Recycling Made Easy by Laura Beck, on behalf of the Environmental Justice Team Confused about what you can recycle? What goes in the city bin? What has to go somewhere else? Here’s my summary of recycling in Framingham, including some helpful links. What you CAN put in your curbside bin: Aluminum & Steel Cans (Empty […]
Ministry of Outreach and Justice
Cleaning Up Our Planet!
Kermit says … learn about all the damage plastics can do! Third Installment of Three-Part Plastics Article for Kermit’s Corner Plastic pollution is everywhere and the problem is worsening significantly every year. Only 5% of plastics are recycled each year and 72% wind up in landfills or in the environment. The extent of […]
Kermit’s Korner
Kermit says … learn about all the damage plastics can do! Second Installment of Three-Part Plastics Article for Kermit’s Corner Last month we began our coverage of the global plastics problem. We began with the over 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic in the ocean which are killing sea life, contaminating the seafood we eat, […]
Message from UCC Conference
We are saddened and outraged by the murders of three black people by a white supremacist in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday. We hold in prayer the families of the people who were slain and all who loved them. We pray for the entire community of Jacksonville and for black people throughout the U.S., who are […]
Kermit’s Korner
Kermit says … learn about all the damage plastics can do! Over 11 million tons of plastic wind up in our oceans annually, which has resulted in about 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean currently. This creates hazards for, poisons and kills the aquatic creatures dependent upon this ecosystem. These plastics degrade into tiny […]
Intentional Money Habits
Workshop: Align Your Money to Your Anti-Racist Principles – Edwards Hall Thursday, August 3, 6:00 p.m. — Potluck, 6:30 p.m. — Workshop Together we can make a difference in the racial wealth gap! No matter how much money you have, you can shift power through intentional spending habits, charitable giving, and investments/saving. In this […]
Kermit’s Korner
Kermit says … grow your green thumb!! Here are some things you can do this summer to learn about vegetable gardening, whether you have a green thumb or not: #1 — Volunteer for Produce Pick-up or a Work Day at Stearns Farm From mid-June-October Edwards Church brings fresh produce every week from Stearns Farm on […]
Kermit says … learn about community supported agriculture!
Two things you can do to learn about community-supported agriculture (CSA’s): #1 — Volunteer for Produce Pick-up at Stearns Farm From mid-June-October Edwards Church brings fresh produce every week from Stearns Farm CSA on Edmands Road in Framingham to the Hope Food Pantry in downtown Framingham. Anyone can sign up to pick up the food […]
Sacred Ally Quilt Ministry
Edwards Church is excited to partner with the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ to bring the Sacred Ally Quilt Ministry to Framingham. Created by women in nine UCC congregations in New Hampshire in the days following the murder of George Floyd, the ten Sacred Ally Quilts document the painful experience […]
Music at Edwards: May 2023
This May we’ll continue a years-long tradition with a Mothers’ Day service that includes the music of John Rutter. As our program year winds down and we change to a very active summer season of worship, we plan to have another choir anthem Sunday in early June. For more information on these as well as […]