“Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts, no bag for your journey,or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff…”Matthew 10:9-10 Dear friends: Here we are at the beginning of another school year. I’ve been away from Edwards for a number of weeks this summer. On one hand, it seems like the time […]
Staff
Quilts that touch and transform
Dear friends, This past month I had the privilege of working to bring the Sacred Ally Quilt Tour to Framingham. With colleagues at Edwards Church and Edwards House, we planned for three days of viewing these amazing and powerful pieces of fabric art. Looking back, what I most take from this unique experience is the […]
A Spirit of Change
Dear friends, No matter what, change is always happening. Seasons come and go. We grow older. Programs come to an end. New opportunities arise. Change is a reality of life. There are times when the rate of change intensifies. As a congregation, we find ourselves in one of those times. Lori Wilson-Chapin has left her […]
Music
From the Choir Director I’m excited to welcome back to the summer staff, Olivia Sorensen! Last year, Olivia really proved her worth at our outdoor services and this time, a recent college grad, she’s back at Edwards and ready to manage our worship technology both outside and inside. And I particularly would like […]
Winds of the Spirit…
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Acts 2:1-2 Dear friends, Have you ever noticed a weather vane atop a church steeple? Take […]
Spirit of change
Dear friends, It’s almost Pentecost! This year, we will celebrate a week late, so we can focus our worship on remembrance on Memorial Day weekend. That Sunday, May 28, we will join with our siblings at Plymouth Church for a service led by our Open Spirit Intern, Deanne Joy. Deanne has created a series […]
From the Choir Director
Welcome, 2023! I wish to extend a very sincere thank you to everyone who helped Edwards Church Music shine this Advent, often with their own guidance as I focused on trying to learn our new technology, a continuing work in progress. From our choristers and our Morning Glory songsters, to our soloists in our […]
Advent, In Living Color!
With our installation still ahead of us as I write this, I can only report that it is highly likely that through your abundance of giving, you will be able to see and hear all that Advent has to offer this year, as never before. As we settle in and learn the equipment (i.e. it […]
From the Choir Director
The choir will be singing a few times this November, there are so many special services to support! On, November 6, we will sing a new arrangement of “For All the Saints,” followed on November 20 by “All Good Gifts” for our blessing of pledges, and on Advent 1, November 27 we will welcome […]
Heart Treasures…
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also…” —Matthew 6:21 Dear friends, It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. Doesn’t it seem like it was just yesterday we were planting our gardens, tilling and weeding, watering and tending? Now it’s November, the harvest is over, the Christian Explorers herb […]