Join us each week at 10:30am as we grow closer to God and one another through our Sunday morning service.

CLICK HERE FOR THE BULLETIN.

Tune into the livestream of the service.

Join Us for Coffee Hour in the Guild Room  following worship!
All are welcome to join us for food and  fellowship in the Guild Room after worship. If you would like to host an upcoming coffee hour please contact Deb Duhamel at hospitality@fccmtc.com or 857-891-0951.

You can make a "Sunday Offering"

or set up a "Sustaining Gift"

by clicking HERE

Looking for a great way to meet FCC folks and contribute to our hospitality?  Consider helping with coffee hour!  We need help to make this possible every week! 

Interested in finding out more?  Contact Deb Duhamel at debbieduhamel@hotmail.com or 857-891-0951.

If you're needing comfort this holiday season join us!

Christmas is a time of joy and celebration. Yet for many of us the holiday season brings more complicated emotions. Separation from loved ones through distance or death, personal illness, difficult memories, loneliness, or financial stress can make this "season of light" a time of darkness.

On Saturday, December 21, the longest night of the year, we will offer a special worship to acknowledge  and hold the difficult emotions of the season and offer a place for blessing and comfort.  At 7:30 we will begin our contemplative service of readings and music, a time to pray individually with our pastors, receive an anointing with oil, and an opportunity to walk the labyrinth.
You are not alone. Join us for moment of comfort and hope. All are welcome.

Christmas Eve Tuesday, December 24: 5pm and 8pm Services

Celebrate the dawning of the Christ in our lives at two special services:

* Our 5pm Family Service of Story and Song will feature scripture, beautiful music and a special Christmas performance from our children.
This 5pm service will be live-streamed on Facebook Live.

*Our 8pm Candlelight with Holy Communion Service will invite us into the mystery of Christmas  with music, scripture and the sacrament of Holy Communion. 

(The 8pm service will NOT be livestreamed.)

THERE WILL BE NO SERVICE ON CHRISTMAS DAY

Underground Church Worship Service (Monthly)

Saturday, January 25,10:30am in the Sanctuary

Underground Church is a unique and dynamic gathering that combines the intimacy of Jesus' early community with creative and inventive worship experiences.  In the warmth and safety of community we explore the scriptures, live out the questions through discussion,  and share innovative rituals that bring us closer to each other and to our still-speaking God.  Together we create the unity of spirit that helps us find God's presence in the messy and beautiful experience of living today.  All are welcome!

Advent Labyrinth Walk with Live
Celtic Harp, Saturday, December 21, 11am-1pm

Enter the spirit of the season with a special contemplative walk. Step away from the lights, sounds and busyness of the season and take time to reflect.  This special Advent walk with by accompanied by Celtic Harpist Rev. Frederick Boyle and Joyce Mauer on Guitar. The walk is open -- come whenever you like, stay as long as you like.  Walk the labyrinth or just rest in the beauty of the sanctuary.

'Tis the Season - A Special Storytime Coffee & Community Hour,

December 22nd

On December 22, after worship, join us for a special storytime with our very own children's authors, Nancy Pi-Sunyer and Rev. Karma Cloud. Please bring a plate of holiday cookies to add to our Coffee, Cookies, Cocoa and Community Hour.  All ages are welcome in the Guild Room to enjoy stories celebrating the magic of Christmas and Winter Solstice.
Nancy will read from her latest children's book, Mousekin's Twelve Days of Christmas. Rev. Karma will share from her book, Once Upon A Winter Solstice. She might even lead us in a Community Sing.

Below are links where you can buy the books or learn more about them and the authors:

Mousekin's Twelve Days of Christmas

Once Upon a Winter Solstice

In a world in need of generosity, compassion, and hope, we are once again supporting Irvington’s First United Church of Christ God’s Giveaway to help them meet the urgent needs of refugees, immigrants, and others who face a daily struggle to find adequate shelter, clothing, and food as they try to strive to achieve safe and secure lives for themselves.
From December 1st through the end of January, we are collecting men’s and women’s new or gently used: coats, jackets, and winter accessories; sweaters, shirts, suit jackets, pants, blouses, skirts, slips, ties, belts, night clothes and shawls; shoes and boots.

New only: underwear, thermal underwear, socks, and tights. The need is greatest for adults, although a few teen and child-sized donations are welcome.

See Dilys Burke for details. Please make sure all donated items are clean and in good shape.
Items can be dropped off at FCC on Sunday mornings (through Jan 26.)

If you would like to drop off donations during the week, please call the church at 973-744-4856 to arrange a time.

ONGOING EVENTS

Weekly Labyrinth Walks:

Wednesdays 11am-1pm in the Sanctuary

Closed Dec 25 & Jan 1

Take your soul for a walk on the labyrinth.  We are pleased to offer labyrinth walks each Wednesday as a chance to connect with your soul in our beautiful sanctuary.

The labyrinth is an ancient spiritual tool , a mode of “walking prayer” that invites us to go deeper in our walk with God.  Our labyrinth, modeled on one in Chartes Cathedral in France, sits as the center of our Sanctuary, a constant metaphor for our spiritual lives.  Just like the labyrinth, our lives are not linear, but filled with twists and turns.  Sometimes we make great progress, and other times we feel we are going backwards.  But if we trust in the path we will find our selves in the center: the heart of God. All are welcome to take their souls out for a walk... no experience necessary!

You can CLICK HERE to find out more about walking the labyrinth. Check out this lovely write up on our labyrinth on Baristanet in the Spring of  2014.

Slow Motion Adult Bible Study

Thursdays, 7pm on Zoom

(On Hiatus Until Further Notice)

Join us as we dig deeply into Scripture, bringing in cultural, historical, theological, and linguistic backgrounds and resources. Participants are encouraged to have their favorite translation of the Bible with them. Led by Rev. Jack Cuffari who serves as Pastor of First Congregational Church UCC of Haworth. This class will include members from both churches.

We will use this zoom link each week.  Meeting ID: 875 3324 1357.  Passcode: 481855. You can email Rev. Jack at jack@cuffari.com.

Special small group discussion on spirituality, scripture and faith. On the third Friday of each month we gather on zoom for Full Spectrum Spirituality, a supportive group to talk about our spiritual journeys, ask questions, and delve into our faith and scripture through a queer lens. Please note: this is an LGBTQ+ only event. Click here to join at 7:30pm.