Installation of Reverend Joy Matos – 04/19/2026

Please join your Church Family on April 19, 2026, For the Installation of Reverend Joy Matos 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Vicinage Council 3:30 pm Break with Light refreshments 4:00 – 5:15 Installation of Reverend Joy Matos Dinner will immediately follow We need everyone’s help making appetizers, desserts, serving, cleaning up during and after the

Pastor Letter – 04/05/2026

April 5, 2026 Dear Church Family and Friends, Happy Easter! I hope you will be able to join us this morning for our Resurrection Sunday celebration service. Jesus is alive! And we have an opportunity to rejoice in it together.  Also, tomorrow, Monday, April 6th, at 6:30 p.m. we will kick off our spring session

Pastor’s Post – 02/22/2026

Dear Church Family and Friends, February 22, 2026 Greetings on this wintry day. I pray you are well and are staying warm. It s been a rough winter, but there s light at the end of the tunnel literally. The days are getting longer and in the next couple of weeks (March 8), we will

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Ash Wednesday Servive – 02/18/2026 – 7PM

Ash Wednesday Message by Pastor Joy Matos – 02/18/2026 List of Scripture and songs SUMMARY: The Lenten season, as presented in this service, is more than a period of abstinence; it is a transformative opportunity to open our hearts as “willing vessels” for divine grace, ensuring we are prepared to meet God not with fear,

“Beyond Today” by Pastor Joy Matos – 02/08/2026

02/08/2026 10:00 AM “Beyond Today” by Pastor Joy Matos Order Of Worship Mark 2: 1-12 SUMMARY: The core message of Pastor Joy Matos’ sermon is that the ultimate mission of Jesus is to provide “healing from the inside out,” prioritizing eternal spiritual restoration over temporal physical symptoms. Through the narrative of the paralytic, we see

“Epiphany and the Magi” by Pastor Joy Matos

01/11/2026 10:00 AM “Epiphany and the Magi” By Pastor Joy Matos Order Of Worship SUMMARY: Pastor Joy Matos uses the biblical account of the Magi from Matthew 2 to explore God’s revelation of Jesus to the wider world, establishing the narrative as a foundation for a deeper examination of faith and response. Before delving into

Pastor New Year Letter – 01/06/2026

Dear Church Family and Friends, Happy New Year! What a blessing: a new year and new beginnings. Although I don t like the extreme cold, I appreciate the feeling of a fresh start that the new year brings, and hope for the future, and of course, the ever-so-slight (but noticeable) increase in daylight hours. God

Weekly Happenings – 01/04/2026

  First Church in Pembroke Weekly Happenings January 4 – 10, 2026     Be Thoughtful, Be Silent, Be Reverent, for this is the House of the Lord. Before the Service, Speak to God: During the Service, let God Speak to you, After the Service, speak to one another kindly.       Please join