The ladies at the First Church THRIFT SHOP have entered a snowman for the Snowman on the Town Green! Keep posted for how you can support them by voting for Nurse Margo ! Message from Kathleen Keegan: Helloooo Pembroke! My Committee is not able to put on our favorite event, The Pembroke Tree Lighting this
We extend many thanks as well as great appreciation for the two generous donors who allowed the much needed repaving of the first church parking lots. Enjoy the new flat ‘trip free’ & ‘easy walking’ pavement!
Next Saturday, October 10, we will again have our outdoor Coffee Hour in front of the church, weather permitting. As it is getting colder this may be our last one. Hope to see you there! We continue our online Zoom Coffee Hour each Wednesday at 7 PM. Click the link on the calendar on the
Pictures from Saturday’s outdoor meeting.
Watch This Page To follow The Much Anticipated Painting Of Our Church Sanctuary. Newest Pictures Appear First 08/08/20 – Scaffolding 08/07/20 – Floor Taping: 08/04/20 – Past paints applied. KEEP RETURNING, MORE TO FOLLOW…….
Join Old friends Or Meet New People. Join Us At First Church Saturday Morning August 8th At 10:00 AM. Bring your own chair. Refreshments will be served. We will have some refreshments if you forget to bring your own!
Members Overwhelmingly Pass Changes At Thursday’s Official All Church Meeting On July 30th, 2020 as the sun was setting in a colorful display that would delight any sailor, the Membership voted to turn away from past affiliations and move forward as a local Congregational Church in association with the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
The future search for a settled pastor of First Church is contingent on the vote at the 07/30/2020 All-Church meeting!
Join Old friends Or Meet New People. Join First Church Saturday Morning July 11th At 10:00 AM. Bring your own chair and coffee. We will have some refreshments if you forget to bring your own!
Members of the congregation share their 4th of July firework pictures
My mom used to always tell me “The greatest gift you can give a child is the gift of faith”. I can’t wait to pass on the same to my own children.
First church in Pembroke Celebrates outside on a beautiful Saturday morning with coffee and fellowship
First Church In Pembroke reaches out to youth
The pandemic has offered us a time to reflect upon what’s important in life. The isolation time has given us a chance to understand how much we need each other and what are the caring attitudes that we need to nurture. It has reminded us of how much our disagreements are small compared to what...
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Unburden Ourselves Vs. Traumatizing Others
Red Cross Blood Drive Saturday May 16th, First Church In Pembroke, MA hosted the American Red Cross in the shared effort to save lives through facilitating donations From volunteers in the community. First Church gratefully acknowledges and thanks all who participated in this important effort, especially organizer Karan Little. Each donation helps to save up
View the inside of First Church In Pembroke on a sunny day in late April. Newsletter Production & Distribution
Hope you are all safe and healthy with our “new way of life.” Wanted to let members know that the Creative Crafters have been busy making masks for essential workers in our town. Your church wants to extend to its members, masks, to keep you safe and healthy. Below is an announcement made on April 27th by
I remember growing up I had a strong dislike for May. May was the time of the year when we were forced in school to be a part of a May Pole Dance. From my perspective as a young child it was the dumbest thing we ever did in school. Ever… Historically some have written
Pastor’s Letter I remember growing up I had a strong dislike for May. May was the time of the year when we were forced in school to be a part of a May Pole Dance. From my perspective as a young child it was the dumbest thing we ever did in school. Ever… Historically some
Our online Palm Sunday Service production is over but you can still view at the Church website firstchurchinpembroke.org or clicking here. Additionally, Palms are available! A small group of masked & gloved congregants met briefly at the parking lot in front of First Church this late afternoon to pack Palms in zip-lock bags. The bundle of palms arrived two
One thing I know about fear is that it interferes with our relationship to God. By the time you get this newsletter, Easter will be less than two weeks away. Because of what’s going on in the world today, you will have some unique choices as to where to worship. You can choose between the kitchen,
Look Up and Listen Closely – Walking Toward the Sunrise A Devotional Word from Our Renewal Consultant Rev. Robert Naylor (The physical distancing realities have caused me to be unable to complete a key element in our shared renewal process, The Teaming and Dreaming event. However I will soon be sending along to you the
An Irish Blessing May your thoughts be as glad as the shamrocks. May your heart be as light as a song. May each day bring you bright happy hours That stay with you all year long.
Some Important Thoughts A Helpful Blog from our Conference Minister: Dear Friends and Members of First Church, The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been a daily headline this winter. And the Center for Disease Control is increasing their concern level. We’ve seen the impact on everything from travel to the stock market. And we wonder about what
Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday is the official start of the season of Lent, six and a half weeks in total, consisting of 40 weekdays as an act of repentance prior to Easter or Resurrection Sunday. The institution of the day, or the season, is not in your Bible. It was set up by the early
By Rev. Robert Naylor Read Matthew 5,6,7 – The Instructional Book for a Christian Who Plays the Most Important Game of Faithful Living with Skill I spent the day today at the spring training facility of the Philadelphia Phillies. There was no pre-season game, just dozens of players going through basic hitting, pitching, and fielding
Some Important Thoughts by Rev. Fred Meade Dear Friends and Members of First Church, I’ve been thinking a lot over the last five months about this church. I’ve grown to love the people and even enjoyed the drive back and forth. It has been a blessing that we really have not had a difficult winter. But within the
by Rev. Robert Naylor I memorized it in third grade Sunday School. I have probably read it at more than half of my 1,000+ weddings at which I have officiated. It’s the season of hearts and roses and love, so Paul’s prosaic love letter (I Corinthians 13) comes to mind. If I speak in the
Remember again and again and again…..“… The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23)
The Deacons extend thanks to our “retiring” members, Stephanie Skolnick, Jim Lapham, and Ernie Evans, for their years of service and their many contributions to the committee. They will be missed! Please be aware that no food or drink, other than water, is allowed in the sanctuary. Have you noticed that the Acolytes have a
The Trustees met on January 21, 2020. Burt Palmer is still reviewing files that he received from our past treasurer. He has implemented direct deposit for the employees and received a refund from QuickBooks. He will finish inputting information in QuickBooks. Continuing projects the Trustees are working on: Finish the parsonage Get quotes for the
In a course on marriage counseling, the professor said that if someone gets divorced, and wonders whether or not they should get married again, statistically speaking a new marriage will more likely work out if they are divorced twice and are currently in a third marriage. I thought a lot about that over the years
It’s hard to imagine that I’ve already been here for two months. The times just seems to fly by. My commute from the Cape has actually been a time of respite. The drives have been a time of pure joy seeing the changing of the trees and bushes along the way. But we all know
First Church welcomes Pastor Meade
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