This Fall, as we bring our focus to how we gather, consider one (or more!) of these options for gathering in wonder, curiosity, relationship, compassion, and care.
September 8: Young Adults: Faith on Tap
September 13: Tuesday Family Night Reunion
All those who participated in Tuesday Family Nights are warmly invited to a reunion! Join us for pizza and potluck at the Parsonage on Tuesday, September 13, where we’ll reconnect over a meal and consider what else we might need from each other and the wider First Church community…
September 18 & 25: Celebrating our ONA History
Join us as we celebrate our history as an Open and Affirming (ONA) congregation since 1991! Grounded in our faith, we will discern together how we can continue to lovingly embrace our LGBTQ+ siblings—especially our trans and nonbinary siblings, whose civil rights are under attack across our nation…
September 18 & 25: Newcomers Sessions after Worship
We are hosting two drop-in opportunities to explore what membership at First Church in Cambridge means and to learn more about the history and values of our community…
September 20: Aging with Grace and Dying Well Group Reunion
Join us as we regather the members of last year’s group, where we offered each other companionship and spiritual resources for encountering the end of life…
September 30 – October 2: All-Church Retreat at Craigville
First Church is returning to Craigville Retreat Center for our beloved All-Church Fall Retreat! All are welcome to join us for a weekend of community-building in fellowship, formation, and fun…
October 9 & 16: Where Are We Now? Perspectives on the American Church
Picking up from our summer read of Bill McKibben’s memoir, The Flag, the Cross and the Station Wagon, we will look at the big picture of what researchers have learned about the strengths and weaknesses of American church life and what they’ve concluded about the future of mainline Protestantism…
October 30: First Church Shelter presents the Doris Beauvais Luncheon and Mitch Snyder Awards
ongoing Weekly and monthly small groups
Monday afternoons: Contemplative Practices Gathering
Join us for a weekly gathering to explore a contemplative approach to our spiritual life…
Tuesday mornings beginning October 11: spiritual reflection group with brent coffin
Stay tuned for details about the theme of this season’s group with Community Minister Brent Coffin…
First tuesdays each month: FCC Caregivers call
Hospital workers, homecare workers, therapists, chaplains, doctors, nurses, caregivers, and essential workers of all kinds — please drop-in when you can for a time to listen, share, pray, and process…
Thursday evenings: Weekly Bible Study
A rotating schedule of First Church members lead these informal gatherings to further engage with the sacred text of our faith and to gain insight into how it might speak to us anew in our lives…