First Congregational Church in Stoneham

11/26/2024

Holiday Season 2024 Greetings!

The Salvation Army Toy Drive has been a beloved tradition for many years for Stoneham Families.

We have 60+ children in Stoneham who we'd like to help this year. Hardship and difficulties in our society today are a burden for these families to survive even to keep a roof over their head and food on the table. They all deserve joy this Christmas for their children. We try to provide each child 4 toys, pajamas, and an outfit. Some even need winter coats and boots.

We are continuing to make a wish list on Amazon again this year. The gifts are set to ship to the First Congregational Church in Stoneham when you place your order on the list. This is where our workshop is located. We have also partnered with our local independent book store The Book Oasis again in Stoneham.

Below is the link to the Salvation Army Toy Drive Link 2024:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1X2VYK8T5B273?ref_=wl_share

We hope you consider giving. This is a massive undertaking that Lorraine Savage has been doing for 18 years. The sense of community coming together as volunteers and donors is truly a blessing for our town.

Thank you kindly for your help!
Lorraine Savage
Salvation Army Welfare Secretary Town of Stoneham

If you have any further questions, please email Lorraine Savage, [email protected]

11/17/2024

Today's service will not be streaming on FB; however, you may view it here:

The First Congregational Church in Stoneham, MassachusettsAn Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of ChristWorship Service - November 17, 20...

04/02/2024

The First Congregational Church in Stoneham, Massachusetts
An Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ
Worship Service - March 31, 2024 - 10:00 a.m.
Easter Sunday

All music, words, and images are in the public domain or are used by permission.

Order of Worship: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1trXkp865OinJwQQb0LLq45Mt04U9pFy_/view?usp=sharing

Words from Led by Love by Lavon Bayler, ©2006 by United Church Press, are used by permission; all rights reserved.

Used by permission from Michaela Youngson, ©2011 Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, The Methodist Church of Great Britain.

Music and words used by permission with CCLI licenses 20766985 and 11508617:
“Arise, Shine” - By Steven Urspringer and Jay Robinson, ©1983 Priesthood Publications.
“Easter Bell Carol” - Words by Rhoda Newton, ©1952 Harold Flammer Music (admin. by Hal Leonard LLC, Tom Cat Music); music by Elinor F. Davies, ©1971 Harold Flammer Music (admin. by Hal Leonard LLC, Tom Cat Music).
“Emmanuel” - By Bob McGee,©1976 C.A. Music (admin. by Music Services, Inc.).
“Grace, Love, and Fellowship” - By Tom Fettke, ©1986 Curb Word Music (admin. by WC Music Corp.).

Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the words and music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license A-736535; all rights reserved:
“Alive Today!” - By Doug Holck, ©1982 Lillenas Publishing Co.
“Doxology” - Adaptation by William B. Abernethy, ©1995 The Pilgrim Press.

03/18/2024

07/14/2023

Beat the Heat and stop by your local grocery store to help the First Church Stoneham Food Pantry! We are in great need of the below supplies and would love if you can donate to restock these items:

Toilet Paper
Paper Towels
Tissues
Ramen Noodles

We also have lists with Amazon and Walmart for direct shipment of items to the pantry.

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2HDMABS71N5EZ...

Walmart:
https://www.walmart.com/.../79f6615c-2f26-4772-b6ad...

For a full list of needed items, please visit the Donate page of our website at
https://www.firstchurchstonehampantry.org/donate-1.

Lastly, we can always use reusable plastic and paper bags with handles. The bags must be in good condition and of normal grocery store size. We cannot use oversized bags.

All donations can be dropped off Monday through Friday between 9am and 1pm at the center set of double blue doors on Church Street.

Thank you for your support – it is TRULY appreciated!

04/12/2023

Happy Wednesday everyone! We are finally feeling the spring (or summer) weather! As you are doing some spring cleaning, please be on the look out for plastic bags with handles and re-usable bags with handles. The First Church Stoneham Food Pantry is in need of these kinds of bags. Thank you! 🌷

03/07/2023

A note from My Brother's Table:
"Many thanks for your generous donation. Thanks to the thoughtfulness of good friends like you, we are able to meet an unprecedented demand for nutritious meals during these most uncertain times."

05/20/2022

From the Stoneham Coalition:
"Dear Friends at the First Congregational Church, On behalf of the Stoneham Coalition, I would like to extend our appreciation for your generous contribution. We are in receipt of your $300 check for which we are so grateful. As you may know, the Coalition is comprised of dedicated community members and partners who work to educate the community about addictions, resources for those with addictions and their families and youth prevention. Your generosity helps us in fulfilling our mission."

05/20/2022

From Seafarer's Friend:
"On behalf of the Board of Directors, staff and, most of all, the seafarers we serve, thank you for your financial gift of $200.00 and the thoughtful gift of the hand knitted caps. We sincerely apologize for the delay in this letter being sent to you. We have had to keep our staff at a minimum for office help to ensure that our efforts and finances go to serving the seafarers to the best of our abilities. Between vaccinations, booster shots, shopping for seafarers as well as meeting their spiritual and emotional needs we have been stretched to the limits. With the most recent events of the Russian-Ukraine war, it has brought a new level of stress to the seafarers. Not only were the Ukraine seafarers unable to connect with loved ones to find out if their families were safe, but also the Russian seafarers were unable to send money home to support their families. In these situations, it is the innocent that bear the burden of the effects of war.
Your support has helped us to meet the needs of seafarers in so many new and different ways than ever before. Just recently we had to deal with a captain that was denying his crew members their right to be vaccinated against Covid-19. For these seafarers, if they didn't get vaccinated while in our Boston port, they would not be able to go home to their families. The lives of seafarers are at the mercy of captains, shipping companies and others to get their basic need fulfilled. We were able to assist in making sure they did get vaccinated and they were able to go home. All of this would not be possible if not for your faithfulness in supporting this ministry
Again, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for partnering with us.
Gratefully,
Ida L. MacRae Executive Director"