JLA has a budget that we use to distribute funds to organizations that align with our Statement of Faith and Vision. This is typically done at the year’s end, but this year, because of current events, we felt these organizations could use the funds sooner. In light of that, last month we disbursed the following […]
Steeple
Lenten Devotional 2025
Lenten Devotional 2025: Deep and Wide: Becoming Beloved Community This year, as every year, our Lenten Devotional has been filled with powerful, beautiful reflections by church members. There are still three more weeks left. We need your creativity! Your reflections could be in the form of a prayer, a poem, a paragraph, or a photograph. […]
Climate Hope Affiliate Launch Meeting
All are Welcome! Saturday, April 5 – 9 -11:30 am in Edwards Hall The Environmental Justice Ministry of the United Church of Christ is working to equip and support people in starting powerful chapters (Climate Hope Affiliates) around the country to help accelerate action on the crisis of climate change. The goal of […]
Trip to LGBT Asylum Task Force Community Dinner
Trip to LGBT Asylum Task Force Community Dinner Monday, April 14 – 6 pm at Hadwen Park UCC (leave from Edwards at 5 pm) Last month, our Christian Explorers created necklaces from seashells as gifts for LGBT Asylum Seekers. The seashells selected are ones that have been through storms, revealing their inner beauty. […]
Special Lunch Bunch Take-Out!
Special Lunch Bunch Take-Out Thai Lunch Wednesday, April 30 – 12 noon in Sue Dickerman Hall Join us for a tasty meal of Thai food favorites. Whether you are a regular Lunch Bunch attendee or not, you are invited to this special gathering. We will select a variety of Thai dishes, including some vegan […]
Thank you for Donating – Ostomy Support
Many thanks to Justice and Love in Action for their 2024 donation to Friends of Ostomates Worldwide-USA. FOW-USA is a volunteer, nonprofit organization providing free ostomy supplies and educational materials to ostomates outside the US. An ostomate has had surgery that changes the way waste leaves their body and will require many supplies to manage […]
Volunteers Needed – MetroWest Work Center / Casa del Trabajador
Volunteers Needed – MetroWest Work Center / Casa del Trabajador Since January, fear has risen among many of our immigrant neighbors. Despite this fear, they still need to attend medical, immigration, and court appointments. Being accompanied by a US citizen when attending these appointments can be very helpful, therefore MetroWest Work Center / Casa del […]
May Steeple: Call for photos and articles!
MAY Steeple: Call for Articles and Photographs! Articles and photos for the next issue of the Steeple are due on April 16. Submissions should be a maximum of about 350 words. We welcome you or your committee / team to send more than one article.
Chat, Pray, Love with Edwards Church in April
Sunday Morning Worship Sundays at 10 am, in-person and via Livestream www.edwardschurch.org/live, passcode 393939 Faith Formation for Young People Our youngest members will bring in the light and spend time in the Tent of Meeting or Sue Dickerman Hall to learn Bible stories, work on songs and crafts, and have fun with our friends. […]
April: Open Spirit Events
National Poetry Month April is National Poetry Month, a time dedicated to celebrating poets and their contributions. In honor of this occasion, Open Spirit has some exciting things planned for the month. We invite you to participate in our “Poem in Your Pocket” project. Throughout April, visit Edwards Hall to select a poem from our […]