Sunday Morning Worship 10am (livestream)
New Books! Because of copyright laws and because this article will be posted each month on the internet on our church’s website, we are unable to include sample pages from the books. A quick stop in the parlor of Pilgrim House will give you the chance to skim a…
Our November Special Offering will support the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Project (MCHPP). MCHPP’s mission is “to offer dignity and empowerment by providing all members of our community with access to healthy food.” In the ongoing effort to reduce hunger MCHPP operates nine different programs and serves residents…
Saturday 11:30 am – Normal Sunday Schedule All regularly scheduled programs will take place on Sunday morning. This includes: Sunday Worship, the Church School Fall Festival, the New Member Gathering, and rescheduled Children’s Choir Halloween Party. Even though the immediate threat to public safety has ended, we recognize…
First Parish Church will again be supporting the TEAN Winter clothing drive. This drive supports students throughout the Brunswick Schools. We will be accepting new or gently used winter gear for the next 2 weeks. A bin will be located in Pilgrim House Sunday October 22- November 6 for your…
Several weeks ago, in his sermon I Told Myself, Rev. Allen spoke about the poet Charles Wright who won the Pulitzer Prize for his work. This reminded me that First Parish has its own Pulitzer Prize-winning poet—Robert Peter Tristram Coffin. Some of you may know his poem, The…
Unfortunately, Alzheimer’s Disease abounds in our world and, perhaps, within your immediate family. According to the Mayo Clinic, “6.5 million people in the United States age 65 and older live with Alzheimer’s disease. Among them, more than 70% are 75 years old and older. Of the about 55…
Neighbors in Need (NIN) is a special mission offering of the United Church of Christ that supports ministries of economic, racial, and environmental justice and compassion throughout the United States. Two-thirds of this offering is used by the UCC’s Justice and Witness Ministries to support a variety of…
This is a photo of the original “Gentle Dove” weathervane that adorned our steeple when our Second Meeting House was built in 1806 and is an artifact in the Pejebscot History Center collection. Our Sanctuary Archive Display is focused on the “Gentle Dove,” a copy of the large…
The restoration of our historical stained glass windows started in 2003 with the full factory restoration of the 1882 Adams-Chamberlain window above the Chancel and Reredos. With the grace and blessings of congregation members that have provided bequest and a recent gift from Bowdoin College, the Property Committee…