by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements, Outreach
We’ll have a community memorial service on Saturday, October 30th, at 2:00pm in the Meetinghouse to honor our members who have died since the start of Covid, and the nearly 700,000 US citizens who have died of Covid. After the service, we’ll screen City of a...
by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements, Outreach
On May 15, “The (New London) Day” newspaper published a profile of Senior Minister Steve Jungkeit. You can read the article...
by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements, Outreach
GWENDOLYN MIDLO HALL in conversation with KALAMU YA SALAAM celebrating the publication by Haymarket Press of Haunted by Slavery: A Southern White Woman in the Freedom Struggle Thursday, May 13, 2021 / via Zoom / 8 pm Eastern Time Throughout the winter and into the...
by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements, Outreach
On Thursday, Apr. 22, at 10:00 a.m., at the Farrell Funeral Home in New Britain, a celebration of the life of Miguel Torres will be held, followed by a burial service at Fairview Cemetery. The family asks everyone who attends to wear yellow in memory of Miguel; yellow...
by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements, Outreach
On Apr. 16, Senior Minister Rev. Steven R. Jungkeit, Senior Associate Minister Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager and Associate Minister Rev. Carleen Gerber penned an op-ed on systemic racism that ran in Lymeline.com. The op-ed appears below: Systemic Racism & Old Lyme...
by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements, Outreach
On Sunday at 12:30 p.m., please join us on Zoom to continue our conversation about the recent sermon series, “Wheels of Justice: Stories from the Deep North.” Zoom details...
by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements, Outreach
On Sunday, Apr. 11, at 5:00 p.m., residents from across Connecticut are invited to participate in a conversation on creating stronger police-department cultures through the Georgetown Law Center’s nationally recognized Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE)...
by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements, Outreach
Martin Luther King, Jr. was exactly right when he wrote in his letter from Birmingham Jail, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” We would like to honor that philosophy by having an outside table where congregants can purchase Palestinian olive...
by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements, Outreach
On Wednesday, Mar. 24, at 7:00 p.m., the Health Improvement Collaborative of Southeastern Connecticut is holding a panel discussion focused on the impacts of racism on public education and the ways local organizations are fighting for change. Register...
by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements, Outreach
On Wednesday, Mar. 10, the American Red Cross will hold a blood drive in the Fellowship Hall from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. To schedule an appointment to donate, call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter the zip code for Old...
by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements, Ministry, Outreach, Sunday School
On Friday at 6:30 p.m., our Senior Pilgrim Fellowship (SPF) group is hosting an outdoor showing of the Disney Pixar movie “Coco,” as a fund raiser for the Crosby Fund for Haitian Education. Masks are required and social distancing will be observed....
by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements, Ministry, Outreach, Sunday School
Bring your family and join us from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon in Scott’s Orchards in East Lyme to help glean the fields of fruits and vegetables to donate to local food pantries. If you haven’t experienced gleaning before, you’re in for a real...
by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements, Ministry, Outreach, Sunday School
On Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., our Sunday School class is hosting an Indigenous Peoples Family Hike. Families should meet at the end of Library Lane in Old Lyme at the trailhead for a brief reflection, followed by a hike in the woods. Masks are required;...
by FCCofOldLyme | Announcements, Ministry, Outreach
Our Adult Forum series which was temporarily suspended during the pandemic is moving to Zoom. The first seminar in the new online series will take place on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. The speaker will be Chris Newell, an education supervisor at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum...
