by Stacey Hilliard | Oct 7, 2025 | News
Journalist, activist, and pastor Liz Walker joins us to discuss her new book, No One Left Alone: A Story of How Community Helps Us Heal. During our sermon time on Sunday, October 26, Pastor Anne will interview Rev. Walker about her new book, “No One Left Alone,” and the program she launched at her home church (Roxbury Presbyterian), “Can We Talk Program for Community Healing.” After the service, Rev. Walker will join us at coffee hour, where she’ll share in our fellowship and answer questions. Copies of her book will be available for purchase that morning – the proceeds of which will support “Can We Talk.”
This Sunday service (like every Sunday service at Crawford) is open to anyone and we hope you’ll invite friends, family and neighbors to join us. You can download a flyer to send to them HERE.
by Stacey Hilliard | Sep 29, 2025 | News, Uncategorized
On Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church, 34 Dix St., will hold its annual Holiday Faire, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come for Crawford’s famous apple pies and fabulous cookie bar; the Christmas room with a splendid array of lovely holiday decorations and other exciting items not found in local stores; beautifully handcrafted goods and gift baskets; delightful and unique gift ideas for everyone; fun vintage jewelry; scrumptious baked goods; delicious breakfasts and lunches at the snack bar, and the white elephant sale including books, housewares, toys, the holiday room, and much more! Proceeds will benefit various church efforts. For more information, contact the church at 781-729-5056.
by Stacey Hilliard | Sep 21, 2025 | Sermons
This week we walk with Jacob out of the ford of the Jabbok River as he comes face to face with his brother and his army. The story has always reminded me of one of Jesus’ most famous parables. Watch or read and see if you agree.
– Pastor Anne
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by Stacey Hilliard | Sep 14, 2025 | Sermons
As we continue to follow the story of Jacob, this week we’ll find him at a fork in the road—or, more accurately, a ford in the river. Danger lies both behind and before him and he spends a night stuck there, in the ford of the Jabbok River (pictured here). He is blocked from turning back and in front of him is an army of 400 men with a score to settle. What does he do? Why should you care?
– Pastor Anne
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by Stacey Hilliard | Sep 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
APPLE PIE MAKING
We will be making pies on Wednesday Oct 15 and again on Wednesday, Oct 22 starting at 5PM and finishing up around 7PM. Come a little early if you’d like to help us prepare the kitchen and supplies for pie making. Speaking of supplies, we need donations of flour, sugar, and Stop and Shop large freezer bags for 80 pies. Our pies are always a very popular item at the faire, so we will make as many as we can. Thanks for helping us in any way you can!
BOOKENDS NEEDED
We appreciate the always generous donation of books to the faire. To improve the shopping experience of our guests on faire day, we need donations of book ends to help display all of those books. If you have any to give or loan, please bring them to the church and give them to Pam Donaldson or leave them on the table outside of the church office on the second floor.
DEADLINE FOR JEWELRY DROP-OFF: OCTOBER 1
If you have Jewelry to donate please drop off at Karen Beals home (8 Wilson St., Winchester) and put in the box on her front steps or you can leave in the office and she will pick it up there. We ask that if you are donating any jewelry please do so by October 1st so that Karen and her committee have time to tag and price. Thank you.
WHITE ELEPHANT
Beginning Sunday November 2nd you are invited to drop off your “white Elephants”. We are asking you to unpack your bags and boxes onto the tables that will be set up in the hallway downstairs in the Sunday School area. You can then put your bags and boxes under the tables to be used at the end of the faire to transfer to the transfer station. Please only donate items that you would want to buy yourself.
Reminder#1: We will not except any electronics, computers, printers, stuffed animals, or pillows.
Reminder #2: We need 3 or 4 people with dump stickers to help take what is left over to the transfer station on Saturday after the Faire.
2025 CHAIRPERSONS
The success of our Holiday Faire is dependent on all of us getting involved. Here are many of the areas in which you might offer your help. If you have any questions, please contact the chairperson leading the area(s) in which you’re interested, or contact Pam Donaldson
Christmas Room – Laura Myers
Cookies Table – Linda Yew
Jewelry – Karen Beals
Bake Table – Sue Powers
Boutique – Sandra & Sonja Lawson, & Joanne Hobson
Books – Audrey Killion
Luncheon – Colin & Linda Simson
Publicity – Rosemary Monk
Apple Pie Making – Carol &Warren Butt
White Elephant/Books – MaryJane Sullivan
