Church Information
Christmas Eve Services Two worship services on Christmas Eve The 4 P.M. service will be joyful and family friendly celebration. The 11 P.M. service will be full of candle light, music and the beauty of the season. Warmest wishes for a wonderful Christmas Day
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 […]
Picnic at Stiles Lake – Aug 23
Come and share a fun afternoon at the lake. Spend a few hours visiting with Doreen and Quentin and your church family. Date: Sunday, August 23rd (RAIN DATE…….SUN, AUG 30th) Time: Following Coffee Hour 12:30 PM ’til ??? Please bring: · Swimsuits, towels, swim shoes (for tender feet), lifejackets for the children · Something to […]
FCC Calls Rev Doreen Oughton
On June 28, 2009, the First Congregational Church unanimously voted to call Rev. Doreen Oughton to be our settled pastor. She has accepted our call. Both the church and Doreen feel a sense of joy and excitement as we begin our journey together. The search committee was given many thanks for their unwavering commitment to finding the […]
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 […]
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 […]
