Sunday, January 29, 2023

Sunday Worship Service

Join us at 10:00 a.m.

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Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25;  Matthew 5:1-12

(Please click the verses in blue to read the scripture passage.)

Sermon Title: “It's OK" by Rev. Al Bunis

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Click here to read the Insert to the Order of Worship

Friday, January 27

Preschool Family Movie Night

5:00 p.m., Village Green

See below for details.

Saturday, January 28

Yoga in Faith

9:30 a.m., Edson Chapel

See below for details.

Sunday, January 29

Bible & Bagels with Pastor Al

8:30 a.m., Plymouth Hall & via (ZOOM Link) 

ID: 826 5840 8028 or Dial-In: 253-215-8782

Worship Service

10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary  

In-person and Live-stream

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Special Celebration on the Village Green

11:15 a.m., after Worship, Village Green

See below for details.

Nurturing Faith (Sunday School)

10:00 a.m. in McNaughton Hall

See below for details.

Joyful Noise Choir

11:30 a.m. in McNaughton Hall

See below for details.

Tuesday, January 31

Men’s Bible Study

8:00 a.m., Greenstreet Café

Thursday, February 2

Bible & Breakfast with Pastor Al

8:00 a.m. at Berries in the Grove and via (ZOOM Link) 

ID: 826 5840 8028 or Dial-In: 253-215-8782

Choir Rehearsal

7:30 p.m., Choir Room

The Miami Marathon starts at 6 a.m. Sun., Jan. 29.

We recommend steering clear of Bayshore Drive this Sunday on your way to Church.

For more information and the complete route of the marathon, click here.

Please join us for a very special event on the Village Green this Sunday after worship, directly in front of the Preschool. We’ll raise a toast... along with celebratory cake (of course, with our classic coffee too!). All are invited.  

Many thanks to all who participated in the 2022 Annual meeting last Sunday! The proposed slate of leaders was approved, along with the 2023 Budget. And the following candidates were voted in for the Nominating Committee:

          Donna Fales

          Amy Foust

          Lynne Steinfurth



We are deeply grateful to all of our amazing volunteers who serve on boards and committees and in many other ways.  

Our annual pledge campaign is underway to fund the 2023 budget. All are invited to participate in the Christian Commitment Campaign, which enables Plymouth to fund the work of the church for the coming year.  Please click here for the inspiring letter from Co-Chairs, Bill Gerlach and Amy Shipley.  

For your convenience, pledge cards have been placed in each pew in the Sanctuary for you to make your 2023 pledge, if you have not already done so. You may place your completed pledge card in Sunday’s offering plate or mail it to the church office. You can also make your pledge by clicking the button below.  

Our pledge total is now $808,767 and our balanced budget goal is $910,000.

Many thanks to all who have pledged!

Please join us for Yoga practice led by Kristen Llorca, with a guided inspirational faith message led by Andrea Burt. If you have any questions, please email Andrea Burt at andrea@plymouthmiami.org.

Our next opportunity to serve dinner at Chapman Partnership is 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9.

If you would like to join Plymouth's team, please sign up with Plymouth by clicking here. 

Volunteers also must register (one time only) on the Chapman Partnership website. If you haven't yet registered with Chapman, you can do so by clicking here.

Email Pastor Al at al@plymouthmiami.org or Amy Shipley at amynshipley@gmail.com with questions.



Volunteers can carpool from Plymouth parking lot at 4:15 p.m. or drive directly to .Chapman at 5:00 p.m. at 1550 N. Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33136.

Please join Pastor Al for our

Men’s BBQ... Rain or Shine

Please RSVP by clicking the button below or email Pastor Al at al@plymouthmiami.org.



“I can’t wait to be back together for another signature Plymouth Men’s BBQ. God bless, Pastor Al”

We are seeking volunteers to help paint a house in Coconut Grove through Rebuilding Together on Saturday morning, Feb. 25. This will be a fun opportunity to make a difference in our community while getting to know fellow church members better. No experience is required -- just bring your enthusiasm and painting clothes!

We meet at 8:30 a.m. and work for about four hours with a light breakfast and lunch provided on site. Please sign up using the button below.

The next five Sundays, we will look at portions of Christ’s Sermon on the Mount. We will work from the Lectionary schedule and include readings from the Apostle Paul’s letter 1 Corinthians, in a sense, putting Paul and Jesus in conversation with each other. Please join us as we listen together to what Christ and Paul have to say to us and the world.  

January 29: Matthew 5:1-12; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

February 5: Matthew 5:13-20; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12

February 12: Matthew 5:21-37; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9

February 19: Matthew 5:38-48; 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23

February 26: Matthew 6:24-34; 1 Corinthians 4:1-5

Plymouth has various opportunities to engage with the Word of God each

week. Please email Pastor Al at al@plymouthmiami.org if you would like to be on the email list for these weekly groups:

Tuesdays, 8 a.m. – Men’s Bible Group at Greenstreet Café. Currently doing Book of Acts.

Thursdays, 8 a.m. – Bible and Breakfast at Berries in the Grove (and Zoom). We look at the weekly readings for the coming Sunday.

Sundays, 8:30 a.m. – Bible and Bagels in Plymouth Hall (and Zoom). Currently doing Letters of Peter.

Childcare is offered for infants up to age 3 during Worship. For more information email Andrea Burt, Director of Children’s Ministries, at andrea@plymouthmiami.org.

After the Children’s Moment, children ages 4-11 go to McNaughton Hall for meaningful and fun lessons and activities. If you have questions contact Andrea Burt at andrea@plymouthmiami.org.

Young people ages 4 and up are invited to join the choir for rehearsals on Sunday mornings in McNaughton Hall, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with Marie Ferguson Director of Joyful Noise Choir. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Burt, Director of Children’s Ministries, at andrea@plymouthmiami.org.

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings have been held at Plymouth continuously since 1965. There are in person meetings on campus Monday through Wednesday in the Choir Room, and Thursday in Davis Hall.

There are meetings 7 days a week at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. ID 402 544 037 password: plymouth (lowercase). 

There is an in person Al-Anon meeting on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. in the Choir Room.

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