A Message from the Stewardship Team: “Give! Love! Change Lives” The Stewardship Team thanks you! Thank you for your faithful, prayerful discernment! Thank you for your generosity! Thank you for your dedication to our church’s mission and ministry! As of December 20, we have received 47 pledges totaling $198,650 That’s 90% of the way toward […]
Join Our Environmental Justice Team!
“Act like you live here!” – Join the Environmental Justice Team! The Edwards Church Environmental Justice Team has its first meeting for 2024 on Tuesday, January 16, 5:00-6:00 p.m. in the youth room (downstairs, at the end of the hall) in Sue Dickerman Hall. We are always open to new members and new ideas – […]
Annual Reports Due January 16
Annual Reports Due January 16 Every year, we compile an Edwards Church Annual Report in preparation for our Annual Congregational Meeting (which will be Sunday, February 25). This report gives us an opportunity to review all that has happened in the past year. It also provides a valuable historical document for future generations to know […]
Special Offering for January
Special Offerings for January – Jewish Family Service’s Immigration, Refugee and Asylee Assistance Fund Our special offering for the month of January (including ALL the offering received at our Epiphany Service at First Church in Natick) will support JFS’s programs for immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. We have a long history of working with JFS […]
Call for Articles and Photographs
FEBRUARY Steeple: Call for Articles and Photographs! Articles and photos for the next issue of the Steeple are due on January 17. Submissions should be a maximum of about 350 words. We welcome you or your committee/team to send more than one article.
LIVING THE KIN-DOM – January Activities
“LIVING THE KIN-DOM!’ JANUARY ACTIVITIES FOR CHURCH CHRISTIAN EXPLORERS What a busy month we had in December, filled with Advent activities and a wonderful Christmas Eve pageant. Thank you to everyone who took part and made our celebration so meaningful! As we enter the new year, we’ll focus on the theme of “living the kin-dom” […]
Welcome to the season of Epiphany!
Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of God has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but God will arise upon you, and God’s glory will appear over you. Isaiah 60:1-2 Dear friends, Welcome to the season of Epiphany! The visit of the Magi invites us […]
Celebrating Epiphany
Dear friends, Since July, Edwards Church has been part of a collaboration with faith communities and social service agencies to offer support to hundreds of migrants living in motels in Framingham. We have provided meals and collected snack foods. We have coordinated a multi-faith effort to donate warm clothes to families (and have ourselves […]
Advent Season
Dear friends, Lentil soup. Squash pear soup. White bean kale soup. Chicken soup. Carrot ginger curry soup. Parsley soup. We’ve been enjoying a lot of soup in Sue Dickerman Hall these days. In early fall, choir members gathered to sing together, enjoy soup, reflect on loss and change, and name the values […]
Finding Peace
“By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” Luke 1:78-79 Dear friends, This Advent season, we face a time of great uncertainty. […]