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

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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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Call to Annual Meeting

2024 Annual Report 2024 Financial Reports Slides presented in Annual Meeting on January 26, 2025 Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, United Church of Christ, will be held in its 389th year…

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Register for a Winter Faith & Life Group

We are offering three Faith & Life groups this season, and you are welcome to register. Please contact the group leader to get on the list to receive the Zoom invitation to your group of choice. Faith & Life Group:…

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