A Message from the Stewardship Team: “Give! Love! Change Lives” The Stewardship Team thanks you! Thank you for your faithful, prayerful discernment! Thank you for your generosity! Thank you for your dedication to our church’s mission and ministry! As of December 20, we have received 47 pledges totaling $198,650 That’s 90% of the way toward […]
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Join Our Environmental Justice Team!
“Act like you live here!” – Join the Environmental Justice Team! The Edwards Church Environmental Justice Team has its first meeting for 2024 on Tuesday, January 16, 5:00-6:00 p.m. in the youth room (downstairs, at the end of the hall) in Sue Dickerman Hall. We are always open to new members and new ideas – […]
Annual Reports Due January 16
Annual Reports Due January 16 Every year, we compile an Edwards Church Annual Report in preparation for our Annual Congregational Meeting (which will be Sunday, February 25). This report gives us an opportunity to review all that has happened in the past year. It also provides a valuable historical document for future generations to know […]
Special Offering for January
Special Offerings for January – Jewish Family Service’s Immigration, Refugee and Asylee Assistance Fund Our special offering for the month of January (including ALL the offering received at our Epiphany Service at First Church in Natick) will support JFS’s programs for immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. We have a long history of working with JFS […]
Call for Articles and Photographs
FEBRUARY Steeple: Call for Articles and Photographs! Articles and photos for the next issue of the Steeple are due on January 17. Submissions should be a maximum of about 350 words. We welcome you or your committee/team to send more than one article.
A Message from the Stewardship Team: “Give! Love! Change Lives!”
The Stewardship Team thanks you! Thank you for your faithful, prayerful discernment! Thank you for your generosity! Thank you for your dedication to our church’s mission and ministry! This year the Stewardship Team has taken a bold approach. In the face of financial challenges (especially from the loss of cell antenna income), the team challenges […]
Special Offerings for December – Pathways Family Shelter Gifts and The Christmas Fund
The Edwards Special Collection for the first two weeks in December (12/3 and 10) will go to buy Walmart gift cards for each of the 14 families at Pathways Family Shelter, a congregate housing option in Framingham managed by the South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC). Pathways’ staff are on site 24/7 to help the unhoused […]
Gifts that Give Returns! Sunday, December 3 – After church in Sue Dickerman Hall
Come prepared to put your love into action! We can buy gifts that support mission and justice programs on Sunday Dec. 3! We’ll have Fair Trade Coffee, tea and chocolate… photo cards by the Just Peace Players, Trees for Life in Africa and gifts that support the Sunrise School in Mumias, Kenya! We may have […]
Lunch Bunch Christmas Luncheon – Wednesday, December 6 @ 12 Noon, Sue Dickerman Hall
Whether or not you are a regular Lunch-Bunch-er, please join us for a chance to taste each other’s holiday favorites at our annual Lunch Bunch Christmas Luncheon. Fran and Debbie will provide turkey and stuffing, and you are invited to bring a favorite holiday dish to share. Dig out your Christmas sweater and your Christmas […]
Christmas Poinsettias
With Christmas coming we will be collecting money towards the purchase of poinsettias. The price per plant is $7.00 and you can designate them either in honor of someone or in memory of someone. There is a signup sheet in the narthex: 11/26, 12/3 and 12/10. Or you can email Cindy Booth at cbooth53@comcast.net. Please […]