I look forward to seeing you in church this Sunday. I am preaching the second part of my sermon on the Holy Spirit in the series “Our Great God.” Following my teaching last week about the baptism of the Holy Spirit, this week we will look at the initiative the Holy Spirit takes in leading our lives, how we recognize it, and our responsibility to match it with our own actions.
See you Sunday!
Pastor Jim Pocock
This Sunday
Gospel Choir this week
The TCC Gospel Choir will lead worship in both services this Sunday. The Gospel Choir will sing a variety of traditional songs from the African American tradition. We encourage people in the congregation to participate as they feel led!
Church Wide Potluck Missions Luncheon
TCC’s Mission Committee will host a potluck luncheon for Will and Barb Sawyer on Sunday shortly after the second service in Phillips Hall. The Sawyers have been serving God in west Asia for over 20 years and have been supported by TCC since 1988. Join your church family for a delicious meal and a time of fellowship! Children are encouraged to come, but childcare will not be provided. Contact Nancy Haskins-Leblanc at nhaskinsleblanc@gmail.com.
Open House at L’Abri Fellowship
All are invited to an Open House on Sunday, October 17th, 2:00 – 5:00P, 49 Lynbrook Road, Southborough, MA. There will be a brief introduction about L’Abri at 3:30 for those who are interested. Please call or email if you have any questions (508) 481-6490 or at
southborough@labri.org
Adult Ministries
Mid-Week Oasis - Wednesday Evening Adult Christian Education - “Becoming An Apprentice of Jesus”
We want to become more and more like Jesus, but how do we do that? James Bryan Smith’s The Apprentice Series helps us to answer that question. The Apprentice Series is a collection authored by James Bryan Smith and published by Intervarsity Press. The series is designed to guide readers in an apprenticeship with Jesus recognizing that we follow Jesus to become like Jesus.
“Mid-Week Oasis” will be run in four mini-sessions throughout the year, on Wednesday evenings from 7:00-8:30P in RM 205. Session One is called “The Good and Beautiful God” and will begin on Oct 27th (see below for the rest of the dates). Come and join us!
The Good and Beautiful God: Session One – 5 Weeks, Wednesdays, 7:00-8:30P
Oct 27 - Knowing God Through Jesus’ Eyes
Nov 3 - God is Good
Nov 10 - God is Trustworthy
Dec 1 - God is Generous
Dec 8 - God is Love
New Member Classes– begin October 24th
If you are new to TCC and would like to become a covenant member, please sign up for the four-session New Member class which begins Sunday, Oct 24. (The other dates are Oct. 31, Nov. 7, and Nov. 14.) It will be held each week from 9:30 – 10:30A in Rm. 209, which will enable you to go to church at the 11:00 hour. To sign up, please contact the church office at office@tccwayland.org.
Young Adult Small Group – Begins November 3
A new small group for young adults is forming and will have its first meeting on Monday, November 3. If you are in your 20’s and either married, engaged or single, please join this group. Ryan and Andrea Marshall will be the leaders, and you may contact them at Ryan.p.marshall@gmail.com or Andrea.k.marshall@gmail.com for more information.
Men’s Basketball, Monday evenings
Monday evenings from 7-9P, the TCC gym will be open to all who wish to join in for a friendly, yet competitive evening of pick-up basketball. Contact: John Bohall at 508-728-8014.
Youth Ministry
High School Laser Tag…
This Sunday Oct 17. We are meeting at the church at 5P and will return by 9P. The cost is $25 and includes pizza, drinks and snacks. A Permission form is needed and can be found at
http://images.acswebnetworks.com/1/541/HighSchoolLT.pdf or at Bradford. Thanks.
Middle School Laser Tag…
Next Friday Oct 22. We are meeting at the church at 5:30 pm and will return by 9:30 pm. The cost is $25 and includes pizza, drinks and snacks. A Permission form is needed and can be found at http://images.acswebnetworks.com/1/541/LTMiddleschool.pdf or at Bradford. Thanks.
Youth Prayer Group– Join us to pray for our Youth!
Please come join us as we pray for our youth. Every Sunday from 7:30-8:15P, we will be praying for the youth in room 209. A prayer list will be available and we will begin praying at 7:30 sharp. Our students are confronted with many temptations and lies daily. Let's pray for them. You are free to come pray silently or to pray out loud. Thank you.
In Christ,
Doug Bunn
Children’s Ministry
"Live the Adventure", Preschool - Grade 5 Mission Project for October and early November
Our preschool through elementary aged children in Live the Adventure will be collecting food for Thanksgiving baskets. We hope to collect enough food to fill at least 25 baskets for The Boston Project Mission to give to people in their neighborhood. This means $250 (to buy turkeys), plus non-perishable food items such as: stuffing mix, cranberry sauce, canned vegetables, and dried potatoes. A basket will be placed by the Children's Ministry desk outside Room 111 and also in Room 204 where kids can drop-off their donations.
Announcements
Starlight Ministry 5K Walkathon – This Saturday!
