Events

Spring Flea and Craft Market Returns!

Ongoing
Spring Flea Market & Crafts Saturday, May 4th, 9:00 am ~ 2:00 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 6pm 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 muffins available, and Ron’s delicious Hot Dogs will be on... [read more]

Yoga Classes Starting Again

Ongoing
YOGA class Starting on Monday, April 15th , 6:30pm– 7:30pm Drop-in fee of $8.00, $5.00 for Seniors **No Registration Required** Class is structured to make you feel revitalized in body and mind accessible to ALL Levels of fitness. WHERE: First Congregational Church, 148 West Main St, Millbury, MA Class will run every Monday to May 20th, 2023 Taught by Carol Dearborn Certified 200hr Yoga Instructor, Group Exercise and Pilates Instructor For more information 508-756-5478 *** WONDERFUL ... [read more]

Another Paint Event coming!

Ongoing
THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF MILLBURY WILL HOST ANOTHER PAINTING FUNDRAISER ON SAT. MAY 11th at 3:00 PM! Come and enjoy another Paint Session Fundraiser with Sue Dion of Sue Dion Art. NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY. The $40.00 fee includes the canvas, all supplies needed and complimentary refreshments. Sign up at SueDionArt.com Come join us to support the church and enjoy a fun, informal afternoon. Our Fellowship Hall is accessible to all and there is handicapped parking available.... [read more]

FLORAL ARRANGEMENT CLASS

Ongoing
Floral Arrangement Fundraiser We were pleased to have a wonderful turnout at the Class with Sandy Michalak from Herbert E. Berg Florist . Everyone was pleased with their lovely arrangements.

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!

Welcome our new 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]

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]

Rhodes to Recovery Collection Box

Ongoing
Rhodes to Recovery is looking for donations of new bedding (sheets, pillow cases) and also toiletries. There will be a large bin at the back of the church for the next several weeks. We appreciate any help you can give. What is Rhodes House? It is a residential social model program that provides treatment and case management services for up to 25 women. Comprehensive services include individual assessments and individual service planning, group education, skill development, 12-Step fello... [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]