We have an incredible lineup of special music this November. For the first time during our virtual worship months, I’m reasonably sure, the majority of music you hear are recordings made especially for Edwards virtual worship. That’s amazing. And while some has been recorded by me, as you’d expect, more and more is being generated […]
Ministry of Outreach and Justice
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, […]
Special Offering
Disaster Relief: Wider Mission Special Offering for September On top of the distress COVID-19 is causing, people all over our nation have experienced the danger and disruption of weather-related disasters: a derecho in Central Iowa, terrible fires in California, and Hurricane Laura in Texas and Louisiana. In all those places, the United Church of Christ is […]
Virtual Worship Continues, and Needs YOU
What an amazing summer it’s been with our virtual worship services. Since we will be continuing through the fall, the time is right to begin planning and we need your help! We’ve come up with a number of multi-week projects that will involve as many singers, photographers, artists, writers, poets, and dancers as possible. I’ve […]
Kermit’s Korner September
Kermit always votes! It’s easy to remember that there is an election coming up this November, but sometimes local elections, primaries, etc. don’t get the attention they deserve. Now is a great time to make the pledge to be a “Creation Care” voter. The Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ is […]
A New Hymn for a New Day
In preparation for Thanksgiving Sunday (November 22), we hope to create a new hymn to reflect our experience of gratitude in this time. Debbie will be writing the lyrics, based on input from the congregation. I would love for you to send me a paragraph or two, a phrase or two, or even a word […]
September Seeds of Grace
Sunday, September 20, Joining 10:00am worship via Zoom This month, Seeds of Grace joins Edwards Church in Sunday morning zoom worship at 10:00 a.m. for the celebration of Rev. Karen Nell Smith’s installation as our associate pastor of faith formation and outreach. Now as we socially distance, the seasons and other familiar rituals of our […]
Outdoor (or In-Your-Car) Concert
Sunday, June 28 at 4:00pm and 5:00pm Rescheduled, July 12 at 4:00pm and 5:00pm Do you need something fun to look forward to? Are you yearning for some live music? Longing for a way to get out safely? Eager to see familiar faces, if masked and from a distance? Then mark your calendars for our […]
Caring for our Neighbors and Our World
MISSION PROJECT UPDATE: A Cup of Cold Water What is “A Cup of Cold Water”?: “A Cup of Cold Water” is an all-church mission project to serve Boston’s homeless during the hot summer months in the midst of the pandemic. We are filling reusable water bottles with important safety items. We will give the filled […]