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Men's Breakfast
Sat Nov 08
7:30am to 9am
Join the Men's Breakfast Group for a great breakfast and fellowship in the Parish House.

220th Anniversary
The First Congregational Church celebrates its 220th Anniversary with a special Sunday Service followed by an expanded pot luck lunch in the Parish House.  Join us as we celebrate this special occasion.
Sun Nov 16
10am
Details here.

Plus One
The Board of Christian Missions and Outreach has started their "Plus One" donation drive to help SHARE. For more information click here.

Sponsor-A-Highway - Fall 2007

Highway Crew
L to R: Bruce Varney, Brian Ware, Bob Gott, Diane Hinckley, Kevin Foley, Dave Hinckley,
Karl Dahlen, George Murphy, Scott Whittier. Taking the picture: Victor Rubdi

 

Last year, the Men’s Breakfast group at the First Congregational Church in Milford was looking for additional ways to become more ‘Active and Visible’ in the community.  The idea was floated of joining the state’s Sponsor-A-Highway program.  It was agreed that this would be a good way for Men’s Breakfast to manage a community-focused project and include the whole congregation in the effort.  George Murphy and Dave Hinckley took on this project, attended the state’s safety program and scheduled the first cleanup for June 9th.  The weather did not cooperate; a light rain drenched the crew who pulled together and got the cleanup done.

With the spring cleanup fresh in their memory, weather was the primary concern for George and Dave as they prepared for the Sponsor-A-Highway fall cleanup on Saturday, October 13th.  Most of the week was wet and cold, reminiscent of last spring’s cleanup, but they needn’t have worried.  Saturday dawned cool but sunny and by the time the crew headed out to their appointed section of Route 13 it had turned into a spectacular fall day.

George and Dave, in dual roles as both project leaders and cooks, provided a fabulous breakfast.  Afterward the group headed out and picked trash from a 2 mile stretch along Route 13 from North River Road.  In about 2 hours the group collected 20 bags of trash while enjoying a time of community service and fellowship.