Our worship service starts at 9:30 am each Sunday, although many gather before that time to catch up with one another, get to know new folks and visitors, or just spend a few moments in contemplation. Most move into our worship space before 9:25 am in order to hear our great organist or pianist (or others) play a wonderful prelude to help us to center ourselves for our worship time.
During the service, we pray, sing, share moments of silent meditation, hear scripture, and our preacher helps us reflect on what the scripture has to say to us today and for our lives.
We have bulletins and hymnals but we don’t follow a “high liturgy” style, and the worship leader guides the assembly through any (voluntary) movements. We welcome participation by all in the worship service; there are opportunities to be scripture readers, ushers, acolytes (fancy term for candle lighters), communion servers, music/poetry, and greeters.
As to what to wear, we are as eclectic in dress as we are in other ways: jeans to dresses to ties (for one or two); we know that what counts is that we are “dressed” in kindness and respect and love in what we say and do.
At Plymouth UCC practice open communion–all are welcome to partake in the lave and grace offered in bread and fruit of the vine (juice, so that it truly is open to all) as we are all invited by Jesus to share with one another. We share in communion on the first Sunday of each month, and during special services.
Most weeks the children leave the worship service after the children’s message (for “young Christians of all ages”) for Sunday School. Children are welcome in worship, or for those who prefer we have a nursery (and nursery attendant), as well as a “cry room” right off the worship space where parents can still hear the worship service (the nursery is not available right now due to COVID).
Following worship we have a time of continued fellowship with refreshments.
Throughout the church year various special services occur. See our home page for more information on special services.
Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ 