Join Us This Sunday: Bending Low

Join Us This Sunday: Bending Low

Sometimes we are so blinded by the glitter and cooing babies of Christmas that we can lose sight of why God came to us in the first place. There is one carol that explicitly focuses on the conditions Jesus came to earth to address, rather than on the event of his birth. We’ll sing it Sunday and look carefully at the verses—both the ones we have and the one that was removed. We hope you’ll join us!

If you can’t join us in person, perhaps you’d like to view our livestream. Every Sunday our service is streamed live on our YouTube channel and Facebook page, which you can watch live or at your convenience!

The Harvard Choruses present: A Christmas Carol

The Harvard Choruses present: A Christmas Carol

When: Saturday | December 6, 2025 | 3:00pm
Where: Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge.

Tickets: See Below

Join the Harvard Choruses for the world premiere of Benedict Sheehan’s new orchestral setting of A Christmas Carol —a stirring retelling of Dickens’s beloved story for chorus, orchestra, and narrator Riley Vogel, an acclaimed stage and voice artist. Expanding upon Sheehan’s critically acclaimed a cappella version premiered by Skylark Vocal Ensemble, this new score interweaves classic English carols and original composition to illuminate Scrooge’s journey from isolation to joy. The performance will raise funds for the Y2Y Harvard Square youth shelter.

An added bonus…A Community Sing led by Cambridge Common Voices at 2:15pm.  CCV is an inclusive choir for adults with diverse learning challenges, co-directed by Crawford’s Music Director, James Gutierrez.

Tickets: There are 2 seating options 

General Admission seating: $19.00 ($15.00 ticket price + $4.00 fee)

or VIP seating: $56.00  ($50.00 ticket price + $6.00 fee) Extremely Limited Availability. Includes access to reserved seating section. Only available for pick up at Will Call at Sanders Theatre on the day of the performance, starting at 1:30pm.

Free parking is available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage, located at the intersection of Everett and Oxford Streets. Parking is from one hour pre-performance to one hour post. More info at Parking & Directions.

For tickets or more information, please see Bernadette or contact her via phone call or text. As always, carpooling is available. Sanders Theater is fully accessible. Please come it won’t be the same without you!

Mishawum Choral Society Winter Concert

Mishawum Choral Society Winter Concert

When: Sunday | December 7, 2025 | 1:00pm

Where: Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church

Mishawum Choral Society, an area community chorus, will present its Winter Concert at Crawford on Sunday, December 7, at 1 p.m. It will be a concert of both traditional and contemporary works. Tickets are $20 ($15 for seniors and students). Tickets will be available at the door while they last. A portion of the concert proceeds will be donated to the church.  For more information, visit the society’s website, https://www.mishawumchoral.org/

Lexington Symphony Holiday Pops 12/7

Lexington Symphony Holiday Pops 12/7

Join your Crawford family for a lovely holiday tradition!  Lexington Symphony Holiday Pops! Featuring Massachusetts’s first Poet Laureate Regie Gibson, Lexington Children’s Chorus, New World Chorale and special guest…Santa Claus!

When: Sunday, December 7, 2025 | 3:00 pm,
Where: Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington
Ticket Info: $73.50 per ticket.  (This includes group discount)
Tickets are selling fast.  If you’re interested please let Bernadette know.

Every year, the Holiday POPS! concerts explore a different facet of this most wonderful time of the year. Experience the magic of the holidays with us!   As always…it won’t be the same without you!

Haydn / Lord Nelson Mass 11/16

Haydn / Lord Nelson Mass 11/16

On Sunday, November 16, we hope you’ll join us for a lovely mid Autumnal concert by the Masterworks Chorale in the heart of Harvard Square.

When: Sunday, November 16, 3:00 PM

Where:
the historic Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St, Cambridge  

What: SCHUBERT: Mass No. 2 in G, D 167
HAYDN: Lord Nelson Mass (Missa in angustiis), Hob. XXII:11
Featuring Deborah Selig, soprano; Deborah Rentz-Moore, mezzo-soprano; Jonas Budris, tenor; and David McFerrin, baritone. and our own Karen Murphy will be singing in the Chorale!

More information: HERE.

 
Tickets range from $23 to $54 with a $3 fee. Call or text Bernadette to arrange ticketing or to get more information.  Please come it won’t be the same without you!
Creative Contemplation for Women

Creative Contemplation for Women

WHEN: November 7 and 21, 1:30-3:00pm

WHAT: Readings and creative prayer activities will be centered around discernment.  We will look at the circumstances of our lives and ask these questions: Where have I been? Where am I going?  What are my choices?  Who am I?  Who do I say that God is?

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