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Worship Service at First Congregational Church in Shrewsbury, MA

Worship Service at First Congregational Church in Shrewsbury, MA

Gather as Christians

Gather
as
Christians

Christmas Pageant at First Congregational Church, Shrewsbury, MA.

Christmas Pageant at First Congregational Church, Shrewsbury, MA.

Study and Learn

Study
and
Learn

Candlelight service at First Congregational Church, Shrewsbury, MA

Candlelight service at First Congregational Church, Shrewsbury, MA

Pray, Care, and Share

Pray, Care,
and Share

Youth working on a house on the First Church, Shrewsbury, MA mission trip.

Youth working on a house on the First Church, Shrewsbury, MA mission trip.

Serve God and Our Neighbor

Serve God
and Our
Neighbor

Graduation Recognition, Sunday, June 3: We would like to hear about graduates of high school, vocational school and college (both undergraduate and graduate degrees). They will be honored during the service. In order that all graduates may be appropriately recognized, we need the following information: Name, Parent/Guardian, School, Degree and any Future Plans. If you are a graduate or know of a graduate who is a member of this church, please supply this information to the church office by noon on Monday, May 21 by email to [email protected] Please tell us if you will be able to attend the service on June 3.
Arts on the Green: Join us on Sunday, April 22nd at 3 pm for our next Arts on the Green Concert, featuring Worcester's premier chamber choir, "Diamonds from the Dust". The program is entitle "Darkness and Light" and features diverse musical selections that play on themes of light and dark. Tickets are $20 for General Admission, $10 students/seniors, $15 for adult members of any choir, and children under 6 are free. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Two Big Events On Earth Sunday, April 22nd, Save Energy, Win Prizes: The Save Energy, Win Prizes drawing will take place after the service during Coffee Fellowship. Earth Stewardship invites you to take a step (or more) toward saving energy in your home during Lent and right up until Earth Sunday on April 22nd. If you want to have a chance at winning a prize, please write the step you’ve taken on one side of a file card and your contact information on the other side and place it in the green box near the Earth Stewardship section of the church library in Gifford Hall (pen and file cards are near the box). You can submit more than one card if you took more than one step during this time period. Prizes include a local-sourced food basket, a water saving kit, kitchen compost containers, and more. Let’s get to work! Climate Change: What Can I Do? Earth Stewardship is pleased to host Dr. Martha Gach who will give a presentation entitled Climate Change: What Can I Do? on Earth Sunday from 11 - 11:45 am in the Chapel. Dr. Gach received her doctoral degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan and has been the Natural History Guide and Conservation Coordinator at the Audubon Society’s Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary and Conservation Center for the past 10 years. She also serves on the Shrewsbury Conservation Commission and Open Space and Recreation Plan Committee here in town. This will be a great talk that you won’t want to miss, and to make it even better light refreshments will be served.
MACUCC Environmental Stewardship: The MACUCC Environmental Stewardship is co-sponsoring the New England Youth Environmental Justice Summit on Saturday April 7th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. And invites all middle school, high school, college students as well as teachers, mentors, pastors, lay leaders, advisors and anyone interested in acquiring tools for facing the pressing moral issue of climate change and Eco-Justice. The full brochure with descriptions of the Keynotes, workshop, and film is next to the Earth Stewardship bulletin board in Gifford Hall. See brochure for registration information.

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