Because of the smaller numbers in this year’s 8th and 9th grade classes, we are considering combining both grades (and any older students) into one Confirmation class. All interested confirmands and their parents are invited to a brief informational meeting after church on Sunday, December 15th, at 11:30am, in the Earl Rice Room (upstairs in the Parish House). If you have questions or want to discuss the possible combining of grades, feel free to contact Rev. Crouch.
Join us at Carolyn Keilig’s home (434 Rollins Road, Hopkinton) to celebrate at the Girls’ Night Christmas party! Women of all ages are welcome. It is a great chance to take a break from Christmas preparations to connect, celebrate, and reflect with old friends and new. The setting is informal, the mood is light, and there is no agenda: we get together just to gather and share some stories and maybe a few laughs.
All are welcome. Bring an appetizer or some Christmas cookies or something to drink or just yourself. Call Judy Dibble if you need a ride (520-4844) or if you need directions call Carolyn (219-3297).
The children will dance and sing on 12/22 during Church. All children are welcome!
Brittany will give us an update on the Valerie Hill Memorial Scholarship. This fund, in memory of her mother and sustained through individual donations taken up at Christmas and Easter, supports scholarships for Kenyan nursing students at the Kijabe College of Health Sciences. This past summer Brittany visited the KCHS in Kenya, and she will share with us the conversations she had there regarding our church’s continued support of the scholarship.
Come join us for a wonderful, festive, get-in-the-Christmas-spirit evening of Christmas Caroling!
When: Sunday, December 22nd
Time: 4:00pm
Where: Parish House
What to Bring: Christmas cookies to share with the people we sing to and a flashlight
We will meet at the Parish House, fill up the cookie containers, and get organized with the list and map of where we are going and then set out from there to carol at the homes of parishioners who could use some Christmas cheer! After caroling we will gather at someone’s house or the Parish House and have pizza. If you plan to attend, please contact Kathy Ashton (dkashton3@comcast.net).
Christmas Eve Service – 7:00 PM Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols
Intergenerational Musical Offerings
Christmas Eve Service – 7:00 PM Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols
Chancel Choir and Bell Choir
Jacqueline Bengtson, a student at Rollins College in Florida, will share with us her summer experience of having participated in a two-month intensive Arabic language study program in Jordan. While there, Jacqueline became fluent in Arabic, stayed with a local family, grew in her understanding and appreciation for the Arab culture, and learned and memorized chapters from the Quran to recite during Muslim prayer services
Our next Family Promise hosting week is January 26-February 2. We will be offering an informational meeting after worship on January 12 for those who are thinking about being hosts.
Wednesday, JANUARY 22, 2020, 3:30pm-7pm – Prepare & serve dinner at the Friendly Kitchen in Concord
- Meet at HMHS right after school. We will drive you to Concord.
- We will prepare dinner for Concord’s soup kitchen.
- You must be 16 to serve. Teens younger than 16 can help prepare a meal at Concord’s soup kitchen.
- We will serve the meal and clean up.
Our next hosting week is January 26-February 2. We will be offering an informational meeting after worship on January 12 for those who are thinking about being hosts. With gratitude for First Church’s support of Family Promise. We are helping families out of homelessness and into their own homes. What a difference it makes for the children.
– Dawn Berry and Nancy Emery, co-coordinators