REV. TERRY MARTINSON TO PROVIDE SUNDAY SERVICES IN AUGUST

Rev. Terry Martinson Is Preaching From Our Video Pulpit For The Month Of August

SUNDAY SERVICE – “THE SYSTEM IS DOWN” – 07/26/20

The System Is Down by Rev. Eric Grear

SUNDAY SERVICE – “BROKEN” – 07/19/20

Broken by Rev. Eric Greer

ALL CHURCH MEETING – 07/30/20

The future search for a settled pastor of First Church is contingent on the vote at the 07/30/2020 All-Church meeting!

SUNDAY SERVICE – MARK: FINDING THE WAY – 07/12/20

Mark: Finding The Way by Eric Greer

OUTDOOR CHURCH FELLOWSHIP COFFEE HOUR – 07/11/20

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!

SEARCH – 07/08/2020

We hope the NACCC leads us to Candidates not seen from the UCC.

REMEMBERING: MARGOT DRISCOLL

Remembering - Margot Driscoll

SUNDAY SERVICE – “WAKE UP – KNEELING AND STANDING” – 07/05/20

Wake Up – Kneeling and Standing by Pastor Eric Greer At this moment, our thoughts and prayers are with Margot and family

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION – 07/04/20

Members of the congregation share their 4th of July firework pictures

SUNDAY SERVICE – WAKE UP II – 06/28/20

Wake Up II by Pastor Eric Greer

RED CROSS – THANK YOU & REPORT – 06/27/20

Sunday Service – “WAKE UP” – 06/21/20

by Pastor Eric Greer

AMANDA LITTLE AWARDED REV. ROBERT MORRIS SCHOLARSHIP – 06/14/20

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.

Sunday Service – “AT THE STREAM” – 06/14/20

At The Stream by Pastor Fred Meade

FELLOWSHIP! – 06/13/20

First church in Pembroke Celebrates outside on a beautiful Saturday morning with coffee and fellowship

Cupcake Outreach – 06/08/20

First Church In Pembroke reaches out to youth

A devotional from Rev Bob Naylor – “Pandemic House Uncluttering” – 06/08/20

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...

DIACONATE NOTE TO MEMBERSHIP – 06/08/20

Cover Letter from Membership Mailing

HOW DO WE PREPARE FOR THE RETURN TO CHURCH?

Read some of the guidelines and policies that are being instituted for your protection.

Sunday Service – “A LOOK AT HUMOR DURING THIS PANDEMIC OR FROM HEAVEN TO MIRTH”

A Look at Humor during this Pandemic or From Heaven to Mirth by Pastor Fred Meade

PASTOR’S NOTE: HEALTHY SELF CARE – 06/03/20

Unburden Ourselves Vs. Traumatizing Others

Sunday Service – PENTECOST” – 05/31/20

Pentecost by Pastor Fred Meade

Sunday Service – “THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT: A SPIRITUAL LOOK AT FREE WILL” – 05/24/20

The Forbidden Fruit: A Spiritual Look at Free Will by Pastor Fred Meade

Sunday Service – “GOT STRESS? – 05/17/20

Got Stress? by Pastor Fred Meade

First Church Hosted Successful Blood Drive – 05/16/20

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

Sunday Service – “THE EXPERIENCE OF JOY” – 05/10/20

by Pastor Fred Meade

Virtual Flowers – Signup Now!

As our worship together continues online we would like to offer everyone the opportunity to make a flower offering just as we can at church. In this case, the flowers will not be physical, but will consist of a photo of a beautiful bouquet. The picture can be chosen from #’s 1-9 below or can

Sunday Service – “ANOTHER LOOK AT HOPE” – 05/03/20

by Pastor Fred Meade Order of Worship May 3rd, 2020 Meditation Prayer Spirit of truth, you open to us the Word of life and help us to see the possibilities of each day. Guide us now that we may hear your truth and embody it. As we face suffering, help us to endure, to hope,

Best wishes to all from the Stewardship Team.

Church Walk Through & NewsLetter Production 04/29/20

View the inside of First Church In Pembroke on a sunny day in late April. Newsletter Production & Distribution

TRUSTEES – 1ST QTR FINANCIAL

Good Morning, I hope you all had a wonderful safe Easter. We are trying something new this year instead of waiting till the annual meeting I will be giving a snap shot of where we stand after each quarter and if you have any questions I would appreciate an email or a phone call so

Greetings from the FCP Creative Crafters

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

SEARCH – 05/01/2020

These are crazy times that we are living! It seems like this COVID separation has been going on forever.

Missions

Tom’s of Maine & US Felt Co. This is an update on our favors for St. Patrick’s Day, our collection of Hygiene Kits for Church World Services, and Our Military Baskets. Because of the cancellation of our wonderful Saint Patrick’s Day dinner our favors did not get to be given out, so it was decided

Stewardship – May 2020

This is a difficult time for all of us and for our beloved church. It may seem that since our building is unable to be open that our expenses no longer exist. The costs of our church still continue, however. Our staff is still hard at work each week and so all the costs of

Hello from the Deacons

We hope everyone is doing well and staying safe during this time of isolation. Even though the church is currently closed, its work persists. Rev. Meade continues to lead us in worship, and along with Mary Beth’s music ministry, online services have allowed us to continue with our faith life. The video expertise of Debi Dona, her many hours of hard

Pastor’s Letter – May 2020

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

May 2020

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

A Note From Your Pastor:

Greetings from the FCP Creative Crafters–

Second Sunday After Easter – 04/26/20

Sunday Service – 04/26/20 Confirmation Paper Presentation by Catherine Ventura

First Sunday After Easter – 04/19/20

“Ever Been a Doubting Thomas?” by Pastor Fred Meade

Music Notes – 04/19/20

From our Music Director: When Pastor Fred mentioned he would be preaching on the doubts of Thomas, I immediately thought of this anthem sung in 2018 by our Chancel Choir, and sung in today’s service by Karin Foley and Dan Moore. On his website GettyMusic.com, Keith Getty writes of the inspiration behind the words

See What People Are Saying About Our Online Service!

Hello First Church Family, Friends & Visitors. Don’t miss our Sunday productions! ‘First Church In Pembroke offers the best local online Church service on the South Shore’ (and maybe beyond!). If you missed any of our Sunday productions you can still experience it on the Church’s Worship page. ‘Tune-in’ to the event each Sunday Morning at

Pastor Note – Some Important Thoughts

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 for the Easter season. I provided a brief history of the hymn and the reason I chose it for our service