

Sun, Aug 31
|Acton Congregational Church
Sunday Worship: What Does True Hospitality Mean Today? Featured Artists Nino and Friends
This Sunday we reflect on Hebrews 13: “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers.” What does true hospitality mean today—in our homes, our communities, and our church?
Time & Location
Aug 31, 2025, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Rd, Acton, MA 01720, USA
About the event
Join us as we gather together to seek to live God's love through our weekly Sunday service. After worship, join us for Fellowship hour and meet new friends, discuss the service, and enjoy the day. No matter who you are, whom you love, or wherever you may be on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here. We are an Open and Affirming congregation.
This week’s passage from Hebrews offers a direct challenge: “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers.” But what does hospitality look like in today’s world, when so much around us encourages wariness and self-protection?
We will reflect on the tension between hospitality and fear, asking how caution and suspicion can close our hearts even as Jesus calls us to open them. True hospitality is not merely politeness; it is risky, vulnerable, and transformative. It means extending welcome not just to those who are familiar and like-minded, but…