Communion Sunday 05/31/2026 10AM “Praising God in theMidst of the Storm” ” by Pastor Joy Matos Job 1:13-22 OOW SUMMARY: Pastor Joy talked about a man named Job who went through very hard times. In just one day, Job lost all his money, his animals, and even his children. Most people would be very angry
05/31/2026 10AM “Accepting All Things With Joy” by Pastor Merrily Harris Luke 1:39-57 NIV OOW SUMMARY: Mary trusted God when she found out she was pregnant. This was a very hard and scary change for her. Pastor Harris says we should trust God just like Mary did. We do not need to worry about our
Pentecost Sunday Service 05/24/2026 10AM “The Work of the Holy Spirit” by Rev. Joy Matos John 65: 5-15 OOW
Sunday 05/17/2026 10AM “How to Experience Overflowing Joy” by Rev. Joy Matos John 15:1-11 OOW
Sunday 05/10/2026 10AM “Take Time for Joy” by Pastor Joy Matos Luke 10: 38-42 OOW Summary:Time with God relieves heavy burdens. Choosing spiritual presence replaces exhaustion with joy. This “one thing” changes how you spend your energy. This focus on “the one thing needed” serves as a vital entry point for deeper reflection on spiritual
Communion Sunday Service Sunday 05/03/2026 10AM “The Peace That God Gives” by Pastor Joy Matos John 14:15-27 OOW SUMMARY: At its heart, the message of Pastor Joy Matos is a call to move beyond the fatigue of transactional faith and enter the sanctuary of the heart where divine peace resides. This sermon explores the profound
Sunday Service – 04/26/2026 10AM “As For You…” by Pastor Joy Matos Joshua 23:1-8 OOW
Sunday, April 19, 2026 The Installation Service of Reverend Joy Matos 10:00 AM Worship Service by Minister David Greene 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Vicinage Council 3:30 pm Break with Light refreshments 4:00 – 5:15 Installation of Reverend Joy Matos
“Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?” by Minister David Greene Psalm 103 OOW
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
Sunday Worship Service April 12, 2026 – 10:00 AM “Faith Like Caleb’s” by Pastor Joy Matos Joshua 14:6-14 OOW SUMMARY: This sermon tells the story of a man named Caleb who trusted God with his whole heart. Long ago, Caleb was one of twelve men sent to look at a new land. Most of the
EASTER SUNDAY COMMUNION SERVICE 10:00 AM “GOD’S RESURRECTION POWER” by Pastor Joy Matos Luke 24: 1-12 OOW SUMMARY: On the first day of the week, a group of women arrived at a tomb expecting to tend to a corpse, only to find an empty space and a staggering mystery. When they rushed back to share
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
Palm Sunday Service March 29, 2026 10:00 AM “Christ Revealed” by Pastor Joy Matos Luke 19:28-38 Order Of Worship SUMMARY: Jesus went to the big city. He chose to ride on a young donkey instead of a tall war horse. This showed everyone he was a humble king. Many people were very happy to see
Sunday Service March 22, 2026 10:00 AM “Correcting a Mistake” by Pastor Joy Matos Joshua 9:1-15 Order Of Worship SUMMARY: Life is full of mistakes. Sometimes we forget an appointment, but other times we make big choices without asking God what He thinks. This sermon shows us a common pattern: when things are going well,
Sunday Service March 15, 2026 10:00 AM “Our Way” by Pastor Joy Matos Joshua 7:1-5 Order Of Worship SUMMARY: In this Sermon, Pastor Joy describes the shift from the miraculous collapse of Jericho’s walls to the humiliating defeat at the small city of Ai. This serves as a stark case study in the dangers of
5“It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city will fall down flat, and the people will go up every man straight ahead.”
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
Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest. Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge
But she had brought them up to the roof and hidden them in the stalks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof.
