Creative Contemplation for Women, October

Creative Contemplation for Women, October

by | Sep 7, 2025 | Crawford Excursions

WHEN: 2nd and 4th Fridays of the Month, 1:30-3:00 pm (October 10 and 24)

WHAT: Do poetry and art feed your soul? Spiritual writers, poets, and artists will inspire our prayer and discussion. Simple prompts and techniques will guide us as we respond with our own writing and doodling. Pray and play with a variety of watercolor, mandalas, journaling, music, and stories. You do not have to be a Michaelangelo to play and pray with words and images.  Come and join us!

WHERE: Ring the bell at the church office door at First Church Stoneham, 1 Church Street, facing the common; go down ½ flight to the Parlor

QUESTIONS / RSVP: Sandra at sandy.laperche@gmail.com or Bernadette

The Gate of Heaven

The Gate of Heaven

by | Sep 7, 2025 | Sermons

For the first three weeks of September, we’re going to be following the story of Abraham’s grandson, Jacob, in the book of Genesis. We’re going to jump over his life as a child and look at the process of his adult calling and transformation. It begins with a dream about a ladder to heaven.

– Pastor Anne

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Back Bay Chorale 50th Ann. Concert, 10/18/25

Back Bay Chorale 50th Ann. Concert, 10/18/25

by | Sep 6, 2025 | Crawford Excursions

Please join us for the 50th Anniversary Concert of the Back Bay Chorale. Among the many reasons to attend – our own Barb Siftar sings in the Chorale! And for this event, the chorale will be joined by 2025 Grammy® Award-Winner Karen Slack, Soprano.

When: Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 4:00pm
Where: Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston 
How to get there: MBTA Copley Green Line
If you drive, Parking: Back Bay Garage www.backbaygarage.com

The program will include works by composers including Brahms, Mozart, Verdi, and more:

Sergei RACHMANINOFF: Bogoroditse Djevo
Maurice DURUFLÉ: Tota Pulchra Es
Franz BIEBL: Ave Maria
Alice PARKER: Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal
Johannes BRAHMS: Geistliches Lied
Florence PRICE: Desire / Winter Idyl
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART: Requiem, I. Introitus
Johannes BRAHMS: Ein Deutsches Requiem, IV & V
Guiseppe VERDI: Macbeth: Patria oppressa
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro: Dove sono
Guiseppe VERDI: La traviata: Brindisi
Giacomo PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly: Tu, tu
Guiseppe VERDI: Nabucco: Va, Pensiero
Margaret BONDS: I Wish I Knew
Margaret BONDS: Set Down, Servant

Bernadette will begin collecting for tickets after church on Sunday, September 28th. Tickets are $68 for Seniors. Carpooling and rides are available. Final day for tickets is Sunday, Oct 5th. Depending on interest, we may have dinner after the show. For questions or more information, call or text Bernadette 617-947-3161 or see her at church.   

Please come it won’t be the same without you!

“Murder for Two,” A Boston Stage Co. production, 10/29/25

“Murder for Two,” A Boston Stage Co. production, 10/29/25

by | Sep 5, 2025 | Crawford Excursions

Murder for Two is a zany musical comedy whodunnit, offering the perfect blend of music, mayhem, and murder.We are seeing the Wednesday matinee at the Boston Stage Company formerly Stoneham Theater on Wednesday, October 29 at 2pm.  Tickets are $52 with purchase of ten seats.  Group rate.  Carpooling and rides are available.   Dinner may be an option after the show depending on interest.

Bernadette will begin collecting for tickets after church on Sunday, September 21st. Cash or checks, please. If you have any questions or need a ride, please call or text Bernadette at 617-947-3161 or see her after church.

Last day for tickets is October 5.  If you want to go and you’re not able to meet up with Bernadette,  please call or text her to hold you a ticket.

Please come,  it won’t be the same without you!”

Click HERE for more information about the show.

Michael P. McGee

by | Aug 19, 2025 | Uncategorized

Celebrating the life of
Michael Patrick McGee
July 6, 1963 – July 22, 2025

Whether or not you are able to attend Mike’s service on Saturday, August 23, Michael’s family invites you to join them as they sit shiva on Saturday, 8/23 (5-7 pm) and Sunday, 8/24 (4-6 pm). Sitting shiva is a Jewish mourning practice observed for up to seven days following the burial of a close relative, allowing everyone to continue processing their grief and give/receive support. Friends and family visit the mourners at their house and often share memories and stories about the deceased. Come whenever you wish during those hours and stay for as long as you like. Light snacks will be available for noshing. Your presence is warmly welcomed. The McGees live at 28 Brentwood Road in Woburn.