MinisterRev. Nancy Haverington |
Office Hours9am-3pm |
Sunday ServiceAs of July 5th summer service hours are in effect! Sunday SchoolThe 08-09 Session ended June 21stWatch here for information on the 09-10 session! Storm Closing Info |
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Updates for July 2nd 2009Please note that as of July 5th services will be held on the summer schedule. Normal Sunday services will now begin at 9:30am and end at 10:30am.
Read about our church's vision, the process and how the vision is becoming out mission. Check out the Greater Newburyport CSA Youtube video shot at FPCN!. The video may be seen on this page in the Current Events column. Our website will be undergoing another set of changes over the summer to better highlight all that is going on at our church. Some of the coming changes include:
Please note that our site is best viewed at a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher in order to get the most of the newer features such as the videos and church calendar. Making our vision our missionLearn about our vision as "Stewards of Earth and Spirit" and what we are doing to make it our mission. There is also a brief accounting by our minister of the visioning and transformation process now in it's fourth year. Click to learn more about our vision and mission.  Our dontations page is now online. The donations page will allow both members and visitors to donate to FPCN as part of pledge or gift of support. Making a donation using FPCN's online donation page is convenient, fast and secure. Donations/Pledges may be made by visiting our donation page.  New ServicesRemember to check out our newest pages describing our service offereing including our Eco and Celtic services. Click to go to our Services page. Click to go to our Music page.  As part of First Parish Church of Newbury’s environmental mission as “Stewards of Earth and Spirit”, the church is pleased to announce they are collaborating with local produce growers, and the Green Artists League, to create an organic “Garden of Eden” to be shared with the greater Newbury/Newburyport community Supporting the CommunityThis section of our website details the current list of organizations that we help to support. We invite you to take a look and learn more about this important work. Descriptions of the organizations may be found on the Community page of our website. The Memorial Garden located at the First Parish Chruch of Newbury is a private contemplative space surrounded by carefully chosen shrubs and greenery. To learn more about the Memorial Garden, including how to request space, visit the News page.  Now's the Time to Shine!The UCC is 50 years bold and it’s time to shine! Join other UCC congregations in exploring five historic commitments of the UCC: united and uniting, multiracial and multicultural, accessible to all, open and affirming, and a peace with justice church. The guide offers a chapter for each of the five commitments. Check out the latest information on how Shine has been used throughout the UCC. Discover about other churches, our 50th anniversary General Synod, and future plans. See the Shine Summary at the UCC national site for more detailed information. Watch UCC produced videos from YouTube relating to our church's message:Can't view the videos or view printed material?If you don't see the videos on our pages then you probably need to get Adobe's Flash Player. Just click the link below and follow the installtion instructinos. It's easy and it's free.  Adobe Acrobat reader is free and may be downloaded and installed from Adobe's website. Click on the image below to get Adobe Acrobat Reader. 
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2010 Prius Raffle
FPCN is proud to offer for it's second year a raffle for a new Toyota Prius! The model year has just been upgraded from the 2009 model to the 2010 model so now there is now even more incentive to buy your ticket today! Tickets are only $100 and available now at the church office or calling one of the numbers below.
Watch this space for more details on this exciting opportunity!
Proceeds to benefit First Parish Church of Newbury.
FPCN is host to Sacred Harp singing every third Sunday of the month from 3 - 5:30 PM. The next singing will be held June 21st.
Click here for more information on Sacred Harp sining
FPCN and the Newburyport CSA
Did you know that for the 2008 season FPCN has partnered with the Newburyport CSA? The back parcel of FPCN is currently being used to support this worthy activity.CSA is now accepting new members for the 2009 season. Visit the Newburyport CSA home page for more details.
What is CSA?
"CSA is a partnership of mutual commitment between a farm and a community of supporters which provides a direct link between the production and consumption of food. Supporters cover a farm's yearly operating budget (seeds, fertilizer, water, equipment maintenance, labor) by purchasing a share of the season's harvest."
First Parish Church of Newbury is proud to be the "pick up point" for the Newburyport CSA. The pick-your-own field is located on the acreage behind the Church, and is available to you from 9am - 5pm Mon.- Fri., and on weekends from 9am - 1pm. Please observe the crop status and quantity board located in the farm tent.
Our Church’s Wider Mission Is:
…Sunday School lessons for kids…. Irrigation pipes in the desert…. Military chaplains in Iraq…. A welcoming approach to the Gospel…. Volunteers reading to the blind…. New ways to worship…. Refugees coming home to their new country…. Christians who take the Bible seriously but not literally.
The United Church of Christ is a strong religious presence in countless communities across the country-thanks above all to faithful people, gifted leaders, and to the quiet steady support of Our Church's Wider Mission. Our Church's Wider Mission is helping right now to bring the United Church of Christ message to more and more people.
Each UCC congregation decides how much of its members' financial support the congregation will contribute to Our Church's Wider Mission for the funding of Conference and national ministries. In turn, each Conference, the regional setting of the church, decides how much of its congregations' financial support it will contribute to Our Church's Wider Mission for the funding of national ministries.
20 High Road - Route 1A Newbury, MA 01951
978-465-5597