August 10 – Lobster Fest Pembroke Arts Festival

Lobster Supper Saturday, Aug 10 6 pm Tickets $20 Eat in or take out. Lobster, baked potato, cole slaw, Homemade desserts, beverage. For Reservations and Tickets, call Church Office at 781-393-2584 Or go...

Olde Home Days Fair 2019

Thursday May 30, Friday May 31 & Saturday June 1st Rides open Thursday and Friday 6-10 PM, Saturday noon-10 pm Ticket booths open ½ hour before rides – Wristbands Thursday 6-10 and Saturday...

Missions

The Missions committee would like to thank everyone for their donations and help during the month of February. We are still hoping that the money contributions to Missions will increase. As Christians of...

Musical Happenings this Month

GOT TALENT? We want YOU to be a part of the First Church Talent Show – Sunday April 28th 3 pm All Ages, all talents welcome! If you can rap, dance, sing, juggle,...

Support the Food Pantry

The Christian Education Team would appreciate your help… in striving to support our local Food Pantry. While we can always use canned and dry goods, seems there is a serious shortage for other...

Rosie’s Place Collection

Grace Schultz has chosen First Church and Rosie’s Place for her Senior Project for National Honor Society. She will be collecting Hats, Mittens, and Scarfs here at First Church and delivering them to...

Fundraising Team

Congratulations and thank you to Bonnie Hadaway VanBuskirk, Beth Kitson, Francine Palmer, Jane Hodge, Linda Bean, JoEllen Graham and Gail Sim for taking on the challenge of coordinating and inspiring Fundraising. Kristen Schultz...

Trustee Message

Working for Christ The Finance and Buildings and Grounds members of the Trustee Team wish to extend a HUGE Thank you to those who so generously have funded Parsonage repairs. Donations of money,...

Deacons Corner

Greetings from the Diaconate!Hello from the Deacons Team! The Deacons Team reminds you that the 2019 Flower Chart is posted on the door of the closet. You can remember a special person or...

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...

City Reach

City Reach and Barefoot Sunday are Upon Us! This Sunday, March 3rd, is Barefoot Sunday! Please bring your gently-used or new shoe donations to church with you. We would also appreciate new...

Out of the Trap July 15, 2019
The Venus flytrap was first discovered in a small area of sandy wetlands not far from our home in North Carolina. These plants are fascinating to watch because they are carnivorous. Venus flytraps release a sweet-smelling nectar into colorful traps that resemble open flowers. When an insect crawls inside, triggering sensors along the outer rim, […]
In Living Color July 14, 2019
When Xavier McCoury put on the glasses Aunt Celena sent for his tenth birthday, he burst into tears. Born colorblind, Xavier had only ever seen the world in shades of gray, white, and black. With his new EnChroma glasses, however, Xavier saw color for the first time. His euphoria at witnessing the beauty around him […]
Beautiful to God July 13, 2019
When Denise began dating her boyfriend, she attempted to maintain a slim figure and dress stylishly, believing she would be more attractive to him in that way. After all, it was what all the women’s magazines advised. It was only much later that she discovered what he really thought: “I liked you just as much […]
Son Followers July 12, 2019
Sunflowers sprout in a carefree manner all over the world. Pollinated by bees, the plants spring up on the sides of highways, under bird feeders, and across fields, meadows, and prairies. To produce a harvest, however, sunflowers need good soil. Well-drained, slightly acidic, nutrient rich “with organic matter or composted,” says the Farmer’s Almanac—such good […]

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