Our Special offering for June will support the LGBT Asylum Seekers Task Force, located in Worcester. The Task Force supports people who have had to flee their home countries because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. In recent years, a number of countries have adopted laws with extremely harsh penalties—even death—for being LGBTQ. […]
Compassionate Conversations
Would you like to have deep and meaningful conversations with fellow congregants? Are there topics you’d like to explore in a safe environment? Come and share your thoughts, feelings, concerns in a safe environment. We will discuss a different topic on the 4th Monday of each month from 7:00-8:00 p m. The June conversation will […]
Special Pride Coffee Hour Hosts Needed—June 11
Following a joyous and inspiring celebration of Open and Affirming, we hope to have a special coffee hour (outdoors, weather permitting). Might you be willing to be on a team to prepare for such a celebration? It can be festive without having to be fancy: coffee and tea (either prepared in the kitchen or […]
Sacred Ally Quilt Ministry
Edwards Church is excited to partner with the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ to bring the Sacred Ally Quilt Ministry to Framingham. Created by women in nine UCC congregations in New Hampshire in the days following the murder of George Floyd, the ten Sacred Ally Quilts document the painful experience […]
Pride Celebrations
In a time when LGBTQ+ people are facing increasing acts of hate and threats to our rights, it is more important than ever to celebrate Pride month. Join with our congregation and the wider community in two special events. On Sunday, June 4, from 3:30-6:00 p.m., the city of Framingham will hold a […]
Music
From the Choir Director I’m excited to welcome back to the summer staff, Olivia Sorensen! Last year, Olivia really proved her worth at our outdoor services and this time, a recent college grad, she’s back at Edwards and ready to manage our worship technology both outside and inside. And I particularly would like […]
Christian Explorers
Christian Explorers had a busy May as we focused on caring for the earth, counted the coins in our penny jar, made mud pie cookies, and planted our herb garden for the season. We decided to donate $200.75 from the penny jar collection to the OAIC Trees for Life project, helping to plant trees in […]
Winds of the Spirit…
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Acts 2:1-2 Dear friends, Have you ever noticed a weather vane atop a church steeple? Take […]
Spirit of change
Dear friends, It’s almost Pentecost! This year, we will celebrate a week late, so we can focus our worship on remembrance on Memorial Day weekend. That Sunday, May 28, we will join with our siblings at Plymouth Church for a service led by our Open Spirit Intern, Deanne Joy. Deanne has created a series […]
June Worship
Sunday, June 4, 10:00 a.m.—PENTECOST in our sanctuary The Spirit will move in lively and inspiring ways as we gather for a joyous Pentecost service. We’ll have a giant dove, a Pentecost parade, peace in many languages, a choral anthem, and Holy Communion to celebrate how the Spirit makes us one. Sunday, June 11, […]