2024 Holiday Faire, Nov. 9

2024 Holiday Faire, Nov. 9

by | Oct 9, 2024 | News

The members and friends of Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church are hard at work preparing for this year’s Holiday Faire, to be held Saturday, November 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Our home-made apple pies will fill the freezer. Our crafters have been knitting, crocheting, and sewing handmade treasures all year and this is your chance to scoop them up! Our bakers and soup makers are getting ready to fill our baked goods table and snack bar, so you’ll have plenty of tasty options if you get hungry while shopping. Our White Elephant and Book Sale tables will soon be groaning with treasures. Plus the jewelry table, Christmas Room, and cookie bar! We hope you’ll join us in kicking off the holiday season at this beloved community event.

Last Hope K9 Returns, Oct. 5

Last Hope K9 Returns, Oct. 5

by | Sep 3, 2024 | News

Last Hope K-9 will hold an adoption event at Crawford on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Last Hope K-9 rescues dogs from high-kill shelters and places them with loving foster families who give them love, attention, and the medical attention so many of them need. Visit https://www.lasthopek9.org/ to learn more about the organization and the dogs that are up for adoption. You can also apply to adopt online. Learn more about the adoption process, here.

Blessing of the Animals, Oct. 6

Blessing of the Animals, Oct. 6

by | Sep 1, 2024 | News

Please join us for our annual Blessing of the Animals, outdoors, under the tent in front of our church at 34 Dix Street, Winchester, MA, on Sunday, October 6, at 10am. We will celebrate communion*, have animal-themed music and have individual blessings for every pet who comes. We will give thanks for our animal companions, honor animals that serve in public safety and wellness, and celebrate those who have taken on the difficult work of animal rescue, shelter, and care. All are welcome (people and animals), so please join us and bring your critters, big or small. “If you can control it, you can bring it.” (Along those lines, please read these tips for keeping the peace among our blessed pets at the service.)

*In the Methodist Church, we practice an open table. You do not have to be a member of this church or any church to join us in Holy Communion. Where Christ is the host, all are welcome.

Life Line Screening, Nov. 4

Life Line Screening, Nov. 4

by | Aug 30, 2024 | News

Life Line Screening will return to Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church on Monday, November 4th to provide screening for pre-registered attendees. To register, visit https://www.lifelinescreening.com/ or call 866-895-3370.

Life Line Screening is dedicated to providing screening events across the great state of Massachusetts. Having screened over 10 million people, including many in the Bay State, our local medical professionals are deeply connected to the communities they serve. They deliver top-tier ultrasound and diagnostic care to Massachusetts residents. Whether it’s a comprehensive test for heart disease and stroke risk or one of our other screenings, we’re close by and prepared to assist you on your wellness journey.

Meet Bishop Bickerton

Meet Bishop Bickerton

by | Jul 22, 2024 | News

On July 22, the Council of Bishops announced that as a result of the General Conference’s decision to reduce the number of active bishops from 39 to 32 in the United States, effective September 1, most US bishops will serve multiple annual conferences. (See the Council’s announcement here.)

The New England and New York conferences will remain separate conferences, but will be combined into a single episcopal area, led by Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton. Bishop Bickerton met with delegates from both conferences at the 2024 Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference which concluded on July 12. You can read a summary of that meeting here.

We welcome Bishop Bickerton and look forward to working with him in the years ahead.

UMCOR at work in VT

UMCOR at work in VT

by | Jul 22, 2024 | News

“Recovery from the floods that hit in July 2023 was still underway when rainfall from Hurricane Beryl on July 10-11, 2024 — exactly a year later — brought additional devastation. Many Vermonters were impacted for a second time. The New England Conference was awarded a $399,450 grant from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) to support recovery work and provide direct assistance to survivors in the Northeast Kingdom.” Read more, here.