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This simple and reflective service begins our forty-day journey. In quiet candlelight, we pray, sing, share communion and have the chance to mark ourselves with ashes remembering who we are and to whom we belong. (For those unable to come to evening worship, ashes will be available both at Morning Prayer and from Noon until…

Immediately following worship, we will gather for our annual budget meeting to review the finances of last year and to approve the budget for the coming year. Please plan to attend as we conduct this important business of the church. Questions? Please contact Treasurer, Chuck Gillett or Moderator, Deb McMenamy.

On Jan. 28, 2018 at 11:15am in the sanctuary, members of the Church are invited to an informational meeting to discuss the Norman Rockwell Museum’s interest in acquiring the Old Town Hall building and property that is owned by the Church. The Norman Rockwell Museum would like to renovate the building for use as a…

Worship and Pastoral Care Jan. 2018 While Pastor Brent is away for the next few weeks, we have arranged for worship leadership and pastoral care. If you need to get in touch with Brent, please contact the Church Office and Nancy can assist you. Here is the schedule for worship leadership and pastoral care while…

With the urging of Vicky Cooper, the Mission and Action committee made promoting literacy a goal this year for the Christmas Giving Tree. With every gift tag on the tree, we asked for a book to go along with it. What follows is information about Jólabókafló∂…Yule Book Flood (pronounced yo-la-bok-a-flot) is a holiday tradition in…

The Church Office and Building will be closed from December 25-December 29.  Staff will be away on vacation and there are no scheduled committee meetings. While there will be a couple of events taking place at the church (including Wednesday yoga), in general we will be giving the building a rest too! While Pastor Brent…

The 2017 Holly Fair was one of the most successful ever. We netted over $6600! Thanks to all of you who contributed baked goods, donated to Grandma’s Attic, knitted and sewed, helped with set-up and take-down, worked at the Fair, and to all who came and shopped. Every cent we earned will be distributed in…

Christmas Eve Morning Pageant, Sun., Dec. 24 10:00 a.m. We finish our Advent preparations with an inter-generational pageant that joins the angels, shepherds, magi, farmers and people of Bethlehem who are likewise getting ready. Parts for children and adults are available and all who want are invited to join in costume and participate. The morning…

On Sunday Dec. 17 at 3:00, the Berkshire Lyric presents “A Family Christmas” at the Stockbridge Congregational Church. This concert of lighter popular Christmas classics will be an expanded version of the perennially sold out concerts that Berkshire Lyric has presented for many years earlier in December, in the same location, as part of the…

Rescheduled to Sat., Dec. 16, 2017 at 6 pm. Fifty-voice choir and soloists with Tracy Wilson, Conductor; Lee Dixon, Piano; and Tim Weisman, Organ. Selections by Rutter, Willcocks, Preston, Chilcott, Howells, Mathias, Darke and local composers David Anderegg and Charles Fitzhugh. $15 recommended admission; $10 for members of local community choirs; free for children age…

Sunday Dec. 10 at 5:00 pm Along with St. Paul’s, we will meet for a light supper and brief Advent program here.  We will head out to do some caroling, ending up at St. Paul’s for dessert. This is an intergenerational event – invite some friends to join you!  Sign-up in the JE Room so…

Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 5 pm. Fifty-voice choir and soloists with Tracy Wilson, Conductor; Lee Dixon, Piano; and Tim Weisman, Organ. Selections by Rutter, Willcocks, Preston, Chilcott, Sametz, Howells, Mathias, Darke and local composers David Anderegg and Charles Fitzhugh. $15 recommended admission; $10 for members of local community choirs; free for children age 18…

Mark your calendars, tell your friends, be sure to drop by the JE Room to sample the delicious baked goods, purchase some gorgeous greenery, handmade crafts and decorations, peruse Grandma’s Attic, and have a visit with Santa. The women of the Service League been working all year and the proceeds enable them to support worthy…

A Thanksgiving Day worship service will be held in our sanctuary on Thursday, November 23, at 10:30 am. This community ecumenical service will be led by The Rev. Sam Smith of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and The Rev. Barbara Kershner of our congregation, as well as clergy from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and The Marian…

Ronnie Cunningham offers this program on Nov. 18 at 5pm in the Sanctuary to benefit hurricane relief in Puerto Rico. Ronnie describes how the concert came to be: I’d given some money for hurricane relief in Puerto Rico but felt it wasn’t enough. I’m a regular storyteller at Deb Koffman’s studio in Housatonic on the…

You know you envy those fortunate people who get to read the Scripture lessons and pass the offering plates on Sunday mornings, you know you do. And how about the cool stuff they get to do on Christmas Eve and Easter? Well, envy no more, because you’re invited to a liturgy orientation session to become…

Sat., Nov. 4 – 9:30 a.m. until lunch. Each year we focus on caring for this building and getting it ready for winter. The Trustees invite you to come and help. One group will be working on the leaves so we need blowers and rakes. Another group will be working inside the church on projects…

November 4 – 6:00 p.m. To benefit children’s programs at the First Congregational Church, UCC, Stockbridge, MA. Local performer Steve Hassmer draws upon music theater’s best to share his personal and professional journey – one that has led to gratitude. Accompanied by Lee Dixon, this moving performance invites each of us to contemplate our own…

What a great day for Construct’s 29th Annual Walk to Prevent Homelessness. Thank you to all donors and walkers on Oct. 15, 2017. We are blown away by everyone’s generosity! The First Congregational Church of Stockbridge, UCC Walkers were able to raise $5373 for Construct this year!!! That includes $2403 collected by a single team…

There are eight paintings of diverse media on display on the J. E. Room Library shelves. The show is entitled “Artful Hymns,” reflecting visual impressions and interpretations of the words and melodies of favorite hymns. Many thanks go out to our church artists for their wonderful contribution and sharing these spirited creative gifts of art…