Sunday Morning Worship 10am (livestream)
As we enter the season of Advent and notice the changes in nature with the colder temperatures and reduced hours of sunlight, may I suggest a new book recommended by Rev. Allen and Dr. Hagness that has been added to our lending library in the parlor? Speak to the…
First Parish Church, in coordination with Topsham schools and the Topsham general assistance office, is organizing the “Giving Tree” gift drive again to bring a little joy to the needy families of our community over Christmas. Last year we gathered more than 100 gift cards from $10-$100, collectively worth…
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…
Nearly 25 years ago, Susan Fitzgerald, our Christian Education Director at the time, with the help of other members of our church decided to create an indoor labyrinth for anyone from our greater community to use. Janet Galle, a member of our church, wrote an informative article for…
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…
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…