Events

Annual Fall Flea Market

Ongoing
Fall Flea Market and Craft Fair The Millbury First Congregational Church on 148 West Main Street in Millbury is sponsoring a Flea Market and Craft Fair on Saturday, October 19th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone wishing to reserve table space, please call Jeri Stead (508-865-5371). The $25 inside space consists of a large supper table plus a card table. An outside reservation is $15, and those chancing the weather, need to provide their own table. The “Kitchen” will be ... [read more]

Seeking a volunteer to manage the Church website

Ongoing
The First Congregation Church in Millbury is seeking a volunteer to manage our website. We need someone who can upload the sermon each week and other content about once a month. You just need to be proficient in downloading and posting content sent to from our church Pastor and other members. We will train you and this is a commitment of only a few (1-2) hours per week. You can do it from home or wherever you work best. is a fairly straight-forward website - take a look around here and y... [read more]

Children and Youth Piano Recital and Potluck Buffet

Ongoing
We enjoyed a lovely Recital and Potluck Buffet on Sunday June 30, 2024 by the Piano Students of Joyce Carpenter-Henderson, Organist/Music Director/Piano Teacher. Our Sanctuary was the scene of a Piano Recital featuring Joyce's Piano students. Twenty-six students between the ages of 5 and 16 performed a variety of number for all those present.

Our designated term pastor Reverend Norman A. Michaud!

Ongoing
Norman Avril Michaud was born on Easter Sunday in Portsmouth, NH. He was baptized at North Church and confirmed as a member in 1967, where he maintained standing until moving to Denver in 2013. Norman attended the Iliff School of Theology, earning his Master of Divinity in 2016. He became an ordained United Church of Christ minister in 2018 through the authority of the Rocky Mountain Conference and Metropolitan Denver Association. He has a BA in English, a BS in sociology from Keene State Colle... [read more]

Please remember to bring food items to church on Sundays for the Food Pantry Donations

Ongoing
We bring food to the Senior Center for the Millbury Food Pantry on the first of the month. Suggested items include: Canned Tomato Macaroni Meals Canned Hash Spam Mini Hot Dogs Jelly or Jam Ketchup, Mayo, Mustard, Relish Salad Dressing Pop Tarts Cracker Snack Packs Fruit Juices Paper Towels And thank you!

Notre Dame Hospice is Seeking Volunteers

Ongoing
Become an Adult or Pediatric Hospice Care Volunteer. Hospice care volunteers offer their time and talents to provide patients and their families with compassionate care and support as they face their serious illness, life-limiting illness, or end of life. Volunteers can also assist the organization with daily operations in the office setting. There are a multitude of ways that your talents can help support our programs. Want more information? Contact Us. Debra Town... [read more]

We are an Open and Affirming Church

Every day
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 get to know you. ... [read more]

Interested in helping refugees, but not sure where to start?

Ongoing
Interested in helping refugees, but not sure where to start? If anyone is interested in assisting the Afghan community in Worcester, please see the link below: https://www.warmwelcoming.org/ Welcoming Alliance for Refugee Ministry (WARM INC.) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to build a bridge between the church and our city's refugees. As a faith-based Christian organization, we equip volunteers to live out the example of Jesus, and to welcome and care fo... [read more]

Christian radio station in our area

Ongoing
There is a Christian radio station you may be interested in listening to. The call letters are K-LOVE and the dial for us locally is 95.5. Web site: https://www.klove.com/ Enjoy!

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]