Sunday, May 15, 2022 Reflection and Renewal “Love one another… for I am making all things new!” ~Jesus Everyone is warmly invited to FCCW’s 182nd annual meeting on Sunday, May 15th, 20221 immediately after worship in the sanctuary and on Livestream. The agenda includes an update on strategic plan initiatives, expressions of gratitude and thanks, and remarks and […]
Join us this week in worship as we have our first baptism in the sanctuary with the community since the pandemic began. Liam Shanahan is the baby of honor and as we celebrate his renewal in baptism we’ll also hear from Revelation 21 the promise of the renewal for all creation. The choir will be back […]
Come out of the circle of the circle of time and into the circle of love -Rumi Join the Circle of Love in the Reno Garden Around the perimeter of the pond area in the Reno Garden is a circle of memorial bricks, placed there in remembrance of, or to honor, those special people in […]
Wed. May 11, 2022 at 7 pm on Zoom On the second Wednesday of each month there is a Bible Study offered to the congregation. It is an informal group and the ‘members’ vary from month to month. Rev. Judy leads it and each month is a complete session – meaning you can come any month and […]
For the time being we are continuing to ask the congregation to wear masks during our public worship While we are aware that optional masking policies are held in many other public spaces we are continuing to be cautious for 3 primary reasons: There are many people in our midst who are contracting the virus. In […]
Join us for worship this Sunday as we journey onward through the Easter season within the scriptural stories of Jesus’ resurrection appearances. Rev. Will will preach on the Road to Emmaus scripture and what the resurrection teaches us about God’s loving distance from us. We’ll have participation from some mothers in our midst on this Mother’s Day […]
Over the past two months we in the Metro north Cluster have experienced both forward motion and a setback for our efforts to support our two Afghan refugees, M and H. The setback: In March, with no notice to the support team or her roommate, H moved to Canada with her fiancé. This was, of […]
Summer is right around the corner, in fact we are exactly two months away. We plan to worship in Ripley Chapel this summer with the beautiful view and the Reno Garden right outside. Sunday June 26 is the official start and there are 11 Summer Sundays altogether. The church has the tradition of inviting members of the congregation […]
This Sunday is Earth Communion Sunday when we lift up our relationship with the earth as central to our faith and the importance of earth care as a practice in following the way of Jesus. We have a beautiful service on tap with Rev. Jessica McArdle as our guest preacher, music from Paul Winter’s Missa Gaia, a […]
Can you Help on Sunday Mornings? Here are 3 ways you could help us worship and connect with one another and God in the coming months at First Congregational Church. There’s a sign up genius attached to each opportunity. We are looking for volunteers to: Advance the slides in the sanctuary, Read the scripture during […]