How do we integrate our commitment to becoming an anti-racist church with our historic giving practices and already established relationships? How do we transform systems of oppression with our resources? How do we not pit values and priorities against each other? These are just some of the questions Justice & Love in Action (formerly […]
Special Offerings for January—The Diaper Project and “Donate”
For the celebration of Epiphany, the Justice and Love in Action Team invites you to bring in diapers for The Diaper Project at A Place to Turn. Sizes 5, 6 and 4T-5T pull-ups are especially needed. You can also donate sanitary pads and tampons as part of the DONATE project — a program started by […]
Articles and Reports….
FEBRUARY STEEPLE: Call for Articles and Photographs! Articles and photos for the next issue of the Steeple are due on January 18. Submissions should be a maximum of about 350 words (speak to Nicola if you need more space; rules are made to be broken). We welcome you or your committee/team to send more than […]
A New Vision for Coffee Hour
After 2-1/2 years of not gathering for fellowship after worship, we have begun having coffee hour, though with a new vision. For now, we will gather on the first Sunday of every month, as a way to continue our “communion” from worship.For each coffee hour, we need a team of 3-4 volunteers. To streamline […]
An Invitation to Lenten Planning–Sunday, January 8 at 11:30 am
It has become our tradition to extend an open invitation to the entire congregation to join in dreaming of our theme for Lent. This year, the staff invites you to join in a conversation in the Youth Room after church on Sunday, January 8th. It will be an expansive brain-storming time, leading us to […]
From the Choir Director
Welcome, 2023! I wish to extend a very sincere thank you to everyone who helped Edwards Church Music shine this Advent, often with their own guidance as I focused on trying to learn our new technology, a continuing work in progress. From our choristers and our Morning Glory songsters, to our soloists in our […]
Christian Explorers!
First Followers! Advent kept us busy preparing for the Christmas Eve pageant, this year with puppets. Thank you to everyone who donated toilet paper and paper towel rolls!! This month is the season of Epiphany, a time in the church calendar when we celebrate and recognize all the signs that show us Jesus as God’s […]
Biking and kayaking and reflecting and writing…
Dear friends, What a month we have had! In early December, our new audio-visual system was installed, moving us into the next phase of a journey of transformation that began in March 2020. Immediately we recognized the potential to offer very high-quality live-stream worship for folks all over the nation and even all over the […]
The Miracle
Dear friends, Those of you who have seen our kitchen know that our refrigerator door overflows with “stuff”—magnets from all the states we’ve visited, favorite comic strips, drawings from our little friends, pictures, and cards. In a place of honor in the center, held on with a cat magnet, is a postcard with a […]
Thank you! Happy Birthday!
Thank You, Friends! Edwards Church. We’re a committed, vibrant community of worshippers. In our 195 years of worship on this hill, Edwards has not only addressed the needs of our MetroWest communities , but also the needs of our nation and our changing world. As the world around us has evolved, so the Edwards community […]