First Congregational Church of Braintree
United Church of Christ
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12 Elm Street, Braintree, MA 02184
Office Hours Tue - Fri 9am - 2pm
The office is closed on Mondays
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The First Congregational Church of Braintree is an Open & Affirming Congregation working in partnership with all churches of the United Church of Christ. We welcome all God’s children into Christian faith regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, political stance or theological perspective, national origin, mental health status, physical and cognitive abilities, and the many diverse forms of family configurations. We proclaim and affirm that full and equal participation in the life and leadership of our church is open to all. We seek to continue learning and growing together as the inclusive Body of Christ. We are committed to spreading the light and love of Christ into the world through worship and service.
Whoever you are and wherever you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Worship @ 9:30 am
In the Sanctuary
and Streaming Live on YouTube
Exodus 20:2-17 and Deuteronomy 5: 6-21
Rev. Karen E. Gale preaching
"Commandments"
The people of Israel, and even Moses himself, keep asking God, where are we going? What are you taking us? What is next?
Instead of answering those questions, God gives Moses a list of ten commandments on how to live. Just ten? Doesn't it seem like life is far more complicated than what ten rules can cover? Indeed, it is, and a majority of the books of Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy contain lists of all the other do's and don'ts for daily living that become known over time as the Law. Moses received the condensed version. Jesus condensed it even further by highlighting just two: Love God. Love others as love yourself.
We may have scriptural "rule books" for how to act in the world, but interpreting those rules in our every day is hard. We want to know what to do and where we are headed. Instead we get direction on how to live as we wander. Perhaps that is all we actually need.
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First Congregational Church of Braintree is a member of the United Church of Christ. Drawn together by the Holy Spirit, UCC members are a distinct and diverse community of Christians that come together as one church, joining faith and action.
