We are grateful to those that have participated so far in our strategic planning process. Now we need EVERYONE'S help! We have created a ballot with five ministry with five ministry areas for our future: justice ministries, mercy ministries, education, spiritual formation, and congregational fellowship and care. Under each of those five ministry areas there is a list of activities. We want our members and friends to vote on three priorites under each of those five ministry areas. You can find the ballot here. We will have hard copies at the church on Sunday. All ballots must be returned by Sunday, April 16th.

April 16th, we begin a brand new worship series. The butterfly has long been a symbol of the resurrection of Jesus, as well as our own resurrection as we emerge from the power of fear and death. In this series, we will consider the process of metamorphosis as a guide to examine our own transformations from cocoons and tombs to the unfurled beauty of all God calls us to be. Join us Sundays at 10:30 AM in person at 1415 North K ST in Lake Worth Beach, FL or online at fcclw.org.

Join us for lunch Sunday April 16th after worship. Bring (or buy!) what you're best at.

First Annual UCC Earth Day Summit - April 22nd

All are welcome as the United Church of Christ inaugurates an Earth Day Summit to lift up, celebrate, and further ministries dedicated to caring for God’s creation. This two and a half hour VIRTUAL ONLY event will feature a keynote address by the Rev. Jim Antal, the author of “Climate Church, Climate World: How People of Faith Must Work for Change.” Churches are invited to organize book groups to read this book in the month of April.

The summit will also feature a panel discussion, a celebration of our denomination’s newest Creation Justice Churches, a recognition of our recent Climate Justice Fellows, and the presentation of the Dollie Burwell Prophetic Action Award to a congregation or green team that has distinguished itself in taking public action for environmental justice.

If you are unable to join at the scheduled time, still register and a link to the recording will be sent to you following the event.

This event is hosted by the National Setting of the United Church of Christ, the United Church of Christ’s Council for Climate Justice, Mayflower United Church of Christ, and the Minnesota Conference of the United Church of Christ. To register please go here: Webinar Registration – Zoom

On Easter, we wrapped up our Lookin' for Love Series by translating Easter as "Love Wins." If you missed any weeks you can catch up on the series in the church app.

Practicing Faith, Mercy, and Justice in Community? 

There's an App for That!

Our new church app has been released in the Apple App and Google Play stores just for our church. You can stream our worship services, keep in touch with friends, keep up with events, and financially support First Congregational Church all in one place. If you are an iphone user, you can download the app in the App Store, if you have an Android phone, you can download from Google Play.

Along with this platform change, our online giving platform will be changing. If you have a regular giving plan set up with us, you should have received an email with instructions on how to switch that over to our new platform. You can find those instructions here.

Dan Hecker will be in rehabilitation for the next couple of weeks at

The Legacy
Room #438
6363 Verde Trail S
Boca Raton, FL 33433

February Financials

Budgeted Income $11,083

Actual Income $19,344.08

Our February financial recap can be viewed here.

Have you explored the opportunity of electronic giving? You can choose to have a set amount taken from your bank account on a regular basis or you can make a one (or more) time gift by checking account or credit card on our website. Your regular electronic giving means that your gift is available for ministry even when you are away (or forgot your checkbook!). Thank you for your continued support of the ministry of First Congregational Church!

• Grocery Bags
• Peanut Butter
• Pouches of Tuna and/or chicken
• Canned Vegetables (tab top and/or single serve sizes are best)
• Ravioli, Spaghetti, Beefaroni (tab top)
• Canned Soups/Stews (tab top)
• Single serve ready to eat meals

We are in desperate need of the following mens' clothing items: 

• T-Shirts sizes L & XL
• Socks
• Boxer Briefs sizes L & XL
• Athletic shorts sizes L & XL
• Backpacks 

Dan Hecker, Mark Stanford, Barbara Forsyth, Harvey Littlefield, Gary Sitler, Terry Ralston, Pat Gregg, Victor Stanley, Brigitte Ermansons, Bob Lily, 
Helen Greene
 

Thursday Morning Chat & Fellowship

Join us on Thursday mornings at 10:00 for virtual chat and fellowship in our “virtual parlor.” 

You can join us by clicking here. The password, if you need it, is fcclw. If you join us by computer, clicking the link will download the necessary software and take you right into the “parlor.” If you are joining on your smart phone or pad, you will need to download the Zoom app from the Apple App Store or Google Play. You can also call 646-558-8656 and enter Meeting ID: 718 419 400 and then Passcode: 839769.