Here’s a bit of important news that you may have missed.  Our church no longer part of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ.  What,…… Read more “A New Conference for a New Future”

On behalf of the entire staff at First Congregational Church, I wish you all a very Happy New Year filled with peace, justice, hope, and love. May…… Read more “Happy New Year!”

When I recently came down with a bout of shingles, I felt I could shake it easily enough.  Boy, was I wrong.  Not only was this pretty…… Read more “Abundant Love, Abundant Thanks”

What sits on top of your Christmas tree? There are really three traditional options here and each has deep scriptural and religious meaning.  That said, times they…… Read more “Tree Toppers”

Phillips Brooks grew up memorizing hymns.  By the time he got to college, he had around 200 that he could recite on the spot. Phillips went into…… Read more “Written in a Rush”