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December 21, 2014
News from First Congregational Church
an Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ
 
33 South High Street, Bridgton, Maine
207-647-3936
 

 
The costumes were hung by the classrooms with care,
in hopes that the Christ child soon would be there...
It's the week before Christmas, and what better way to welcome the birth of the Child who changes everything than to hand the Christmas story over to our children? It's Pageant Sunday here at First Church, a beloved tradition in which we invite our children to take the Christmas story into their hearts and minds, and to make it their very own.

I hope you'll be with us for this very special worship service featuring our Junior, Youth, and Senior Choirs: all kinds of spirit, all kinds of song, all kinds of hope for this world that God so loves.

As always, y
our gifts, and your joy, make our celebration complete.

Yours in Christ,

 

Rev. Yael Lachman
Minister, First Congregational Church


 
Feed Your Spirit and Your Mind 

 

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Spiritual Growth

Tuesday afternoons 1:30 - 3:00
Study and Prayer Group

in the Parlor
 
Thursday mornings, 7:45-8:15
Contemplative Prayer Circle
in the Sanctuary

Thursdays 8:15-9:30
Bible Journeys
Lively, curious reading and conversation about what's in the Bible, what's not, and what it all means for the world today.

All Are Welcome!
CHRISTMAS EVE
AT FIRST CHURCH


4:00 pm

Coffee, tea, and a warm welcome
in the parlor

4:30 pm
Quiet music and sacred silence in the sanctuary

5:00 pm
A service of Lessons and Carols:
Three choirs singing, bright candles shining, and all kinds of joy!

 


The wise ones are arriving to see the One who has been born...and you are invited to join us for a very special celebration of the

EPIPHANY!

Saturday, January 3rd
4:30 p.m.

Join us as we share the Light of Christ with stories, songs, LOTS of candles, and a festive  pot-luck supper!


 

We Hold One Another  
in Love  
and in Prayer
 
 
Prayers of Healing and Support for...
George and Betty Keene and their family...Sandra Weygandt...Donald MacLean...Bill Rowland as he recovers from knee-replacement surgery...Gayle and Mindy Miller...Jayne Hamaty's sister-in-law, Becky Bean, who is fighting cancer...Deantha Warner...Laura Cleveland's sister, Marta...Laura Cleveland's friend David, who is fighting cancer....Dick and Barbara Mayo...Oretta Baker's niece, Diane Mason, and Oretta's sister, Valeta...Ken Rollins...Cynthia Scott (Florence Cooper's daughter)...Jack Davis (Carol Davis' grandson)...Shirley Barnes...Steve Stevens...Sandy MacNair...Jo Faust 
 
Prayers of Courage and Support
for our friends on active duty in the Armed Forces, and their families...
 
Jordan Vigna...Russell Sanborn...Jimmy DeAngelo...Richard L. Gyure II
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