Church retreat, March 16-18: “Seeking Your True Self: Embracing Your False Self”

First Church’s annual retreat will be held at Glastonbury Abbey in Hingham, Massachusetts.  In a supportive and confidential environment, we will explore the question of how we can live authentically, and how that can bring us closer to each other and to God. Come be part of our Spiritual Facebook!

The retreat will run from Friday evening, March 16th through lunch on Sunday, March 18th. The cost is $200 per person, with some scholarships available.

Terry Burke, Ghanda DiFiglia, and Alice Kociemba will facilitate this retreat. Please contact Mary Brady if you are interested in attending, and with any questions you might have.

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Reminder – Saturday, December 10th

8:00 a.m. Tree-Cutting Expedition to Muster Field Farm.  The carpool will leave from the Church.  Click here for more information.

10:00-11:30 a.m. Christmas Pageant Dress Rehearsal.  In the Sanctuary.  Please have your lines memorized.  Update:  Parents are invited to a discussion in the Parish Hall with the Religious Education Committee concerning curriculum while their children rehearse.

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Tree-Cutting in New Hampshire – Saturday, December 10

Please join us on Saturday, December 10 for a day of fun at Muster Field Farm in North Sutton, New Hampshire. We will wander around the historic grounds, savor a potluck, enjoy the animals, and cut a few trees to decorate our sanctuary for the holidays. (Bob Bristol, who founded Muster Field Farm, grew up at First Church in the 1930s.)

We will carpool from the Church, leaving at 8:00 a.m., and will return about 5:00 p.m. to set up the pines in the front of the sanctuary.

Call Helen Selle if you are interested or have questions. Her contact information is available through the Church office.

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Winter Mini-Retreat: Spiritual De-cluttering

Catherine Sasanov and Terry Burke are leading a winter quiet day at First Church, JP on Saturday, January 29th from 12 to 4 pm. This mini-retreat will focus on the theme of “Spiritual De-cluttering.” Please speak to Terry or email him at BerryTurke@aol.com if you have questions or would like to attend. Suggested donation of $5 for lunch.

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