SPECIAL OFFERING FOR SEPTEMBERSupport for the People of Haiti For the last month, we have been praying for the people of Haiti and Afghanistan. And the Board of Wider Mission (also known as the Love and Justice in Action Team) has been researching ways to offer support to our siblings in both nations. We don’t […]
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Kermit’s Korner: Climate Action
CITY ELECTIONS ARE COMING!Climate Action Forum: Framingham Mayor and City Council Candidates You might wonder what elections have to do with Kermit’s Corner. As with most elections, our values and dreams are on the ballot. In this case, our Green Team considers a sustainable environment an important part of creating an ecologically healthy place to […]
Fall Worship Schedule
Beginning September 12, we will worship outdoors every week (with a livestream option for those who can’t attend in person). In case of rain or extreme cold, we will switch to Zoom only. Watch your email for weather-related schedule changes. Contact the church office for Zoom information. Sunday, September 5 at 10 am—Via Zoom“The Spirit […]
At the Crossroads
Greetings, friends. The release of this newsletter falls right on the cusp of knowing some things in general terms about Edwards Church Music this fall but not yet having full details figured out yet. One of the greatest things I’ve learned during the pandemic was that music helped get many of us through a very […]
Christian Explorers: Fall Kickoff
Building and blessing backpacks! It’s time to go back to school. Last week a group from Edwards Church helped assemble backpacks for children in need in our community. In September and October, we’ll be worshipping outdoors at Edwards every week, with Sunday School on the porch of Jonathan House after the service. Ms. Myrna will zoom […]
Wave after Wave
“Blessed be the name of God from age to age, for wisdom and power are God’s.God changes times and seasons, deposes kings and sets up kings;God gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.God reveals deep and hidden things; God knows what is in the darkness,and light dwells with the Holy […]
An Invitation
As we seek to be loving, connected, inclusive and safe as a community, we are taking a “layered” approach—layers of protection. One layer is that the vast majority of our congregation has already been vaccinated. Another layer is that we are doing as much as we can outdoors. A third layer is the Zoom option […]
Fall into Worship!
Dear friends, In the opening worship for our September church council meeting, I drew upon imagery from the book of Exodus—particularly the frustration of the Hebrew people as they wandered in the wilderness toward an elusive promised land. I chose that story because it resonates with our lives in the last eighteen months. It speaks […]
Summer Worship Schedule
This summer, we will alternate weeks between in-person outdoor worship (with a livestream option for those who can’t attend in person), and worship from home via Zoom. Watch your email for weather-related schedule changes. A Summer Celebration of Spirit Sunday, July 4 at 10:00am—Via Zoom“A Spirit of Creation and Creativity”—Part IIRev. Dr. Karen Nell Smith […]
Seeking farm-to-food pantry volunteers
Local food is fresher, lower in its carbon footprint, and changes in concert with the seasons. About fourteen years ago those of us at Grace Church thought it would be a good idea to get a share of food from Stearns Farm to share the joy of local food with members of our congregation and […]