Calendar First Congregational Church of Ashfield UCC Sunday services are in-person, masks optional for singing, with Coffee Hour in Friendship Hall following worship. Zoom access for Sunday services available at this link. Meeting ID: 878 8863 1016 Thursday, April 17: Maundy Thursday. Potluck 5:30 pm; Service 7 pm led by Rev. David Jones with Meg Reilly and Bonnie Coleman providing our music. Friday, April 18: Good Friday. Sanctuary open for quiet reflection 12-3 pm with brief service led by Caroline Mack at 2:45 pm. Sunday, April 20: Easter Sunday. Choir 9 am, Worship 10 am led by Rev. David Jones. Tuesday, April 22: Earth Day 🌎 Thursday, April 24: Food Pantry Board Mtg. 10:30 am, Friendship Hall Friday, April 25: Sacred Stroll, an ACT (Ashfield Churches Together) event. Meet at Sanderson Academy parking lot at 4 pm and bring a poem or reading to share, if you’d like. We will then carpool from Sanderson to the Boulder Trail for our annual Sacred Stroll. Sunday, April 27: Worship 10 am led by Rev. David. Coffee Hour to follow the service. Tuesday, April 29: Supporting our Teens / Becoming You Celebration at Elmers, 7 pm Wednesday, April 30: Choir rehearsal, 7:15 pm 
Interested in finding out more about Bubble Up? Want to find out what keeps people coming month after month to this long standing church gathering? Bubble Up is the 3rd Tuesday of every month, with Nov. 21 being the next time for this gathering. Just head up to the Green Room at 7 pm. All are invited, whether you want to come just once and check it out, or think you’d like to be a "regular member." Questions? Talk with Bruce Bennett. |
Ashfield Churches Together (First Congregational and St. John’s) will host a Sacred Stroll on Friday, April 25, at 4 pm to celebrate Earth Day 2025. The hike will be on the Boulder Trail section. Rain or shine. All are welcome. Participants will meet at Sanderson Academy at 4 pm and carpool to the Boulder Trail. We encourage you to bring a poem or reading meaningful for Earth Day, 
Our Spiritual Lives in Old Age Were you shocked to receive an invitation to AARP? Did you suddenly see an older person in the mirror one morning? Would you like to get to know others in our community better? Please join a gathering of elders to explore "Our Spiritual Lives in Old Age." Open to all people in the UCC Ashfield community who are 60 years or older. Men, women, non-binary people, all are welcome to share our spiritual lives, past, present, future. We will be meeting the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, through May, in the Green Room at the church. Please contact Alice Barrett via email or in person so we can prepare. [email protected] Please put "Our Spiritual Lives in Old Age" in the subject line. Rev. David's Office Hours Rev. David is holding regular office hours. He is available most Wednesdays and Thursdays. To set up a meeting, call him at 904-868-964 or email [email protected] - or just stop by. |