Organ pipes in the Sanctuary of First Church in Cambridge. A wrought iron chandelier hangs in the foreground.

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Parsonage Listening Sessions in May

Sunday, May 11, 10:00 – 10:45 a.m., Harter Room and via Zoom Thursday, May 15, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., via Zoom Sunday, May 18, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., Harter Room and via Zoom   find the zoom links on the…

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Join Our New Worship Livestream Chat

We are thrilled to offer a new way for those worshiping online to connect with First Church! We now have a chat feature enabled through Vanco, our electronic giving program. When you click on the livestream, you are invited to…

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GBIO Organizing Trainings in April

“Organizing Power: Foundation for Justice” is a training for leaders who want to organize their congregations, organizations, and communities to make change in a time of great uncertainty and increasing isolation. Trainers will provide a framework for power and tools…

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Easter Flower Donations

If you wish to donate memorial flowers for loved ones this Easter, please send the names of those to be remembered to Bruce Dillenbeck (bruce@firstchurchcambridge.org) in the First Church office by Friday, April 11. Contributions of $20 to help defray…

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Join Black Churches in Boycotting Target During Lent

Rev. Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia, is recruiting “100,000 conscientious Christians,” to join a Lenten fast from Target, a retail chain store that recently announced it would pull back from its diversity, equity, and…

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Faith & Life Group Registration: Spring 2025

You are warmly invited to consider registering for one (or more!) of five Faith & Life Groups on offer for our Lent/Spring session. You can read the full descriptions below and on the signup form. Please register by Monday, March…

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Deacons Offering Home Communion

In 2024 the Board of Deacons spent time focused on Communion, its theology, and its place in the life of the church. They developed a Service of Communion, similar to the one used monthly at First Church, and they now…

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Faith & Life Groups: Spring 2025 – Call for Leaders

Are you interested in leading a small group over Zoom or in person this Spring? Contact Beth Spaulding (bspaulding68@gmail.com) to discuss your idea for the next round of Faith & Life Groups, running in April/May, with registration happening in March.…

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First Church Leadership Retreat on March 1

Leadership Retreat Saturday, March 1, 9:00 a.m – 2:00 p.m. Margaret Jewett Hall   Mark your calendars for a First Church Leadership Retreat. The event will include both practical details about getting things done at First Church and broader leadership…

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