First Congregational Church, Rockaway Beach, NY

04/16/2017

04/14/2017

Good Friday service tonight at 8:00.

04/13/2017

Join us for Maundy Thursday service tonight with Holy Communion at 8:00 p.m.

04/07/2017

03/23/2017

After school today, 8 year old Julia was sitting at the kitchen table doing her homework like always and thought she smelt smoke. Julia called for her mom and there on the terrace was a fire. Within minutes the flames engulfed the entire apartment. Thankfully Julia, her mom and her 4 year old bro...

03/22/2017

Getting to church will be a lot easier for some people starting this summer.

03/16/2017

Right across the street from church -- we don't know if that's good or not. (The best chocolate.)

03/10/2017

Remember to change your clocks Saturday night.

03/09/2017

Lord,
it is night.
The night is for stillness.
Let us be still in the presence of God.
It is night after a long day.
What has been done has been done;
what has not been done has not been done;
let it be.
The night is dark.
Let our fears of the darkness of the world and of our own lives
rest in you.
The night is quiet.
Let the quietness of your peace enfold us,
all dear to us,
and all who have no peace.
The night heralds the dawn.
Let us look expectantly to a new day,
new joys,
new possibilities.
In your name we pray.
Amen.
From: The Church of the Province of New Zealand, A New Zealand Prayer Book (Auckland: William Collins, 1989.

03/02/2017

"When we know we are loved by God, we don't have to prove anything to anyone. There is nothing we can do to make ourselves more beloved than we are."
Jonathan Martin

03/01/2017

Solomon getting his ashes from Daddy.