Beginning in January 2017, the Cambridge Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition (of which First Church was a founding member) was an active network of volunteers walking alongside a family living in sanctuary at a time of great need. Many First Church members…
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The 2022 hurricane season started slowly – until, in the space of 10 days, two catastrophic storms slammed Florida, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Bermuda, and even Canada. The United Church of Christ has launched an emergency appeal to help with response…
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Join us for a fall series of events exploring our shared history as communities of faith in Harvard Square. Landscape of Slavery Tours Sunday, October 9 at 12:30 p.m. OR Sunday, October 30 at 3:00 p.m. The Sunken Garden at…
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You are warmly invited to sign up for a Fall Faith & Life Group! Led by First Church members, Faith & Life Groups are designed to encourage meaningful connections through shared interests, and they involve making a short-term commitment (a…
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The Shelter Oversight Committee hopes you will make time to attend this year’s Doris Beauvais Luncheon on Sunday, October 30, at 12:30 p.m. The event commemorates and recommends the leadership and example of the late Doris Beauvais, a First Church…
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A letter from Senior Minister Dan Smith, shared with the First Church community via email on Wednesday, September 14: Dear Friends, I write with very sad news. Longtime, and deeply beloved, First Church member Pauline Fennel died peacefully last night,…
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Are you hoping to explore what it is like to be a part of our community at First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, UCC? You are in luck! We will be hosting several ways to learn more about who we are…
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And let us consider each other carefully for the purpose of spurring one another toward love and good words, not giving up meeting together… but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the day approaching. – Hebrews 10:24-25 This…
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We are very happy to welcome children and youth back to in-person classes, workshops, and social gatherings this fall! Register your children for this year’s programs. Parents and caregivers, make sure you are on the “First Church Families” email list.…
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After two pandemic cancellations (as well as the “year off” we took in 2019), 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…
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