by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements
Friday, February 21st at 6:00 pm is the first in a series of Faith and Science Discussion Potluck Suppers. “Know What’s on Your Plate? Exploring the Risks and Benefits of Genetic Engineering.” All are welcome (no science background required). Bring a dish to share....
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We will be reading Dante’s Paradiso as a group, starting on Monday, February 24th at 6:30 pm in the Sheffield Auditorium. The schedule will look like this: February 24, March 3, March 10, March 17 (no meeting – Steve’s in Cuba!), March 24, March 31,...
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Please join us on Saturday, February 22nd from 4:00 – 5:00 pm to hear Keynote speaker William Earle Williams, “The Evolution of Their Kindred Earth from Concept to Exhibition.” Over the past forty years Williams has made sites of African...
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Parent and Families Care Group of LGBTQ and Trans/ Youth & Young Adults 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...
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On Wednesday evening, February 5th, at 6:00 pm, FCCOL will be hosted a candlelight vigil in support of IRIS, raising over $12,000. IRIS has helped our town Refugee Committee resettle families from around the world here in Old Lyme (and indeed, all up and down the...
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There will be an American Red Cross Blood Drive at the First Congregation Church of Old Lyme on Thursday, February 13th from 1-6pm. Please see the link below to make an appointment before arriving.What are the benefits of donating blood? reduce stress, improve your...
by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements
Friday, February 21st at 6:00 pm is the first in a series of Faith and Science Discussion Potluck Suppers. “Know What’s on Your Plate? Exploring the Risks and Benefits of Genetic Engineering.” All are welcome (no science background required). Bring a dish to share....
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Beginning on Thursday, January 16, members and friends are invited to gather for a reading and study group of the South African Kairos Document. Written at the height of the apartheid struggles in South Africa in 1985, this brief theological statement remains...
by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements
Adult Forum with Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh and Dr. Mark Braverman Sunday, December 8, 11:30 AM Click Here to watch the video. A Nativity in Ruins: Gaza and the Prophetic Imagination During the past year, Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh has reported from the site of an ongoing...
by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements
One of the many projects we’ve undertaken at FCCOL over the past several years has been to explore how the history of Old Lyme, and of Southern New England more broadly, has been shaped by contact with peoples of the African diaspora. We’ve learned of more than 300...
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Tuesday, December 17th at 6:30pm at FCCOL For those of us desiring a more contemplative and meditative Christmas, please join us for a quiet Advent service of music, prayer and candle lighting in the name of healing and peace for one another and the world. Featuring...
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You can view the Adult Forum from the Environmental Committee by Tom Sherer Sunday, November 17th, click below on the link. The topic is Climate is Changing – What Can We Do? Click Here ...
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A Visit from Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh and Dr. Mark Braverman Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 10:00: Sunday Worship Service 11:30: Adult Forum in the Fellowship Hall Reading the Bible Otherwise: Disentangling Scripture from the Logic of Colonialism and Genocide A Brown...
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A Meeting with Glenn Formica, immigration attorney Tuesday, December 3, 7:00 PM in the Sheffield Auditorium Click Here to watch the video. Many among us are concerned about the mass deportation of immigrants promised by the incoming administration. How will this...
