Blessing of the Dresses!

June 13, 2024

Dress a Girl Around the World

On Sunday, First Church blessed 20 dresses to be sent to the Dress a Girl Around the World project!

Many thanks to Women ‘n Stitches and all those who helped make this possible!

“Dress a Girl Around the World is a Campaign under Hope 4 Women International (a 501 (c) 3 organization) bringing dignity to women around the world since 2006. Hope 4 Women International is a nondenominational independent Christian organization.”

“We dream of a world in which every girl has at least one new dress. We want girls to know that they are worthy of respect, and that they are loved by God.”

Learn more about the project at:

https://www.dressagirlaroundtheworld.com/…

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Monthly Work Day – June 18

June 12, 2024

Each month on the 3rd Tuesday from 10 AM – 12 PM come and work on projects for various skills depending who shows up, what needs to be done, or the skill sets of those involved (building maintenance, cleaning, or even filing!).

Reach out to the church office for more info
office@churchofreading.org…

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Memorial Service for Leslie Turner

May 31, 2024

Please join us to celebrate the life of Leslie Turner on Saturday, June 8 at 11 AM EST at First Congregational Church of Reading, United Church of Christ. To read Leslie’s obituary, click here.

Parking is available in the Reading Town Hall Parking Lot (enter 16 Lowell Street, Reading MA into you phone or car GPS, which will take you to Town Hall and the adjacent parking lot). Enter through church door adjacent to the parking lot.

If you can’t be there in-person but would like to attend on Zoom, please fill out the form below. An email will go out the morning of Saturday, June 8 with a Zoom link for the service.

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Dress a Girl – Blessing of Dresses

May 30, 2024

Join for worship on June 9 to bless dresses made for Dress a Girl Around the World, a project by Women ‘n Stitches group.

“Dress a Girl Around the World” is a project by Hope 4 Women International where handmade dresses are given to girls in need. Dresses are made for girls in need, many of whom have never had a new dress in their life.  Being well dressed shows that these girls are cared for and discourages predators and traffickers. 

https://www.dressagirlaroundtheworld.com/

Women ‘n Stitches will still meet on Tuesday, June 11, 7:00 in Room 17.  We will be packing the dresses to be taken to the collection point. Contact the church office at office@churchofreading.org for more info.…

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Young Adults Meet Up 

May 27, 2024

Sunday, June 9 at 6:30 PM         


Are you a young adult looking to connect with others in the church community? Join us on Sunday, June 9 at 6:30 PM for a fun and engaging meet-up! This is a fantastic opportunity to make new friends, share experiences, and enjoy some great conversations. The location is TBA, please reach out to Rev. Emelia at emelia.attridge@churchofreading.org. We can’t wait to see you there!

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