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Sunday School Begins
Registration: Sept 13, 2009 10 AM Classes begin: Sept 20, 2009 10 AM/ followed by a Lunch with Pastor Doreen. This year the children will be building an A.R.K.! The children will be learning about our theme- Acts of Random Kindness. We will play fun games, make cool crafts and learn how the simple act […]
Search Committee – Important News Update to the Members of the Church
More than a year and a half ago, members of this Church entrusted the Search Committe with the responsibility of prayerfully selecting a candidate for your approval. Your requirements were that this candidate was an effective speaker, energetic, creative, have a positive and youthful outlook and obviously possess a strong religious belief. We have looked […]
Feb 25th – Ash Wednesday Service- 7 PM
Ash Wednesday, the seventh Wednesday before Easter Sunday, is the first day of the Season of Lent. Its name comes from the ancient practice of placing ashes on worshippers’ heads or foreheads as a sign of humility before God, a symbol of mourning and sorrow at the death that sin brings into the world. It […]
Christmas on the Common
12th Annual Tree Lighting & Caroling Leicester Town Common. [map] Sat, Dec 6, 2008 6:00 PM Lighting of the tree on the Leicester Common followed by refreshments and a Christmas Carol sing along inside the First Congregational Church. Sponsored by the Leicester Historical Society, Bandstand Committee and the Leicester First Congregational Church update: view […]
Strawberry Hill Fair
The Strawberry Hill Fair on Sat, Nov 8th was a big success. Click on photos to see how much fun everyone had. Thank you to all who contributed, worked and came to the fair.
Search Committee Update
The Search Committee has been meeting every week as they review the 25 potential candidates that have applied to be our new minister. The candidates are from all areas of the United State (Rhi Orsi kindly offered to go hear the minister that was stationed in Hawaii). There are a wide variety of backgrounds and experience […]
Sunday School Dedication to Louise Doe
On Sept. 21, 200, the church dedicated the Sunday School wing to Louise Doe for her over 53 consecutive years of teaching the “little ones”. It was a wonderful service – a lot of credit going to the Sunday School staff and Neil Mulrain for organizing this event. Anne Mulrain gave a wonderful children’s sermon, […]
Harvest Fair Success -Sept 20, 2008
How do you make 39 pans of apple crisp in one night? You get Cindy LaPointe to organize the event. And what a success! As we were assembling the apple crisp the night before the fair, the thought occurred to us that we were crazy. How are we going to keep them warm? How much […]
Recipe Of The Month – October
Apple Crisp 8-10 apples 1/2 cup Sugar 1/2 tsp Cinnamon 1/4 tsp Cloves Peel, core, and slice apples. Combine the sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle over the apples. Pour into a baking pan (ungreased). Topping 1 cup Sugar 1 cup Flour 1 cup Oats 1 Stick of Butter or Margarine (melted) Mix the Topping Ingredients […]
Welcome To Leicester First Congregational Church
Welcome, What are you doing the rest of your life? It is our hope and prayer that you will want to spend some of that time becoming a part of our faith family. We are the newly reorganized First Congregational Church of Leicester Massachusetts and we want you to know that we are very interested […]
