Events

Taize Worship meets in the Chapel on the first Tuesday of every month from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. The Taize Service is a contemplative, reflective service consisting of scripture reading,

The musical talent of First Church of Christ Congregational will perform in a spring concert, "Make a Joyful Noise," Sunday, April 6, 2008, 4:00 pm., at the Church, 12 South Main Street, West Hartford. Featured will be ensembles consisting of the Whitechapel Bell Choir, the Adult and Children's Choirs, the carillon, vocal soloists as well as a four-hand piano performance. There will be a freewill offering taken at the concert to benefit the Music and Fine Arts Fund of the church, a fund used for special events such as the summer carillon series.

The Parish Care Commitee invites you to share in a 90-minute program featurning Jeri Hepworth, Ph.D. and a presentation of the many wonderful services and programs First Church offers. Please plan to join us for this exciting program following the 10:00 a.m. service, a light lunch will be served. Please call the church office or Pam Campbell to sign up.

You are invited to attend a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. in the First Church Auditorium to hear a reading of Rev. Susan Izard's paper, "My Darling Mother: A Soldier's Letters Home." The paper is about Susan's father's experience in the Battle of the Bulge and as a prisoner of war. Susan has recorded the letters and telegrams her father wrote to his mother from Europe and reconstructed the history surrounding them. Susan's father Lieutenant C. Newton Schenck III, was a forward observer for the 590th artillery of the 106th Army. He was captured in the Schnee Effel on December 19, 1944.

For those who are new to our church and who would like to learn more about the opportunities that we offer for worship, learning, fellowship and outreach, a Special Gathering is planned which will take place in the Friendship and Fellowship Rooms. It will be an opportunity to see a power-point presentation celebrating the many dimensions of our congregation, a chance to get to know others who are new to us, a time to meet the pastors and a few members of the Board of Deacons and Membership Ministry, and an invitation to ask any questions that you might have.