"Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning." - Psalm 30:5b
As Easter people, we are called to dance our dances of freedom for all the world to see–even and perhaps especially in times of great difficulty. Dances of hope. Dances of
justice. Dances of love.
During this season, post-resurrection stories point to the joy of living in the beloved community and extending that fellowship through our witness as we dare to dance again!
How do we know the rhythm and dance of our lives is faithful? Drummer of the Grateful Dead, Mickey Hart, wrote: “To fall in love is to fall in rhythm.” It is love for each other by which we know we are followers of Jesus, the ever-attentive shepherd. In the face of societal rules and attitudes that strive to foster “everyone for themselves,” they will know we are Christians by our love. How can we listen to
the music that draws us together, “falling in rhythm” with neighbor in order to build up the whole?
Join us for worship at 10:30am on Sunday mornings. You can watch the service right here each week or you can join by Zoom, on Facebook, or on our YouTube Channel.
See the order of worship here.
From the news of Christ’s resurrection to Pentecost, considered the birth of the church, the disciples of Jesus spent much time together in an upper room, processing what was happening around them.
As we prepare to once again add an in-person option to our Sunday morning worship on Pentecost Sunday, May 23rd, we too will take the opportunity to process our new reality and engage in some conversation about our dreams and God’s dreams for our church as we “relaunch” together.
For the next six Sundays, we will gather for conversation after our morning worship with a different prompt for conversation. On the Sundays leading up to Pentecost, we will gather for conversation using these themes to guide our conversation:
April 25: "What difference, what impact can our church make on our community?"
May 2: "What do you want from your spiritual journey?"
May 9: Mother's Day - No meeting
May 16: "How might we use our campus to benefit our community?"
You can join us here.
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Mother's Day Dinner - May 9
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- Gary Sitler (surgery Wednesday 3/3)
- Mark Stanford
- Harvey Littlefield
- Lauren Thibideau (John and Meredith Button’s granddaughter)
- Rebecca Daniels (Marilyn Stone’s cousin diagnosed with breast cancer)
- Jim Lester
- Missy Geisler (friend of Ginny Somerville)
- Tom Stokes
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Thursday Morning Chat & Fellowship
Join us on Thursday mornings at 10:00 for virtual chat and fellowship in our “virtual parlor.”
You can join us by clicking here. The password, if you need it, is fcclw. If you join us by computer, clicking the link will download the necessary software and take you right into the “parlor.” If you are joining on your smart phone or pad, you will need to download the Zoom app from the Apple App Store or Google Play. You can also call 646-558-8656 and enter Meeting ID: 718 419 400 and then Passcode: 839769.
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As another way of connecting with our congregation and our community, we have started a YouTube channel. Here, you can watch (and share) sermon and teaching videos as well as videos from our life together.
Go to our channel, subscribe to it, and share it with others. When we get to 100
subscribers, it unlocks some additional features we can use.
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Facebook
First, go to our page and "Like" us. However, just liking us does not mean that you will see everything we post. Each of our Facebook posts only goes to about 2% of the people who like our page. To make sure you see everything, after you like us, go to the pull-down menu on the "Like" button and click
"Get Notifications." This way everything that we post will show up on your own Facebook wall. If you are on Facebook, you can keep up with what is happening "between Sundays" on our Facebook page.
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As much as we love gathering together on Sunday mornings, there are times when we are out of town or otherwise unable to be there in person.
You can now watch our worship service live on Facebook right on your computer, tablet, or smart phone. At 10:30 on Sunday just head over to our Facebook page and join us!
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Thank you for your consistency and your generosity in your giving during our current unique and challenging circumstances.
Have you explored the opportunity of electronic giving? You can choose to have a set amount taken from your bank account on a regular basis or you can make a one (or more) time gift by checking account or credit card on our website. Your regular electronic giving means that your gift is available for ministry even when you are away (or forgot your checkbook!). Thank you for your continued
support of the ministry of First Congregational Church!
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