by Stacey Hilliard | Dec 5, 2024 | News
Sunday, December 8, is Winchester’s 6th annual Unite With Light (rain date: Sunday, December 15). Members of Crawford will gather after our Sunday morning worship service to assemble the luminarias, and again in the afternoon to place them along the retaining wall on the Church Street side of the building and light the candles. While casting a lovely glow, the luminarias have a greater purpose than just beautifying Winchester. The proceeds from the sale of luminaria kits are donated to a charity of the organizers’ choosing. Crawford’s 100 luminaria kits for this evening and another hundred for Christmas Eve were purchased with a generous donation by a Crawford member. All proceeds raised by Unite With Light-Winchester this year will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of MA & RI, helping to grant wishes to children living with serious, chronic illnesses. Learn more about Unite With Light – Winchester and see photos from past events on their facebook page, HERE.
by Stacey Hilliard | Dec 3, 2024 | News
Many of Crawford’s musicians are members of other choirs, orchestras, and so forth. And at this time of year many of those organizations are performing concerts of Christmas music you might enjoy. Here is a short list of upcoming musical events at which you’ll find one or more Crawford member. Those Crawford musicians invite you to join them for one or more of these upcoming performances. Click on the links below (in red) for more information.
Just added: Compaq Big Band Concert at City Winery… two shows on Sunday, Dec. 22! See below!
Copley Singers Holiday Concert Series
Multiple dates and locations
Irish Tenors Christmas Concert
Multiple dates and locations
Celtic Woman White Christmas Symphony Tour
Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, MA
Wednesday, December 18, 7:30pm
Hancock Carillon and Morning Glory Ringers Christmas Concert
Hancock United Church of Christ, Lexington, MA
Friday, Dec. 15, 10:30am and Sunday, Dec. 1, 3:00pm
Compaq Big Band Christmas Concert
City Winery, Boston, MA
Sunday, Dec. 22, shows at 3pm and 7:30pm
by Stacey Hilliard | 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.
by Stacey Hilliard | 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.
by Stacey Hilliard | Jun 3, 2024 | News
Join us this Saturday, June 8, for Winchester Porchfest! Crawford Memorial UMC is happy to be one of many venues around town, hosting musical groups during this fun, family-friendly tradition in Winchester. Our lineup includes:
1:30 pm – Randall Kromm
3:00 pm – Stroke of Luck
4:30 pm – Windshield Cowboys
In the case of inclement weather, check the Porchfest website. They will post a message at 9:00 am Saturday with further instructions.
by Stacey Hilliard | May 22, 2024 | News
Peace with Justice Sunday is one of our denomination’s six special Sunday’s. Peace with Justice Sunday encourages United Methodists to participate in transforming the world and challenging injustice by calling on our leaders and elected officials to prioritize policies that support communities and reflect God’s economy of abundance and grace.
If you’d like to contribute to this special offering, you can give by cash or check in the offering plate on Sunday morning. If you’re not able to join us on Sunday morning, you cangive online or set up monthly giving at UMC.org/SSGive.
Half of the gifts from the Peace with Justice Sunday special offering stay with local ministries in this conference, and half support the work of Church and Society globally. Learn more here.
