Mark your calendars now and start your days in Advent with a brief (20- 30 minute) prayer service. We will gather and center ourselves, allow for the peace and quiet of Advent to enter our lives as we start our days in prayer. Come and find peace through flickering candles, the presence of one another
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Month: November 2014
Christmas Giving Tree: Gifts for Families in Need
Help make this a special Christmas season for other families by choosing a tag (or 2 or 3!), with an age-appropriate gift request, from our Christmas tree, located in the Jonathan Edwards room. To take full advantage of the Thanksgiving sales, gift tags will be available for your selection starting on November 23rd. We suggest
All Saints Observance with Fauré Requiem – A Poignant and Meaningful Moment in the Life of Our Community
On Sunday, November 2, the First Congregational Church of Stockbridge presented the full Requiem setting composed by Gabriel Fauré, in the context of our All Saints Day observance during Sunday worship. Names were lifted up, candles lit, and tears shed as we paused to remember our dearly departed who have left this world for the
Construct WALK a Big Success!
Thanks to the 11 people from the church who walked in the annual Construct WALK, and to the many who supported them with prayers and donations. The First Congregational Church team raised more than $1,400 (with more coming in), which will be matched by a $1,000 grant from our Board of Mission & Action, for