White Elephant Sale Fabric Annex

This year, in addition to the regular White Elephant Sale, there will be a special Fabric Annex set up at the nearby “Patricia Spratt for the Home” store at 60 Lyme Street. “Patricia Spratt for the Home,” which is going out of business due to Patricia’s retirement,...

Save the Date! Summer Sing

Sunday, July 13th. Rehearsal 9:15am, 10:00 am Worship Service. Now, to everyone reading this; It’s Your Turn!! The next  Summer Sing, or better known as “Turn up to FCCOL at 9:15am and rehearse for the 10:00am service, yes, it feels like the seat of your...

White Elephant Sale 2025

  Friday, July 11th from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm and Saturday, July 12th from 8:00 am – Noon. Intake starts Thursday, June 26th. Organizing your donations prior to drop off is very helpful & Quality Please!  Help wanted: Small Furniture – needs workers...

“DINE” New London Community Soup Kitchen

Members of our congregation also prepare and serve a meal on the last Sunday of each month at the urban New London Community Soup Kitchen, now called DINE.As the numbers of hungry people continue to rise at the New London Meal Center, we are finding the need to ask...

Save the Date: ARC Blood Drive

  On Thursday, August 7th from 1:00 – 6:00pm there will be a Blood Drive at the First Congregational Church in Old Lyme, CT.To pre-register click the link below: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time?zipSponsor=06371 Note: Donors get free...

White Elephant Sale

Friday, July 11th from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm and Saturday, July 12th from 8:00 am – Noon. Intake starts Thursday, June 26th. Organizing your donations prior to drop off is very helpful & Quality Please! Help wanted Small Furniture – needs workers...

Trans Parent Group Meeting

For Parents, Caregivers and Family Members of Trans Youth/Young Adults: Our group will provide conversation, support  community and education for parents and caregivers around the issues of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diversity. Join us for an informational...

Children’s Sunday

Our Children’s Sunday will be held during the worship service on June 1st. Join us for an end-of-academic year service where our students will take the lead and give the congregation an idea of what we learned and experienced throughout the year. Fun! We will...

Witness Stones Installation

Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, 2 Library Lane, Old Lyme CTFriday, May 30, 10-11 am In the final year of this five-year project, Witness Stones Old Lyme will install twelve new Witness Stones—historical plaques commemorating the lives of enslaved African...

Adult Forum w/Abigail Cipparone

UCC Office of Public Policy & Advocacy: Follow Up Information Please see below for some followup information from Abigail Cipparone, who led our Adult Forum last week.   Sign up for the Justice and Peace Action Network, the UCC’s grassroots advocacy network...

Moth Storytelling & Potluck Dinner

We had our first FCCOL Moth Storytelling night earlier this year and it was a huge success, with nearly 80 participants and a host of engaging stories. Given the enthusiastic response, the Moth Night will be back by popular demand.  We are planning our next potluck...

Green Grass Trip

We are traveling with a group from FCCOL to Green Grass South Dakota on June 18th-25th. We’ll visit our friends at the Cheyenne River Reservation, honor our 40-year partnership with the Green Grass community, travel to Wounded Knee, and visit the Badlands, Crazy...