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All are welcome at our Prayer and Share group meetings on Tuesdays at 9:45 a.m. in the Quiet Room as we come together to connect, to pray and to uplift each other. You are also invited to place prayer requests in our prayer request boxes in the back lobby and the Narthex. For more information, please contact Sandee Brown at seapearl44@gmail.com.
Join us for Faith + Friends Playgroup on Wednesday, April 8, from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. for a time of connection, play and grace! Our biweekly playgroup for children and their families meets on the playground. Contact Kelsey Beach for more information at kelsey@glastonburyfirst.org.
Wear your pajamas to church on Sunday, April 12, and make a donation ($5/person, $25/family max) to support the Church School Mission Project with Journey Home's A Hand Up furniture program.
Learn with us at our next Micah Moment: What Defines a Native Plant, Anyway? on Sunday, April 12, at 11:30 a.m. in the Micah Chapel! As he leads you on a virtual tour of native gardens he has designed and installed in the Hartford area, Master Gardener Ted Johnson will share information on using natives, hybrids and cultivars in your home garden. Join us for a beautiful and informative virtual garden tour. The program is sponsored by Glastonbury Pollinator Pathway. If you have questions, please contact Karen Fecko at 860-916-8360.
Join the Social Justice Team for a book talk on Sunday, April 12, at 11:30 a.m. in the Youth Room. We will discuss Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, which is the true story of his fight to defend Walter McMillan, a black man wrongly sentenced to death in Alabama. Stevenson is also the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, which you can learn about in his TED talk, We Need to Talk About an Injustice. Please contact Deborah Willard at deborahgladdingwil@sbcglobal.net or 860-334-1983 for more information or to get a reader's guide for the book.
Hike with us on Sunday, April 12, at 1:00 p.m. at Hoffman Evergreen Preserve, Stonington (3.5 miles, easy/moderate). The mature evergreen forests are a great home for many kinds of deep forest life that depend on old wood. The area is crisscrossed by old stone walls, a colonial highway and ancient stone structures, and is an ideal place for bird watching. We will meet at the parking area at 578 North Stonington Road, Stonington. For more information, contact Rich Baber at richbaber@yahoo.com or 860-881-0063.
Come knit or crochet with Prayer Shawl Ministry. We will meet in the Quiet Room on Monday, April 13, at 9:30 a.m. New members are always welcome! For more information, please contact Mary D’Anna at dannamary4@gmail.com.
Join our annual Walk Against Hunger on April 25, as we continue to support Connecticut Foodshare's efforts to raise money and awareness about food insecurity in Connecticut. Our walk will once again be at the Addison Bog trail at 10:00 a.m. You can sign up and make donations at our table after church on April 12 and 19 or on the day of the walk. Please contact Sally Riddell with any questions at sally.m.riddell@gmail.com. You can also make an online donation with the “First Church” team.
Save the date to enjoy Charles Denler, Emmy Award-winning film composer and pianist, at our next Music at the Meetinghouse concert on Saturday, April 25, at 7:30 pm! If you have questions, please contact Angela Salcedo at angelasalcedo@glastonburyfirst.org.
Music scholarship applications are available online for student musicians in the First Church family and in the Glastonbury, East Hartford and Manchester community and are due by May 1. First Church is pleased to offer music scholarships of up to $1,500 to defray the cost of private lessons. The selection process will focus on an applicant’s interest in classical and contemporary music, especially music appropriate for sacred settings. Please contact Deanna Tiffin, Music Scholarship Committee Chair, with questions at deetiffin52@gmail.com.
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