Congregational Conversation

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Join us on Sunday, September 24th for a congregation wide conversation after the worship service. We’ll gather in the Fellowship Hall at 11:30, and spend time reflecting together on the nature of our community. Among the topics we’ll discuss will be...

Writing at the Well

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Join us on Friday, September 22, 10:00-11:30am, as we meet to write pages together.  Using informal writing prompts, participants give voice to memories and the stories that make up our lives. No writing experience necessary…just a willingness to pay attention...

Novelist Tom Piazza to visit FCCOL

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Novelist Tom Piazza to visit FCCOL on Sunday, September 17th. Tom Piazza has been a long time friend of FCCOL.  His novel City of Refuge helped to inspire our refugee resettlement efforts, and he visited us in 2018 during our Sanctuary project, as we helped Malik,...

Our New Sexton!

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We are very pleased to announce that Sean McCarty will be joining the church staff as our new Sexton. Sean and his family have been members of the church for almost 15 years and we are blessed to know each other well! Sean brings with him a wealth of experience and...

Ladies Benevolent Society Luncheon

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The first LBS Luncheon of the season will be on Tuesday, September 12, noon to 2 pm. The luncheon meal and dessert will be followed at 1 pm by a program on Connecticut women who have shattered the glass ceilings long sheltering men working in science and health...

Welcome Jolene Brant!

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We are delighted that church member Jolene Brant has joined our staff as our new Coordinator for Sunday School and Youth Group! She and her husband, Philip Brant, have two boys—Noah is 13 years old, and Anderson is 8 years old. They have lived in Old Lyme for six...

Homecoming Sunday

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Homecoming Sunday is Sunday, September 10th at 10:00 am! God’s Neighborhood Sunday School program begins, and there will also be an Open House for families downstairs following the service. Our theme this year is called, Everyone’s Invited: Stories and Songs of...

FCCOL Film Screening of The Letter

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Film screening, The Letter, being shown at FCCOL on Thursday, July 27th at 7 pm. This documentary is sponsored by Interfaith Power and Light and tells the incredible story of the Laudato Si’ encyclical letter by Pope Francis, through the eyes of frontline leaders...

Grief and Loss Group

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Monthly group for those who have lost a loved one and those who continue with the challenges of caregiving. Next meetings will be Wednesday July 26th from 5:30-6:30 pm in Hoag Parlor. Co-facilitated by Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager and Mary McGannon...

Announcement about Mark

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Dear friends, I woke this morning to some very sad news that I need to share with all of you. After more than two weeks in the hospital, Mark Testori died early this morning. As recently as this past weekend, we were cautiously optimistic about Mark’s prognosis...

Rumba By the Connecticut River

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The video above is from the June 17th evening performance featuring Román Diaz and his Cuban rumba ensemble, along with two visiting rumba elders—Lazaro Galarraga and Sandy Perez. To learn more about the event, you can read the article by Banning Eyre on Afropop...

Grief and Loss Group

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Monthly group for those who have lost a loved one and those who continue with the challenges of caregiving. Next meetings will be Wednesday June 28th from 5:30-6:30 pm in Hoag Parlor. Co-facilitated by Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager and Mary McGannon...