Saturday, January 17, 9am
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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.…
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 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. …
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.
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.…
Reach out to the church office at office@churchofreading.org or 781-944-0205 to learn more.…
Food Insecurity has been in the news and at the top of our minds, so the timing of our November Food Drive couldn’t be better.
There are black shopping bags in the corner of the sanctuary, and shopping lists in your bulletin. These items are what the Reading and Lawrence food pantries have designated as most needed items. You can shop for the items on the list or purchase other nonperishables that are on sale to get the most for your money.
Suggestions:
- Shelf Stable Milk (e.g. Parmalat)
- Canned Beans (all kinds, not baked)
- Canned Vegetables
- Canned Fruit (no sugar added)
- Peanut Butter
- Tuna
- Canned Ham & Chicken
- Soups (low sodium)
- Pasta Sauce
- Laundry Detergent
- Tissues
- Instant Coffee
- Canned Potatoes
- Canned Pasta
The Food Pantries have asked that you don’t bring items in glass jars, but there are usually plenty of options in cans, plastics, or bottles.
Please fill a bag and bring it to the church by November 23rd when we will also be presenting a check to Simone Payment from the Reading Food Pantry. Thank you in advance!…