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Articles Featured
Lenten Devotionals 2020
A Grove of Trees Again, this year, Edwards Church will create our own Lenten Devotional, with a reflection available each day during Lent (via email, paper, Facebook, and on the website). We need your creativity to make this happen! Your reflections could be in the form of a prayer, a poem, a paragraph, a photograph, […]
One Great Hour of Sharing
Sunday, March 31 The Board of Wider Mission will be taking a special collection for One Great Hour of Sharing. When you participate in the offering you become a partner in the refugee, disaster relief, and community development efforts of the United Church of Christ. Envelopes will be included in the March 31 bulletin and […]
Family Homelessness Annual Forum
Sunday, March 24 at 2:00pm Trinitarian Congregational Church in Concord Join the Advocacy Network to End Family Homelessness for their fourteenth annual forum. In Massachusetts, 200,000 families spend more than 50% of their income on housing. One event can propel them on a course toward eviction. Come hear stories of three mothers who experienced homelessness […]
Easter Flowers: Early Signup
Place your order on Sundays March 3 and March 11 There will be a signup sheet for Easter flowers on the glass case on the way to coffee hour. You can order Easter lilies, daffodils, hyacinths, or tulips at $7.00 per plant. You can dedicate them in honor or in memory of someone. The flowers […]
Kermit’s Korner: Spring Fever
Here are some things you can do to go “green” as winter turns to spring… Check out the Framingham Seed Library (at both Framingham library branches) and pick out free seeds to start for your own garden or even just a window box. The Seed Libraries open Saturday, March 2. Sign up for compost pick-up […]
Intergenerational Trivia
Saturday, April 6 at 3:00pm Rick Seaholm, our commissioned minister of music and trivia specialist, will host our game, which will feature intergenerational teams competing for a grand prize! Rick is preparing questions that will draw upon the wisdom of people from every age group—so your team needs you! Sign up here and start studying! […]
Backpacks for Syrian Refugees
Intergenerational Mission Project On Sunday, March 31, we will participate in an intergenerational, interfaith mission project. During the month of March, you are invited to take a tag from our mission board and bring in requested school supplies. On March 31 during coffee hour, we will form intergenerational teams to pack the supplies into backpacks. […]
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner
Tuesday, March 5, 5:30-7:00pm in Edwards Hall Please join us for an all-you-can-eat pancake supper for all ages! Bring your favorite fruit topping, bacon, or sausage to share. We hope to see you there!
Our Intergenerational Community
Dear Friends, We live in a culture that increasingly separates people by age groups. Children (and adults) play sports with others in their own age group. Senior housing, while offering many benefits, can isolate older adults from other groups. As our society becomes more mobile, many grandparents find themselves far away from their grandchildren. We […]
March Christian Education
Christian Education has lots of happy things planned for February! The early elementary class will be exploring the story of Jesus’ baptism throughout February. On February 8 at 5:30pm, we will gather in Susan Dickerman Hall for an intergenerational game night, complete with board games and Chinese food! Bring your favorite board game and come […]
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