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,
02/15/2026 10:00 AM “Be Strong and Courageous” by Pastor Joy Matos Order Of Worship Joshua 1:6-9 SUMMARY: Following God isn’t about a boring list of rules or a “force of habit” like brushing your teeth; it’s an exciting journey where you are part of a high-stakes mission. In the Bible, people like Joshua and the
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
02/01/2026 10:00 AM “When You Don’t Know…” By Pastor Joy Matos Order Of Worship Isaiah 26:3-8 SUMMARY: In “When You Don’t Know,…” Pastor Joy Matos addresses the universal human problem of navigating uncertainty, using the analogy of an uncontrollable storm to represent life’s anxieties. The sermon presents a clear, scriptural solution: placing unwavering trust in
01/25/2026 10:00 AM “We are the Body of Christ” By Pastor Joy Matos Order Of Worship 1 Corinthians 12:12-20 SUMMARY: Pastor Joy Matos’s sermon uses the central metaphor of the Church as the Body of Christ to deliver a powerful message of unity in diversity. The core teaching emphasizes that God intentionally brings together people
01/18/2026 10:00 AM “Put Your Hope in God” By Pastor Joy Matos Order Of Worship Psalms 42:1-6 SUMMARY: While spiritual practices are essential, their efficacy is not rooted in human discipline but in the unchanging character and covenant promises of God Himself. Hope, therefore, is not a product of what we do, but a response
Deriving from the concept of "vicinage," meaning neighborhood or local area.
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
We need a quorum for the Vicinage initiative.
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
or Joy Matos SUMMARY: In this sermon, Pastor Joy Matos presents Psalm 1 as the foundational “gateway” to the biblical Psalms, establishing a powerful contrast between the two life paths available to humanity: the way of the righteous and the way of the wicked. The righteous individual is depicted through the central metaphor of a thriving
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
Presentation of 'The Chosen - The Shepherd'
12/24/2025 7:00 pm Christmas Eve Service Order Of Worship
12/21/2025 10:00 am FORTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT Order Of Worship Romans 8:35 – 39 “A Love Like No Other” Sermon by: Pastor Joy Matos SUMMARY:
Jean, born in Needham, MA, in 1936 to the late Carlton B. Kimball and Gertrude E. Kimball (nee Morton).
Upcoming Prayer/Alpha Meetings: Thursday, 12/18, 6:00 pm - Prayer Meeting Sunday, Young Adult Alpha 1/04/26, 5:00 pm
12/14/2025 10:00 am THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT Order Of Worship John 1:1-5 “Joy In the Midst of Darkness” Sermon by: Pastor Joy Matos SUMMARY: This sermon by Pastor Joy Matos centers on the theological significance of joy as a divine gift that persists even during difficult times. By connecting the biblical prophecies of Isaiah to the
Video presented of a guided prayer meeting structured around the Beatitudes.
Upcoming Prayer/Alpha Meetings Thursday, 12/11, 6:00 pm - Prayer Meeting Sunday, Young Adult Alpha 12/14, 5:00 pm
Hope is found in trusting God and that divine light ultimately triumphs over darkness.
Happy and blessed and restful Thanksgiving
Pastor Joy begins by engaging the congregation with questions about football excitement to illustrate the concept of unrestrained enthusiasm, contrasting that with the biblical example of King David's exuberant worship of God. A significant portion of the sermon recounts the story from 1 Chronicles 15-16 detailing how David brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem with...
Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving!
This sermon focuses on the Christian practice and theology of generous giving. Pastor Joy begins with a reading from 2 Corinthians 9:6-11, emphasizing that giving should be cheerful and that God provides all necessary resources for believers to abound in good works. The sermon uses a short anecdote about a girl losing money intended for church to...
Upcoming Prayer/Alpha Meetings Thursday, 11/20, 6:00 pm - Prayer Meeting Thursday, 11/20, 6:30 pm - Alpha for Adults Sunday, Young Adult Alpha 11/23, 5:00 pm
This sermon draws upon Matthew 25:31-40, concerning the separation of the sheep and the goats, who are judged based on their actions toward "the least of these" (such as feeding the hungry, sheltering the stranger, or visiting the imprisoned), to address the role of good works and volunteerism. Pastor Joy states that while large numbers of Americans...