Our spirits are nurtured in giving relationships.
The activities below will help you find your place within the church community and provide opportunities to give.
Come and join us!
We use SignUp Genius to sign up online for a variety of volunteering opportunities in our church community.
There are many ways to get involved with your church family, some of which are listed below:
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Altar Flowers – A Beautiful Opportunity
Providing flowers for the Sunday altar is a wonderful way to honor a person or an occasion in your life. There is an Altar Flower Calendar in SignUp Genius via the button below. Dates are open through Thanksgiving of 2026. If you have a special occasion or...
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Welcome, Friend
We need Greeters in August and September 2026. Help us be a welcoming community on Sunday mornings…only 20 minutes and a smile are needed! Sign up on SignUp Genius below or let Betsy Hoell know you are willing....
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Looking ahead
Worship is key to our being a community grounded in Spirit. From the greeting at the door, to the Benediction, how we worship together matters. Your Worship Committee is sponsoring a survey to see how members of the congregation feel about the typical Sunday worship experience, both...
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One Flame, Many Prayers
The ritual of lighting candles during Sunday morning worship has become a meaningful act of embodied prayer for many in our congregation. Often, nearly all 80 candles at the prayer tables in the front of the sanctuary are lit. To help accommodate the growing use of prayer...
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First Saturday Garden Work Party
It’s that time to help care for your church garden borders and approaches. It’s the usual – weeding, trimming, edging, sweeping, seeing something needed and then doing it. Bring your favorite tools (or not – there are always extras to borrow for the job), a bucket and...
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The Don Gall Memorial Library
This month’s Green Line is not particularly green—it’s more black and white and read all over, but it’s a worthy topic, our fine church library. The library is appropriately named after the inimitable Don Gall, a legendary preacher, a thought-provoking theologian and minister to many, and a...
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Communion Ministry opportunity
Our Communion Ministry is made up of several teams of four individuals who prepare and serve Communion three to four times a year. It does not require much time and is very rewarding. We are currently hoping for additional team members who are interested in this sacred...
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Sunday Fellowship Hour Team
Fellowship Hour has become very popular, especially since it has moved upstairs. As the name suggests, it gives people a chance to connect with other members of the congregation and who doesn’t like coffee and cookies? We are seeking volunteers to help out with the weekly Fellowship Hour...
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Healing Ministries: A Quiet, Faithful Presence
Over the past year and most recently during our Longest Night Taizé service, our Healing Ministries Team has been offering a powerful, prayerful presence within our worshiping life. Throughout the year, team members have been available during communion for spoken healing prayer, and they have also stepped...
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Caring Connections: A Ministry of Pastoral Care
At First Congregational Church, we believe no one should walk through life’s joys or struggles alone. This is the vision behind Caring Connections, our lay-led pastoral care ministry launched in March 2025. Caring Connections brings together two prior ministries — Compassionate Listeners and Congregational Visitors — into...
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Sunday Worship Help needed
Many hands and hearts contribute to create our Sunday worship services. The Worship Committee would especially like to thank all who have served as a liturgist in the past year, served as an audio/visual volunteer in the sound booth, or helped to create visual worship on the...
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Sanctuary Flag and Banner Volunteer
The Worship Committee needs help: we are looking for a volunteer to be the person to hang the flags and banners in the sanctuary. This volunteer position requires moving a tall ladder, climbing said ladder to hang the flags marking the liturgical seasons, and changing the banners...
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