First Congregational Church
of Braintree

"Not just good works, but God works!"

Gathered in 1707

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Community Inter-Church Lenten Worship
Scheduled Again This Year

In the spirit of community outreach and extending a worshipful hand to our neighbor Congregational churches in Braintree, the Diaconate of First Church is once again joining with the Diaconates of Union and South Congregational Churches to sponsor a series of Wednesday evening Lenten Pot-Luck dinners followed by Lenten Worship.  The services will be led in a rotation by Pastor Scott Killian, Rev. Richard Hotchkin, and the new interim pastor at Union Congregational.  Last year’s services were such a success that we enthusiastically join in again this year.  The first in the series begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17 at South Congregational Church, at 6:30 p.m.; Pastor Dick is preaching.  The remainder of the schedule is:

  February 24:  First Congregational  Interim Pastor

  March 3:  Union Congregational  Pastor Killian

  March 10:  South Congregational  Interim Pastor

  March 17:  First Congregational  Pastor Killian

  March 24:  Union Congregational  Rev. Hotchkin

Host churches are responsible for desserts and beverages.  Main courses and salads are supplied by everyone.  Plan to attend one evening, or as many as you like.  Please join us as we enter into this, the most holy of Christian seasons, with our Congregational sisters and brothers in Braintree, worshipping the glory of Christ in fellowship together.

Text Box: Interfaith Social Services Benefit Concert Saturday, October 17, 7:30 p.m.    The highly acclaimed and extremely popular The Bluegrass Gospel Project will perform a special benefit concert.   Net proceeds from the show will help support the vitally important work of Interfaith Social Services. In a review of The Bluegrass Gospel Project, The Boston Globe says, “Whether your interests are sacred or secular, their music ripples with human emotion and imponderable mystery, beautifully evoking the plaintive pilgrim that wanders, yearning and hopeful, through the heart of American musical tradition.”  The six members of the group will be performing a broad-ranging program, featuring selections from their recently released fifth album, The Blue Morpho. Colby Crehan is the lead vocalist for The Bluegrass Gospel Project.  Reviewer Michael Devlin of Music Matters calls her voice “front-porch real and otherworldly sweet.”  Other members of the group include:  Taylor Armerding, mandolin and vocals; Paul Miller, guitar and vocals; Steve Light, banjo, vocals, and guitar; Gene White, fiddle; and Kirk Lord, bass.  To learn more about The Bluegrass Gospel Project and its members, and to sample some recordings, please visit www.bluegrassgospelproject.com.  Tickets will be available at the door:  adults $20; students $10.  Tickets may also be purchased in advance by calling First Congregational Church at (781) 843-3616 or by email at firstchurchbraintree@beld.net.    

The "First Voice of Freedom" Began on This Very Spot!

On September 24, 1765, Town Meeting of Braintree held at Middle Parish Meeting House on this Elm Street site, responded to a motion by young lawyer and Town Meeting representative, John Adams, to appoint a committee of five to draft an official protest to the invasive Stamp Act tax imposed by Britain in March, 1765. The protest was called The Braintree Instructions.

It was here in Braintree, ten years before shots were fired in Lexington and Concord, that these Patriots raised the first voices of Freedom in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and led to the first united call for Liberty in the American colonies!

To read more about The Braintree Instructions, click here

Be sure to go to the Photo Gallery page to see pictures of life here at First Church.

To see all meetings and events for the current month, just click on "Current Calendar" in the column to the left.

Richard E. Hotchkin, Pastor and Teacher

 

Dr. Paul Kaatrud, Director of Music

 

Carole Morse, Administrative Assistant

 

12 Elm St.

Braintree, MA   02184

781-843-3616

 Email us at:

firstchurchbraintree@beld.net

Sunday worship

and Church School  

9:30 a.m.

Office hours: Monday through Friday,
9:00am to 2:00 pm

Please join us after worship for a time of fellowship with coffee and goodies!

Sunday Worship Service is broadcast on Braintree Cable Comcast Channel 9 and BELD Channel 16 Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.; Thursday at 2:30 p.m.; & Sunday at 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

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