Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36, Mansfield Center, CT 06250
Phone: (860) 423-9008
Office Hours
The office is currently closed. Please call and leave a message.
Stay safe. Stay home.
Where Faith Takes Action!
549 Storrs Road
(Junction of Routes 195 & 89)
Mansfield Center, Connecticut
HomeSUNDAY WORSHIP 10:15 a.m.
STREAMED LIVE VIA FACEBOOK
The Rev. Joseph Blotz, Pastor
Erik Haeger, Organist
Sarah Kaufold, Choir Director
Dawn Hoffman, Worship Circle Coordinator
You may be new to our community and looking for a church home,
or you may have been in the area for a while and
discovered our openness and warmth as a congregation.
In any case, we welcome you and
extend an invitation to join our church family.
Open to and Affirming of All
A Just Peace Church
A Green Church
This Sunday, April 18, there will be in-person outdoor Worship at First Church.
Those who wish to attend must sign up here ahead of time in order that we may not overcrowd the front lawn and remain socially distanced.
Worship will continue to be streamed online on the church's Facebook page and later posted to YouTube.
If it is rainy, we will be on Zoom and Facebook. The link will be shared Sunday morning.
Worship this Week
You are invited to join in worship on Facebook throughout the week:
+ Sunday morning at 10:15 a.m.
+ Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m.
+ Thursday mid-day at 12:15 p.m.
These services are also posted on our YouTube channel within 24 hours.
Adult Education
The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
Cheryl Chase and Laurel Thurman are leading a Tuesday evening Adult Education series on the Parables of Jesus, based on the work of Amy Jill Levine. There will be a short (10-15 minute) video at the beginning of each session to stimulate discussion. Preview the first week's video here: https://youtu.be/XIxpPZvqGdI
The group will meet via Zoom at 6:00 p.m. on even Tuesdays and at 6:30 p.m. on odd Tuesdays, following Odd Tuesday Fellowship.
April 6 @ 6:00 pm: Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, Lost Son
April 13 @ 6:30 pm: The Good Samaritan
April 20 @ 6:00 pm: The Pearl of Great Price
April 27 @ 6:30 pm: The Mustard Seed
May 4 @ 6:00 pm: The Laborers in the Vineyard
May 11 @ 6:30 pm: The Widows and the Judge
Meeting ID: 827 3447 4310
Passcode: LoveFirst
If clicking the link does not work, copy and paste this to your browser and type LoveFirst when asked for a passcode:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82734474310?pwd=ZlFSSFNRbWIxdWdCU1BaWGVnRC9PQT09
Odd Tuesday Fellowship
Join your First Church friends for fellowship on odd-numbered Tuesdays between 6 and 6:30. There's no agenda - no requirement that you arrive on time or stay to the end. Pets are welcome - as are entries and exits for food, beverage, and other things, just like we do in Fellowship Hall. Come when you can, leave when you must. We'll finish in time for people to join the 6:30PM Adult Education series on Parables -- in fact, we'll have a chance to greet them as they arrive.
Use the Zoom link in the Adult Education section below.
