June is a busy month when we celebrate Juneteenth and Pride Sunday. Christian Explorers at Edwards Church will also focus on what it means to offer an “extravagant welcome.” We’ll explore stories of Jesus’ inclusive love and move our Sunday morning gatherings outside when the weather gets warm. We hope you’ll join us for these […]
How lucky I am…
Dear friends, This ancient priestly blessing from the Hebrew Bible is so familiar, so often used as a benediction to our worship services and a way of going forth after a meaningful time of praise and prayer together on a Sunday morning. It captures our greatest hopes for one another as we come to a […]
Celebrating Open and Affirming
Dear friends, Next year, we will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Edwards Church becoming an Open and Affirming Congregation. For those in our congregation who came from Grace Church, it has been even longer! Open and Affirming has been transformative for our congregation. Our vote in February 2000 gave voice to a value we have […]
Under the Sky We Make
A Synopsis of excerpts from Under the Sky We Make In February the Environmental Justice Team hosted a book discussion of leading global sustainability scientist, Kimberly Nicholas, PhD’s book, Under the Sky We Make: How to Be Human in a Warming World. We had a solid turnout and heartfelt discussion, but this book is just […]
Sunday Morning Worship (In-Person and Livestream)
You can join in-person or on livestream. www.edwardschurch.org/live, passcode 393939 May 5, 10:00 a.m. Holy Communion, “Words with Friends, Part I” John 15:1-8, “Nourished from the Source,” The Rev. Dr. Debbie Clark Preaching May 12, 10:00 a.m. “Words with Friends, Part II” John 15:9-17, “Befriended,” The Rev. Dr. Debbie Clark Preaching May […]
Celebrating the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
This month, Christian Explorers will celebrate the arrival of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost with flames and wind igniting our Spirits as the giant dove puppet descends in our sanctuary! We’ll also explore some of Jesus’ words to his friends and roll up our sleeves for some service projects. We hope you’ll join us! Mark […]
Celebrating Pentecost
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. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. […]
Spring Has Sprung
Time to think about a garden? April is a great time to start thinking about starting a vegetable garden, or even just a few vegetable plant containers, for the spring. But where do you start? We have so many resources here in Framingham and nearby that you may not know about. Here’s a […]
Resurrection
It’s the season of Eastertide when we “practice resurrection!” We’ll start the month with a pageant, and Christian Explorers will re-enact the first Easter Sunday by being Roman guards, sleepy disciples, or even helping to roll the rock away from the entrance to the tomb. Throughout April, we’ll explore the meaning of resurrection and “new […]
Born Again
“Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual love, love one another deeply from the heart. You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.” 1 Peter 1:22-23 Dear friends, I heard […]