Recently I had a thoughtful conversation with Susan Cleveland about her current endeavor, sewing women’s hats. How does that fit into Kermit’s Corner? She is making Cloche hats, reusing men’s ties as her fabric! Obtaining neckties from secondhand stores, donations from friends, online purchases and rummage sales she has a colorful & diverse inventory of […]
Ministry of Outreach and Justice
Summer Special Offerings
SPECIAL OFFERING FOR JULY Sister Song and Planned Parenthood This month’s special offering focuses on reproductive rights. Our faith affirms the sacredness of the human body, God’s desire for the flourishing of all humanity, and that God grants all humans moral agency over their own bodies. We are called to remove barriers to this self-agency, […]
2021-2022 Audio
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Gifts That Give
This year, we can’t gather in Edwards Hall to enjoy good treats and company while we do our holiday shopping. But we can still purchase and give gifts with a conscience and have fun doing so. The Board of Wider Mission has three ways you can give gifts that give this season. Online Auction: December […]
Stewardship 2020
We Need Your Smiling Faces!For Stewardship this year, we are putting together some videos and we need your help! Please print one of these pages (1st is for a single person, 2nd is for a group or family) and take a picture of yourself/family holding it. Please send pictures to Liz at garriganbyerly@gmail.com. If you aren’t […]
Statement from the Council
On September 15, 2020, the Edwards Church Council voted unanimously to endorse the following statement of conviction. It was written by members of the Board of Wider Mission and was originally published as a letter to the editor in the Metrowest Daily News on June 28. The deaths of David McAtee, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, […]
Easing Hunger; Offering Hope
Supporting the Wider Community in a Hard Time Every year, Edwards Church contributes 16% of our congregational giving to support Wider Missions–supporting wider church and community efforts to create a more just and loving world. Typically, the Board of Wider Missions usually does most of our giving in November-December, as we consider major gifts to […]
Socks for Epiphany
The Magi journeyed, or so we imagine, through foreign lands, deserts, forests, and over mountains. We picture them on camels, but surely some of the time they walked. Surely they needed clean socks! Remembering our friends today who may journey from place to place without a home to return to, we will receive a special […]
Is This Your Resolution?
If you have ever wondered when is the best time to join the choir here at Edwards Church, I’ll let you know January is not too shabby! Here’s why. We just got done with our full fall semester, which made us very busy through December. What that means is we never had time to look […]
Celebrating MLK
Especially after this year’s hateful actions targeting African Americans, we are eager to support our neighbors in celebrating MLK’s birthday. Wider Mission is purchasing tickets for the annual MLK breakfast on Monday, January 20 at the Verve Hotel in Natick. If you would like to attend, please contact Heather Gonzalez at heatherbgonzo@gmail.com by January 1. […]