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!…
Our second all church read is “The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows” by John Koenig. Get the book and read it – discussion after church on November 16th!
Once again, the Mission Ministry will celebrate the arrival of the Christmas season with collections for vital local charities.
This year our first recipient will be the Coat and Holiday Shop, which benefits Greater Boston communities.
Subsequent collections will be the gathering of toiletries for Emmaus House, Inc., and of food and household items for the Reading Food Pantry. The main collection box will sit just inside the church Sanctuary.
Our collection schedule is as follows:
- November 30 – December 7 – NEW coats for the Holiday Shop, winter accessories, toys, gifts for children and teens, sports equipment, and gift cards.
- December 14 – Toiletries for Emmaus House
- December 21 – Food and household products for the Reading Food Pantry
- From now until Sunday, January 4th – we are also collecting gently used adults’ and children’s coats for Anton’s Coats for Kids & Families project. The box for Anton’s coats will be outside the Chapel.
More specific details on the later collections will be posted closer to the dates. Thank you in advance for your participation and generosity in this holiday season!
