Sharing Sunday is this Sunday

Bring a goody to share at coffee hour

Support our Youth Mission Trip! TONIGHT!

Silent Auction, Dinner & Dessert Auction

Saturday, June 1st, from 5-8pm

Join our Youth Missions Team for a night of fun, fellowship, and purpose, as we raise money to support our teens and their missions trip to Newark, NY!

We'll have an array of great items and experiences to bid on, a scrumptious spaghetti dinner to enjoy, and of course a beautiful host of your best desserts to auction off (which dessert will reign supreme) for a sweet conclusion to our evening! All are welcome! Auction items and bakers needed. Sign up on the youth bulletin board. 

*suggested donation of $5.00 per plate

This Sunday

Congregational Meeting June 2, 11:30am

All members are asked to make an effort to attend either in-person or via Google Meet to vote on Leadership and Team positions and attend to any other church matters. The Warrant is contained within in the Annual Report see link below

updated Leadership & Teams

Annual Report Google Meeting Link

HOLDEN DAYS PLAN 2024

Thank you to all who participated in our Holden Days reimagining and brainstorming sessions. As a result, we have established six main areas of involvement, each with a point person – FOOD (Chris King), YOUTH (Steve McKinley), FAMILY PLAY AREA (Robyn Dugan) , MUSIC (Megan Rokicki), CORNER SHOP (Lisa Tilander) and FACE OF FCCH (Amy McKinley). There will be space for tables for other vendors as well. Most notably, there will be NO big yard sale this year. If any of these areas appeal to you and you’d like to be a part, please contact the point person. See Sundays insert with specific duties and timeslots to sign up. We will need everybody, including “you!”, to make it a success. PLEASE FILL OUT THE INSERT indicating how you might help and place it in an Offering Plate on your way out. 

Mustard Seed – June 5

Please sign up on the bulletin board in the hall or click here to help with donating, preparing (June 4 @ 6:30pm) and serving (meet at church 3:45pm) a nourishing meal for the homeless in Worcester. 

To be dropped off by June 4

• 6 - 64oz bottles of Apple Juice

• 16 asks of 12 pieces of fruit each - Bananas, Pears, Oranges

  (soft fruits only)

• 24-6 packs of applesauce cups

• 16 boxes of SOFT granola bars

Questions, contact Tracy Sundin, tteotx2@aol.com / 617-680-2912

Children’s Sunday & Church Picnic June 9

June 9 at 10:00am join us for worship, food, games, inflatable obstacle course, and fun! We provide the sandwiches…you bring a side dish to share! See sign-up sheet posted on the Volunteer Bulletin Board or click here. Volunteers needed to help setup, breakdown and monitor the bounce house. Contact Kim Wynja / kimwynja@yahoo.com or Beth Lundergan / beth@fccholden.org for more information.

Women’s Book Group- Next meeting June 4

Read up and join our discussion of the book Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang on Tuesday, June 4 at 4:00pm in the library

In Beautiful Country, Wang writes about the hardships that she and her parents faced upon their arrival to the United States in 1994, as undocumented immigrants from China. She discusses the numerous challenges she faced of growing up in poverty, and how she emerged from all of it with her dreams intact. It is also a story of resilience and hope.

Summer FIRE PIT FRIDAYS are back!! 

On Friday nights this summer (late June, July & August) we will be gathering at various member’s homes for food, fun and fellowship around the fire. Everyone and all ages are welcome, friends too. Fire and stuff for smores will be provided, everything else you bring – lawn chairs, bug spray, beverages, snacks to share, etc. These gatherings will go from 7-10pm (roughly), drop in and out anytime. We will have a short 5-10 minute devotional – a song, a thought, a prayer – led by the pastors and others just before sunset (7:45ish) and the rest of the time will just be hanging out. We need people with fire pits to host and there is a signup sheet outside the vestry where you can sign up. Please see Pastor John if you have any questions.

Share Your Musical Gift This Summer

There is a lot of musical talent in our church and we welcome and encourage you to share that with us this summer as the choir takes a little break – sing a solo or duet, play an instrument, etc. There is a sign up sheet downstairs.  

See Bridget if you have any questions or would like some help.  

Evening Bible Study at The Barbers

49 Maple Street, Holden

Every Wednesday night 7-8:15(ish) pm

Join us any or every week for a beverage, snack, and some good conversation.  

Men’s Fellowship

Saturdays @ 8am

A weekly gathering of men for coffee and discussion generally centered around a Bible Study, a book or video read/viewed together to trigger discussion. The focus is to share thoughts and prospective on a number of issues. This gathering is informal and has shared lay leadership. So invite a friend, grab a cup of coffee, and join the group any Saturday morning at 8:00 AM (7:45 AM for coffee and Hot Topics). Questions? Contact Curt Wickman 508-829-6088 / cwjw79@yahoo.com

Helpful Info

The Bible Project App

Here is a great resource for some of you to enhance your knowledge and understanding of the Bible. As you read the Bible text, there are links to short helpful teaching videos, podcasts, articles, etc, To learn more and add it to your phone or tablet click the title or pictures above

feedback@fccholden.org

Our goal for the Sunday worship service is to “honor God and engage people”.  We welcome your feedback and comments anytime – what really ministers to you, what doesn’t; things we might add, things we might cut, song suggestions, sermon comments or topics, do you feel welcome, supported, ways we could improve, etc., etc. Talk to us in person or send your feedback to feedback@fccholden.org. Bear in mind we are a diverse group, which means a lot of give and take in love (which really honors God), but the more we hear from you the more we can help reach our goal.   

Fill the Thankful Vase

Do you have beautiful garden flowers or a beautiful bouquet from the store or even a single rose you’d like to share on Sunday morning? You can donate them to the Glory of God, in remembrance of a loved one, or in thanksgiving and praise. A vase has been placed in the sanctuary and ready to fill. Contact Deb Mansfield for details and to set your date. 508-335-2347

Visit The Corner Shop 

Tuesdays 10-4 PM

Thursdays 10-4 and 7-9 PM

The 3rd Saturday 9-11:30 AM