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. […]
December Activities for Church
This month, Christian Explorers will meet John the Baptist, Mary and her Magnificat, shepherds and angels as we explore this Advent theme. We’ll also be telling the Christmas story in our annual Christmas Eve pageant at 5:00 p.m. on December 24. Watch for more details about this year’s pageant; there will be opportunities to make […]
Worship and Live-Stream: Finding Your Advent Calling: Who Are You in the Story?
Join us in person, at 39 Edwards Street, or on live-stream. The live-stream password is 393939. Our theme for the Advent season is “Finding your Advent Calling: Who are you in the story?” We will enter into the season through the perspective of the characters in the Christmas story, and we will ask ourselves where […]
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! This year the Stewardship Team has taken a bold approach. In the face of financial challenges (especially from the loss of cell antenna income), the team challenges […]
Special Offerings for December – Pathways Family Shelter Gifts and The Christmas Fund
The Edwards Special Collection for the first two weeks in December (12/3 and 10) will go to buy Walmart gift cards for each of the 14 families at Pathways Family Shelter, a congregate housing option in Framingham managed by the South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC). Pathways’ staff are on site 24/7 to help the unhoused […]