Music Notes – 04/12/20
From our Music Director: Easter – a time of joy and celebration. It’s different this year, but the good news of Christ resurrection is unchanged. During our Easter service, we sang a song unusual...
Easter Sunday Service – 04/12/20
Easter Sunday Service
Easter Letter – 04/09/20
Maundy Thursday Service – 04/09/20
Order of the service & Readings:
An Easter hope for your congregation – 04/08/20
An Easter hope for your congregation A message forwarded from Freda Dear Friends, This is a Holy Week unlike any for me…and maybe for you, too. We’re hunkered down in an unexpected quiet. We’re...
Palms Available – Holy Week
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...
Palm Sunday Service – 04/05/20 10am
“Palm Sunday” by Pastor Fred Meade Sermon Summary This is a challenging time for all of us. It is important to take time to care for ourselves, remembering that we can only make one...
Thank You First Responders & Health Care Workers! – April 2020
Pink Hearts placed in the windows of First Church to recognize the loving care of our Health Care Workers & First Responders.
Stewardship – April 2020
Support Our Church This is a strange time for our country and the world. While all of us travel through this time of uncertainty please keep First Church in your prayers and in your...
Missions – April 2020
“I will look with favor on the faithful in the land…..” Our March 8th and 15th meetings were cancelled. Unfortunately, our church, the functions and meetings held there have been cancelled because of this...
Diaconate – April 2020
Greetings and Best Wishes from the Diaconate This is a strange time for our church as we have been unable to worship together in person. Reverend Fred and Mary Beth have been presenting an...
Pastor’s Corner – April 2020
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...
Devotional – 03/29/20
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...
Music Note – 03/29/20
From our Music Director: There is so much music available on the internet now through the generosity of musicians looking to enrich people’s lives. People are also experimenting now, and we get zoomed and...
Sunday Service – “Envy & Pride” – 03/29/20, 10am
“Envy & Pride” by Rev. Meade Sermon Summary: Today’s sermon focuses on the sins of Envy and Pride False pride stymies our spiritual growth as it leads us to focus on ourselves and gets...
Sunday Service – “SLOTH” – 03/22/2020 10am
“Sloth” by Rev. Meade Sermon Summary: In today’s sermon Pastor Fred continues his series on the Seven Deadly Sins with the topic of Sloth. This is a time of social distance and isolation and...
Music Note – 03/15/20
A message from our Music Director: Sometimes a song is all we need to make it through the day or through a night of doubt. This piece by Pepper Choplin reassures us that “We...
Sunday Service – “DEALING WITH FEAR” – 03/15/2020 10am
“DEALING WITH FEAR” by Rev. Meade Sermon Summary: Today’s sermon (which was live streamed for the first time) was appropriate for the time in which we live. It was on the subject of stress...
First Church closed 2 weeks
NOTICE: St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Canceled
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...
CDC Coronavirus Info:
Take steps to protect yourself · Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing....
Sermon – “Coveting and Greed” – 03/08/2020 10am
Today's sermon continues with the theme of the Seven Deadly Sins and is about the sin of greed. The title is "Coveting and Greed."
CE Team Announcements
The CE Team received a thank you note from Dana Farber and the Jimmy Fund for the hats that the children and parishioners made and donated last year. Thank you to all who participated in...
Sermon – “LUST” – 03/01/2020 10am
Pastor Fred is continuing with his series of sermons on the Seven Deadly Sins. Today he spoke about "Lust."
A note from your Pastor on Coronavirus
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...
Ash Wednesday Sermon – “GLUTTONY” – 02/26/2020 10am
“GLUTTONY” by Rev. Fred Meade
Diaconate
Greetings from the Diaconate! It’s March – although spring doesn’t officially begin this month, it is the month in which we welcome meteorological spring. Spring is a time for new beginnings and with that...
Missions
“Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth” Isaiah 45:22 A roll of blanket (rescue and survival) material was donated by the U.S. Felt Co. Inc. With the help...
Stewardship
Time, Talent, and Treasure Time, Talent, and Treasure are the three vital components of Stewardship. We urge everyone to consider how we can contribute in any and all these ways. Making a pledge allows...
Trustees
The Trustees met on 2/18/20 January financial report was presented in draft form with more updates to be made as figures are received from the bank records. · Changes to the copier machine are...
Pastor’s Corner – March 2020
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...
Newsletter – 03/01/2020
Considering Lent as Spring Training for a New Season
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...
A Note from your Pastor on Fellowship
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...
Sermon – “Dealing With Anger” – 02/23/2020 10am
“The Complexity of Spiritually Dealing with Anger” by Pastor Fred Meade Sermon Summary: All of us have felt anger. This emotion is a very normal one, however at times it can turn destructive and...
Sermon – “The Certainty of Change” – 02/16/2020 10am
“The Certainty of Change” by Reverend Wayne Earl All this and more can be heard in the Sermon!
Sermon – “Baptism” – 02/09/2020 10am
“Lot’s Wife and Baptism” by Pastor Fred Meade
DEVOTIONAL – A NOT SO LOVING LOVE LETTER
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...
Devotional – Pre-Lenten
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)
Every Day & Always
Something Missing? It’s always been there!
Sermon – “ALTRUISM, DENIAL & HEALING” – 02/02/2020 10am
“ALTRUISM, DENIAL AND HEALING” by Pastor Fred Meade
Thrift Shop – 02/01/2020
THRIFT SHOP FLASH – MID WINTER SALE – UP TO 50% OFF – NEED AN EXTRA JACKET? – WARM HAT, SCARF OR AN EXTRA PAIR OF GLOVES, MITTENS –BOOTS ALSO – WE HAVE THEM...
Search – 02/01/2020
The Search Team has not received any additional profiles from the UCC since this past Summer.
SEARCH – 2/2020
Missions – 02/01/2020
As we begin the year 2020 and move forward with God’s guidance, Missions for the month of February plans to set up the program “One Great Hour of Sharing”. This program gives us the...
Diaconate – 02/01/2020
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...
FYI
The Search Committee “Local Church Profile”
Stewardship – 02/01/2020
The Stewardship Team would like to extend thanks to everyone for all you do to support First Church. Our church could not exist without your generosity and service. First Church needs your prayers and...
Trustees – 02/01/2020
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....
Newsletter – 02/01/2020
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