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​First Congregational Church of
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Ashfield


Ashfield Congregational Church Seeks Music Minister
​First Congregational Church UCC of Ashfield, an Open and Affirming Congregation, seeks a  music minister to play organ and piano for weekly Sunday morning worship as well as accompany the choir for mid-week rehearsals/Sundays.  Position is approximately quarter time. Ashfield is a rural community with easy access to the Five College Area which includes the UMass flagship campus as well as Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst, and Hampshire Colleges.  Additional opportunities arise to play with a variety of guest instrumentalists and soloists.  Classical training is preferred, with ability to work in other styles.  The Organist/Choir Accompanist works closely with the minister, choir director, and worship team.  The sanctuary holds a recently restored 1903 George Reed tracker organ and a baby grand piano. Salary budgeted to $10,500.  Please submit letter and resume to:  karemarshall48@gmail.com or First Congregational Church, attn: Kare Marshall, Deacon, P.O. Box 519, Ashfield, MA 01330. Full job description here. 


COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD


​Hilltown Churches Food Pantry Distributions:
Tuesdays, 3-5,  February 7, February 21

Eastern Woodlands Social (Stomp) Dance 
Nolumbeka Project, Sat., Feb. 4th, 1-4pm at GCC 

More Calendar information here
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Donations to Share the Warmth and the InterFaith Council's Housing Assistance
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Share the Warmth, a joint project of Ashfield Congregational and St John's Episcopal,  collects & distributes gently worn, warm clothing & blankets for residents of the Hilltowns in need. If you have donations of winter clothing or blankets in good condition, you may leave them in the narthex of St John's Episcopal Church at any time. Donations will be distributed on alternate Tuesdays during the Hilltown Churches Food Pantry distributions.
Fr. Co. Interfaith Council's Housing Assistance Committee
is responding to the needs of people who are without housing during the extreme cold this winter. For more information about the Housing Assistance program, please see our website: https://interfaithcfc.org/housing-assistance.  
To donate, you may use our Easy Tithe link and put Housing Assistance in the Fund box: ICFC Giving Portal 



CALENDAR
Click ​here for a complete listing of church events.
FOOD PANTRY
The Hilltown Churches Food Pantry "client choice" distribution hours are 3-5 PM every other Tuesday. Read more about the Food Pantry here.
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Rev. David Jones' Celebration of 25 Years of Margery Heins' service as Choir Director, Sunday, January 29, 2023
   
"For a long time, longer than 25 years, this house of prayer has connected all kinds of people to the heavenly and to the earthly with music that transports us up and away from the world around us, and with music that carries us like strong, perhaps trembling arms right into the center of the grief of this world. But for the last 25 years, it has been Margery who has been our choir director and who has been such a faithful and supportive partner to the organist and accompanist and to the minister..."


OF NOTE:
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ADULT ED ON RACIAL JUSTICE
  • Third Adult Ed Session, "The Impact of the Concept of Race," was held Sunday, Dec. 4, 11:30-1:00. Find list of resources -- video, podcast and articles -- here.​​
  • Second Adult Ed Session, "Unpacking the Concept of Race," was held Oct. 30. Find list of resources -- video, podcast and articles -- here.​
  • First Adult Ed Session, "Unpacking the Concept of Race," was held Oct. 2. Find list of resources -- video, podcast and articles -- here.

IN PERSON & ZOOM WORSHIP
First Congregational Church continues in-person Sunday services at 10AM, masks optional. Sunday Zoom service available at this link. Meeting ID: 873 3090 6123​

"It’s in that convergence of spiritual people becoming active and active people becoming spiritual that the hope of humanity now rests."
VAN JONES

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Eleventh Hour Bell Ringing for Climate Change
Congregants from the Congregational Church and St John's Episcopal Church and friends gather and ring their bells for eleven minutes on the eleventh day of each month at 11AM, joining with religious groups across the country and beyond to express our hope and determination that together we can act boldly to address the climate crisis, now in its eleventh hour.
​Come join us Saturday, February 11, 2023.

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​Creating Community, Welcoming All
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Welcome

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“Creating Community, Welcoming All”   -- Those words sum up our aspirations for our Ashfield church. For over 250 years, we have been group of people who strive to know God — in each other, in our life together, in the wider community, and in ourselves. Read more. ​
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Worship

First Congregational Church of Ashfield is offering both in-person worship services and on-line access for those who wish to connect virtually. ​To receive information about online services, contact uccashfield@gmail.com. Read more.


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Spiritual Resources
  • Bubble Up meets monthly
  • Prayer Groups
  • Spiritual Resources from Rev. David Jones, and Vicar Vicki Ix, leaders of Ashfield Churches Together (ACT).
Mission 
​We are a small group, striving to be open and accepting, sometimes disagreeing yet loving one another, wading through the joy and pain of spiritual growth, who pledge to worship God together, follow the example of Jesus, embody God's holy spirit, support our church family, and serve our neighbors near and far.

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Minister's Office Hours
Thursdays 
late afternoon - early evenings

Connect in person or by Zoom or phone.
Rev. David Jones at  jonesdavidmclean@gmail.com or call
​904-868-9641 to set up a time.




Worship Every Sunday
​at 10:00 AM

First Congregational Church of Ashfield is offering both in-person worship services and on-line access for those who wish to connect virtually. ​Email uccashfield@gmail.com to receive the link to our online service each week or find the link on our Worship page.

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​Contact Information 
429 Main Street * PO Box 519 * Ashfield MA 01330
uccashfield@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/ashfielducc/
413-628-4470
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​We Would Love to Have You Join Us Soon!