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February 16, 2025

Dear Church,

While I am travelling, Pastoral care will be provided by our Congregational Care ministry team, lead contacts are Sharon Thomas, Janet Fischer, and Lorraine Follis. Amanada Grant Rose in our congregation is also available for chaplaincy and spiritual care. And Rev. Joe Amico at Salem Tabernacle UCC is on call. Beacon Fund requests can be directed to Sharon Thomas.

Rev. Debra Adams and Amanda Grant Rose will be our preachers and with members from the congregation, lead worship.

Clarke Orzalli (chair), Mellissa Foye (clerk), and Sharon Scofield (treasurer) as officers of the church, will help with any urgent administration or staff issues.

The office will be mostly closed for the next few weeks. However, the office phone voice mail and email will be monitored on an ongoing basis, and requests and questions will be answered.

God bless you

God help us all

--- Pastor Ian

This Sunday's Service will be a hybrid service. Worship leaders and Music will be over zoom if the snow presents challenges. Otherwise, some will be in person in the Sanctuary, like last week.

Sunday worship Feb 16 Zoom information is below.

The Swing Band concert held on February 2nd, raised a total of $2515 in donations to the California Fire Relief Fund.

$2,314 in donations and $201 from refreshments. There is no administrative cost so all of the donations will go to the fund.

There were approximately 120 people in attendance.  

Coffee and Conversations have returned. Meeting at 9:10 am in the library. C&C is a time to connect with others in the church, And preview and unpack the scripture reading of the day. The group is run by lay leaders, as a collective.

Full Sunday Service videos are available on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/FirstChurchSwampscott

The sermons are on Facebook and Vimeo https://vimeo.com/user14757811 . 

Live and recorded services are on our YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChYXKG88kK2QgWErcIFX0Lw/featured.

Also on sermon.net at: https://TheFirstChurchinSwampscott.sermon.net/embed/main/22022757

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The worship service bulletin for Sunday Worship is found at this link.

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The First Church Swampscott

40 Monument Avenue

Swampscott, MA 01907

Senior Pastor: The Rev. Ian Holland

Director of Music Ministries: Patricia Clark

Church Council 2023-2024

Chair: Clarke Orzalli

Clerk: Melissa Foye

Treasurer: Sharon Scofield

Members: Janet Fischer, Betty McNeil, Stephen Rose,

Susan Hamilton, Julia Wistran, Heidi Whear, Melissa Foye