Author: FCCR Office

Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are food-centric times. Our tables are full, but it is not so for everyone. On Saturday, November 19th, from 10 am to noon, we’ll be sponsoring a community pantry collection on Sanborn Street, and the next day, Sunday, the 20th we’ll be collecting pantry items at our worship service.

Items from each of these collections will be shared between the Reading Food Pantry and Neighbors in Need in Lawrence. Below is a list of items that would be helpful.

• Instant coffee (regular and decaf)
• Swiss Miss hot chocolate
• Tea
• Canned fruit
• Goya products
• 2 pound bags of flour
• 2 pound boxes of granulated sugar
• Granola or protein bars
• Cookies (especially chocolate chip)
• Crackers
• Popcorn
• Mayonnaise
• Tissues
• Paper Towels
• Toilet Paper

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“Let’s Talk” is a time to be together, check in on one another, and then to discuss a particular topic. We gather on the second Wednesday of the month, and meet next on November 9th in the Parlor at 1:30 PM.

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To celebrate the completion of the restoration and improvements of the 1959 building, we invite all to a “ribbon cutting” this Sunday, October 30 after church. We would like to acknowledge the vision and effort responsible for transforming the space. Gleaming floors, a new water cooler and filler, and the disappearance of that brown diamond wall are only part of the modifications. Pilgrim Hall looks like a completely refreshed space.

Please join us for cake and celebration after church this Sunday!…

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Be prepared for holiday gatherings, meals, and community events to help save a life. Receive CPR training (including CPR and choke-saver aka “Heimlich”).

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6:45 PM
Open to the community
Cost is $50 (cash or check)
Email office@churchofreading.org or call the office at 781-944-0205 to register or fill out the form below.

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Interested in joining our ringers? We rehearse on Wednesdays at 7 PM.

Choir is up and running again and Orchestra will also be returning – interested in joining in?

Contact the office at office@churchofreading.org or 781-944-0205 for more info.

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Pressing Pause is a once-per-month meditation prayer service on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Each month we “press pause” and find a moment to recharge our spiritual needs in quiet in the middle of the month on a weeknight. Each service follows the same format. Come for 10 min of quiet or stay for the whole hour.

6:30 PM – the Sanctuary is open with quiet meditative music and candlelight for quiet meditation
7 – 7:30 PM – a brief meditation service is offered with a different theme each month

Upcoming Dates include:
October 18 – Walking the Labyrinth
November 15 – Lectio Divina

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