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We publish a bi-monthly newsletter called The Messenger. In it you will find a letter from one of our pastors, words from our congregation and news about upcoming events.
To sign up for an electronic copy, in addition to a weekly calendar update, enter your email in the following "Google Groups" email box.
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The United Church of Christ
The Plymouth Church is part of the United Church of Christ (UCC), a young denomination with old roots. Formed in 1957, the UCC brought together the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church. In Massachusetts, a large majority of the churches were "Congregational" and still carry this name today. The Congregational Church dates back to the 1620's with the Pilgrims at Plymouth and the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It is also the largest Protestant denomination in Massachusetts.
To learn more about the UCC go to www.ucc.org. To learn more about the Massachusetts Conference of the UCC go to www.macucc.org.
In more recent years, the United Church of Christ has initiated a marketing campaign around the phrase: "God is still speaking," Inspired by John Robinson’s quote as he bid farewell to the Mayflower from England "the Lord had more truth and light yet to break forth out of his holy Word," and inspired by humorist Gracie Allen’s comment to "never place a period where God has placed a comma," the United Church of Christ seeks to always listen to God’s continuing revelation through scripture and in the world.
To learn more, go to www.stillspeaking.com.
Our Staff
The Reverend Peter M. Cook , Senior Minister , joined the Plymouth Church family in 1999, after serving as pastor of St. John's United Church of Christ in Waukegan, Illinois. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Lewis & Clark College in 1983. He is also a graduate of the Pacific School of Religion in 1989 with a Master of Divinity, and 1991 with a Master of Arts in Liturgical Theology.
The Reverend Gregory R. Morisse, Associate Minister, joined the Plymouth Church family in 2004. He graduated from Vassar College in 2000. He graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 2003 with a Master of Divinity.
Elissa Putukian, Organist and Music Director, has been an active pianist and organist in the greater Boston area for many years and as accompanist for the Masterworks Chorale she has performed most of the major choral works . She is an adjunct member of the faculty at Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School and maintains a private piano studio in Sudbury.
Martha Butler Cook, Director of Children’s Ministries, holds a bachelors degree in Human Development and Social Relations from Earlham College and a Master of Divinity from Pacific School of Religion. During her career she has been blessed to work with and teach children in a variety of settings including churches, schools and through Social Service Agencies. Martha has a passion for justice issues and loves sharing with parents the many tools of faith formation.
Pauline B Snyder, Bell Choir Director; Polly holds an AB in Psychology with a minor in Music from Wells College and a Master’s degree in social work from Boston University. She is a part-time, fee-for-service clinician with two local agencies as well as having a private practice in psychotherapy. Polly studied piano for a decade, voice for six years and has sung in at least one chorus since the age of seven. She began with the Bell Choir as a ringer. Five years ago, she became the director.
Leslie Randall Dooley, Youth Music Director, has been a member of Plymouth Church for more than twenty years and has served as the Youth Choir Director since 2002. She also holds a position as a public school elementary general music teacher and has worked at all levels in public school choral and classroom music. She is a member of the American Choral Directors Association and enjoys singing in small and large vocal ensembles.
Pamela Davis, Church Administrator, has been with The Plymouth Church family since October, 1998. She staffs our church office, generally 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 9:00 am to12:00 pm Friday.
Jim McNeil, Sexton, has been with The Plymouth Church family since December, 1998. Jim keeps the property and buildings of our church in excellent condition.
History Of The Plymouth Church
The Plymouth Church was founded in 1701. We’ve been busy over the last 300 years. To learn more, read a short history by church member Creighton Nichols.
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