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.
An excerpt from the May 2008 issue of "Good NHews"
"What is joy? Well the Webster definition is the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying. Here at the First Congregational Church of Milford NH, that is what we feel when we know that we are giving to not only the local community, but also to the entire world. It is fundamental to give to the Basic Support since it provides funding for the core programs of UCC national ministries. But beyond that, it’s the Special Support that really comes from the heart.
The strongest point of the Special Support funding is that 100% of the contributions to the Special Support are forwarded on to the national ministries. The One Great Hour of Sharing helps with disaster relief, economic development and health care just to name a few. In giving to Strengthen Our Church we are supporting the growth and future of many congregations. Neighbors in Need focuses its efforts to eradicate hunger and the promotion of justice, peace and reconciliation. The Christmas Fund remembers those who serve the church.
By supporting the 5 for 5 we come closer to fulfilling God’s mission. As a congregation we can affect lives here in New Hampshire and around the world, in the name of Jesus Christ and that brings us great joy."
Carole Whittier, Chair
Board of Christian Missions & Outreach, First Congregational Church, UCC, Milford, NH
The May issue of "Good NHews" ia available here.
In February of 2001, the United Church of Christ began a new denomination-wide pattern of four special mission offerings along with OCWM Basic Support to help support the work we do in Christ’s name. They are:
Your OCWM committee is pleased to announce that 13 churches of the New Hampshire Conference have committed themselves to be 5 for 5 in Mission and what a joyful enterprise it is for them and for the Conference as a whole! The Five offerings express the faith, love, compassion, generosity, and commitment of the churches and truly help build a wholistic church and engage us as partners in Christ’s ministry at the state, nation and world levels.