January Collection

DCF – Children’s Toiletries, Socks, and Underwear

The Mission and Social Action Ministry is supporting the Department of Children and Families (DCF) by providing much needed items for local foster children. Please assist a child in a difficult situation with your donation of NEW toiletries, socks, or underwear for children ages infant to young adult.

The collection will run throughout the month of January.

Specific requests include –

  • Lotion
  • Baby Grooming Kit
  • Soap or Body Wash
  • Baby Wipes
  • Diaper Cream
  • Diapers – Sizes Preemie – 6
  • Pull-Ups – Sizes 2T and up
  • Toothbrushes (including baby and toddler sizes), Kids Toothpaste, and Floss
  • Deodorant (Unscented, Aluminum-Free)
  • Hair Care (Brushes, Combs, Shampoo, Conditioner, Hair Picks, Silk Sleep Bonnets)
  • Children’s New Socks and Underwear

How to Donate?

  • Bring your items to January Worship services (Sundays at 10am)
  • Drop off items in the Church Office during office hours (M-TH, 10am-1pm)
  • Bring items to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service (January 17th, 9am-2pm)

Short on time?  Purchase items from our selected Amazon Wish List and they will be sent directly to the collection.…

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Bible on Tap

First Meeting – January 5 at 7pm

Join us for our new monthly Bible discussion group meeting.

We’ll meet on the first Monday of the month at 7pm at Bunratty Tavern in Reading (620 Main Street.)

Reach out to Rev. Emelia or just come on by!

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Yarning to Care

Yarning to Care meets Monday, December 22, at 1pm in the Parlor.

Yarning to Care is a group of fiber artists which meets monthly to create prayer shawls and baby blankets. These items go to those who are ill or in bereavement and to the babies who are baptized at FCCR. You can also join us just for good conversation. 

Contact the office, office@churchofreading.org, to be added to the distribution list for reminders and additional information. …

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January Book Group

Our book group meets next on Tuesday, January 6, at 7:30pm on Zoom.

We’ll be reading Edmund de Waal’s acclaimed memoir, “The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance”, recounting the story of his inheritance from his great-uncle of a collection of 264 netsuke—small Japanese wood and ivory carvings. He traces his family’s history through this collection, from fin de siècle Paris to twentieth-century Vienna and postwar Tokyo.

Reach out to the church office at office @churchofreading.org to learn more or be added to the email reminder list.

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It’s Time for Poinsettias

It’s time to decorate our sanctuary for Advent! Once again, our altar will be adorned with many bright poinsettias.

Choose to take your flowers home on Christmas Eve or donate them to someone in need of cheer.

Fill out the form below to order. Please reach out to the church office with any questions. office@churchofreading.org or 781-944-0205. Be sure to order by Sunday, December 7th.

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