Emmanuel Gospel Center's Starlight Ministry 5 KM Walkathon is scheduled for 10AM this Saturday October 16. The purpose of this event is to increase awareness and support for Starlight's outreach to the homeless. To register for the walk and get a pledge form, visit the Welcome Desk for more information. Contact: Glenn Sacra at ghsacra@gmail.com or 508-358-4494.
Baby Dedication and Baptisms– October 24th
On Sunday October 24, we will have a service of baby dedication and baptism. Any church member wanting their child dedicated or baptized is invited to participate. Please contact the church office for more information or to let them know you’d like to participate.
The Holy Grounds Coffee House, November 5th
The Holy Grounds Coffee House is returning to TCC for the first show of our second season on Friday, November 5th (7:30-9:30P). A Hudson-based band, The Regulars, will perform an eclectic mix of gospel, pop, rock, and country western. Some say it ranks with the best music from the 1930s to 2010 era.
Enjoy dessert with coffee, tea, and other seasonal beverages while meeting your neighbors in the community. Proceeds from a recommended donation of $5.00 will go toward providing micro-loans through FINCA to women in third world countries.
Call Doug Sacra at 508-561-2233 if you can volunteer your help with advertising, set up and/or take down. Tell Lee Chizek at lbchizek@rcn.com or sign up at the welcome desk in the lobby if you can provide desserts, snacks, and drinks or if you can help with set up and clean up.
New England Aftercare Ministries, 23rd Anniversary Banquet to be held at TCC
On Saturday November 6th at 5:30P, the New England Aftercare Ministries, Inc. will have their 23rd anniversary fundraiser banquet at TCC. The Bridge House is the primary program of New England Aftercare Ministries, Inc. (NEAM), which was incorporated in 1984 to reduce recidivism in the criminal justice system. TCC was introduced to the Bridge House through Nelson Gildersleeve, and for many years, TCC provided a meal once a month for the clients the Bridge House serves.
The theme of this year’s banquet is: The Commitment to Change. The guest speaker, Chaplain Don Moberger, has spent 40 years in prison ministry. A full program is planned and includes a full course dinner, graduate testimonies, special music, and a new DVD presentation- “A Day in the Life of a NEAM resident.” There is limited seating, so call or email Ed Bolton, Director of Development, today at 603-539-6989 or ed@thebridgehouse.org. Tickets are $35 per person. No tickets will be sold at the door.
Advent Visual Worship - Art Exhibit
TCC is embarking on a new Visual Worship endeavor this fall in an art exhibit on the theme: Waiting. Our first Visual Worship Art Exhibit will take place during the Advent season. (Advent begins on November 28). The first Exhibit is open only to our artists in the TCC community. All artists are invited to submit 2 pieces to a collection from which the jury will choose. All works are accepted: photos, paintings, drawings, collages, prints, sculptures, fabric art, etc. All art pieces must be submitted no later than October 30, 2010. For more information, please contact Susan Foster at 508-358-5852
Flower Donations
Honor the memory, or celebrate the blessing, of someone special. Consider donating flowers for the Sanctuary niches on a particular Sunday. Depending upon flower choices, the cost runs from $60-85, and the schedule is wide open. After the second service, we create smaller bouquets from the two large arrangements for you to enjoy at home. Your donation also enables us to spread the beauty and joy of flowers to others through our visitation ministry. If interested, see the sign-up sheet at the Welcome Table, or call the church office @ 508-358-7717.
The Church Directory is now available as a PDF
This file can be stored on your computer. We’d be happy to email it to you upon request. The TCC directory will not be posted on our website! Please remember that the information contained in the directory is private and for church use only.
Daily Bible Readings
Also available at http://www.crivoice.org
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Mon P24
Oct 17
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am: 25
pm: 9, 15
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Jer 44:1-14
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1 Cor 15:30-41
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Matt 11:16-24
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Tue
Oct 18
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am: 26, 28
pm: 36, 39
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Lam 1:1-12
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1 Cor 15:41-50
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Matt 11:25-30
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Wed
Oct 19
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am: 38
pm: 119:25-48
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Lam 2:8-15
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1 Cor 15:51-58
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Matt 12:1-14
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Thur
Oct 20
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am: 37:1-18
pm: 37:19-42
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Ezra 1:1-11
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1 Cor 16:1-9
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Matt 12:15-21
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Fri
Oct 21
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am: 31
pm: 35
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Ezra 3:1-13
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1 Cor 16:10-24
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Matt 12:22-32
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Sat
Oct 22
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am: 30, 32
pm: 42, 43
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Ezra 4:7, 11-24
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Philemon 1-25
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Matt 12:33-42
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Sun
Oct 23
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am: 63, 98
pm: 103
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Hag 1:1-2:9
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Acts 18:24-19:7
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Luke 10:25-37
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Honor the memory or celebrate the blessing of someone special. Consider donating flowers for the Sanctuary niches on a particular Sunday. Depending upon flower choices, the cost runs from $60-85, and the schedule is wide open. After the second service, we create smaller bouquets from the two large arrangements for you to enjoy at home. Your donation also enables us to spread the beauty and joy of flowers to others through our visitation ministry. If interested, see the sign-up sheet at the Welcome Table, or call the church office @ 508-358-7717.
