Events

The Spring Flea Market was a Success!

Ongoing
Flee Market Success We want to thank all those who contributed to and attended the Flea Market. We appreciate all the hours the various teams spent preparing for this event. Jim Mousseau and his helpers sold treasures at the Church Flea Market table. We do have some interesting left overs at a very desirable price - free! The Bakery Table had a wonderful display of baked goods which Janice and Linda organized. Many helpers pitched in to help sell the delicious donations to our bakery. C... [read more]

Yoga Classes Return!

Ongoing
Yoga Sign Millbury First Congregational Church 2022 We are happy to announce Yoga classes have returned and will run every Monday evening from 6:30-7:30pm, April 4th through May 23rd, 2022 in the lower level of the First Congregational Church, 148 West Main St., Millbury. There is no registration required for these classes and the cost per class is $8.00 ($5.00 for Seniors). Please bring cash only, not checks or credit cards. This class will incorporate a variety of yoga postur... [read more]

Spring Flea Market Returns!

Ongoing
Our church will be holding A Spring Flea Market on Saturday, April 23rd from 9 am to 2 pm. Please gather your treasures and rent one of our inside tables for $25. Call Jeri Stead (508~865~5371) to reserve a table. You can prepare your inside table on Friday night from 6 pm to 8 pm. If you want to chance the weather, the outside reservation is $15 and you will need to provide a table. Refreshments will be on sale for you to enjoy. We will have a variety of wrapped snacks and Ron’s delicious Ho... [read more]

Hot Meal Provided to the Worcester Fellowship

Ongoing
One of Jesus’ basic teachings is to feed the hungry (Matthew 25: 34-35). As his followers, we look for opportunities to provide food for those in need. We’ll had an opportunity to do that this month, when we brought a hot meal to the Worcester Fellowship for their Thursday Café at All Saints Episcopal Church in Worcester. If you’d like to know more about Worcester Fellowship, here’s a link to their website: https://www.worcesterfellowship.org/ We fed about 60 people American Chop Suey, salad... [read more]

We are an Open and Affirming Church

Every day
The certificate makes it official! Millbury First Church welcomes all people as children of God: people of all ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, family configurations, physical, cognitive, or emotional abilities, education, spiritual and religious traditions, and those with no religious background. In the United Church of Christ, our denomination, we are now designated as an Open and Affirming Church. Wherever you are on your journey, we’d love to ... [read more]

Notes from the Organ Bench

Ongoing
“In my eyes and ears the organ is the king of instruments” - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart This is the first of a series of articles about our beloved E. M. Skinner organ. My writings about the pipe organ are prompted by our church’s web organizer Audrey Rossow inquiry about the instrument’s beautiful sounds. Our original organ was a George W. Stevens tracker organ and was installed at the back of our church sanctuary in the late 1800’s. George Stevens (1803-1894) a pipe organ manufacturer from E... [read more]