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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Donate to the Sock and Mitten Tree

Sock and Mitten Tree 1977

It is time to decorate our Sock and Mitten Tree again! With a late Thanksgiving, the amount of time to decorate our tree is shorter than usual, so we are putting up the tree in the Atrium on November 22. If you are coming to our Thanksgiving dinner, that will be the perfect time to place your items on the tree. 

What should you bring?

  • Adult and child hats
  • Adult and child gloves and mittens
  • Scarves
  • White socks

Items will be donated on Sunday, December 7.

Our generosity has been so appreciated through the years. Thank you for your continued support.…

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December Book Group Read

Our Book Group meets next on Tuesday, December 2, via zoom. We’ll be discussing Table for Two by Amor Towles.

Table for Two is a collection of six short stories and a novella by the novelist Amor Towles. It was published by Viking Press in April 2024. The book is divided into two parts, with the six short stories connected to New York City and the novella set in Los Angeles.

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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