Zoom In! To the Just Peace Players’ New PlaySunday, March 14 at 4:00pm via Zoom Register hereGET UP!!! is a call to get up, share God’s love and end racism. This newest play written and performed by the Just Peace Players calls people to understand how systemic racism impacts our lives and the world. It […]
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Edwards Church Community Bird List
Log your sightings here!Our Lenten theme this year is “Nesting, Singing, Soaring.” We are using bird imagery as a tool to help us learn and grow in the time leading up to Easter. In this spirit, we will share our sightings of feathered friends in a community bird list. This is not a competition but […]
In Each Bud, There Is a Promise
I had the opportunity to preach in February, just a few weeks after having written my comprehensive annual report which began with early 2020, as I described totally normal worship. It then led the reader through a brief period of exploration as staff figured out what we could do after that “normal” period was no […]
March Christian Explorers
We continue to learn from the birds in Bible. Rick Seaholm taught us to make origami birds and we’re making as many as we can to decorate Edwards Church for Easter next month. Here are some special events and projects to look for Christian Explorers this month… Nesting, Singing, Soaring. We’ll think about our call to […]
The Owl in the Yard
“There the owl nests and lays and hatches and gathers her young in her shadow; indeed, there the hawks are gathered, each one with her mate.” —Isaiah 34:15 Dear friends, This is a bird house in my backyard, awaiting new occupants in the spring. The owl isn’t real, it’s piercing eyes and angry scowl are meant to scare […]
Our Special Offering: Emergency Housing and Eviction Fund
The Board of Wider Mission invites you to make a gift to support the Emergency Housing and Eviction Fund organized by Metrowest Worker’s Center/CASA. This fund is used to support local immigrants who are facing eviction and homelessness during this pandemic winter. With COVID cases skyrocketing, and area housing/shelter opportunities shrinking, many people turn to […]
Giving Thanks from Wider Mission
Gifts That GiveThank you to everyone who participated in the Gifts that Give auction and party, whether as a donor, a buyer, a bidder, or party attendee. We sent a check to A Place to Turn for $2070.05 and a check to Framingham Community Farm for $327.75. We could not have done this without you! Beyond […]
Kermit’s Korner: Sweetgrass
The Green Team invites you to join us in reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, available at the Framingham Public Library and many online booksellers. Dr. Kimmerer has a unique perspective on our relationships with plants and other fellow beings, as a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and a professor of plant ecology […]
January Worship
In January, we will continue to worship in our homes via Zoom; we will reconsider this decision in upcoming council and congregational meeting. Sunday, January 3 at 10:00am: Holy Communion; Combined Epiphany ServiceIsaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12; Rev. Liz Garrigan-Byerly (our new area conference minister) preaching. Our friends from Plymouth Church will join us for our […]
A Note of Gratitude
When we began this fall, we hoped to get more worshipers onscreen and on microphone. Council even ensured that provision when we voted to continue in virtual worship, at least through December. Through the development of our Studio Choir and Multi-home Ensemble, we have explored new ways of making music “together,” and what a way to make […]