Holiday Fair – Nov. 17

Mark your calendars and share with your friends – The First Church Holiday Fair is set for Saturday November 17th from 10:00am – 3:00pm. Fellowship Hall will be transformed into a festival of...

Ham and Bean Supper

Shopped all day, rushed from activity to activity, no time to cook – Join us for a Ham & Bean Supper on Saturday, November 17th at 6:00pm for a warm, delicious meal of...

Deacons Corner

Greetings from the Diaconate! The Deacons invite you to be a “Greeter” in the Narthex to welcome everyone to church. Please see a Deacon if you are interested. Our Flower sign up list...

Stewardship

On November 18 our fall Stewardship campaign will come to an end as we accept and bless our pledges for the coming year. Stewardship means giving back to the church, caring for it...

Working for Christ

The Trustee Team will be providing the opportunity for everyone to work together to care for our church. The plan is to gather between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm the first Saturday of...

Missions

In October a donation was sent to the UCC Florida disaster relief on behalf of First Church Pembroke. Thank you to all for your caring and concern for others. Missions has two important...

Transition Team Update

Thank you to everyone who took time to review our Church Profile. We have reviewed the comments which you have left for us and made a few minor additions and clarifications based upon...

Thrift Shop Update

Thrift Shop – Just received and just in time for your Holiday festivities – stoneware 5-piece place setting–off-white with medium blue trim and all those “special” extra pieces – 57 pieces in all...

Support the Food Pantry

The Christian Education Team would like to ask for your help to supply “THANKSGIVING” for November. Suggested items could be anything you feel could help with a Thanksgiving Meal!! Please place the...

Calling All First Church Elves

Mark your calendars and share with your friends – The First Church Holiday Fair is set for Saturday November 17th from 10:00am – 3:00pm. Fellowship Hall will be transformed into a festival of...

Working for Christ

Thanks to everyone who helped out with the clean-up of the CNK Play Yard last month. Over 15 people arrived after nine o’clock Saturday morning and pulled weeds, raked the mulch, painted the...

Stewardship Team

The Stewardship Team has begun meeting again after taking a short break during the summer so that we could rest, reflect, and return with fresh ideas and enthusiasm towards strengthening and supporting First...

Dumb Sheep, Good Shepherd November 13, 2018
My friend Chad spent a year as a shepherd in Wyoming. “Sheep are so dumb that they’ll only eat what is right in front of them,” he told me. “Even if they’ve eaten all the grass in front of them, they won’t turn to look for a fresh patch—they’ll just start eating dirt!” We laughed, […]
Who’s Driving? November 12, 2018
My neighbor Tim has a figurine on his dashboard of a “wild thing” from Maurice Sendak’s beloved children’s book Where the Wild Things Are. Not long ago Tim was following me through traffic and made some abrupt moves to keep up. When we arrived, I asked, “Was that the ‘wild thing’ driving?” The following Sunday […]
Confident Hope November 11, 2018
Dr. William Wallace was serving as a missionary surgeon in Wuzhou, China, in the 1940s when Japan attacked China. Wallace, who was in charge of Stout Memorial Hospital at the time, ordered the hospital to load his equipment on barges and continue to function as a hospital while floating up and down rivers to avoid […]
His Presence November 10, 2018
The anxious father and his teenage son sat before the psychic. “How far is your son traveling?” the psychic asked. “To the big city,” the man replied, “and he will be gone for a long time.” Handing the father a talisman (a kind of good-luck charm), he said, “This will protect him wherever he goes.” […]

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