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

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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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New Year, New Sunday Morning Schedule

As we begin a new year in January, we will be shifting the order of our Sunday morning programs and rehearsals to a new (but really, an old) schedule. Longtime members will remember that our pre-worship formation used to take…

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We Need Some Good Questions

During the early months of 2025, in the Season after Epiphany, we will focus our worship and preaching on… well… questions. Specifically, questions that come from you! We want you to submit BIG questions about church / God / faith…

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A Pastoral Note: Carol Wilson-Braun

Dear First Church family, As many of you heard in the service yesterday, our beloved Carol Wilson-Braun died yesterday morning after a long journey with ALS. Her husband Jeff was with her, and her sons Nathan and Peter and some…

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