Thank you everyone for your participation in our priorities survey. We had around 30 surveys returned. This Saturday, April 22nd at 9:30 will be our third and final large group meeting. In this session, we will be learning about some of the demograpihics of our community. There will be an in-person group at the church office along with the Zoom meeting. If you would like to participate but haven't received an email with the link, you can email Pastor Jason.

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.

This Sunday we began in the dark, talking about "Tombs and Cocoons." We apologize for the lack of audio in the broadcast. However, Pastor Jason shared the message again Sunday afternoon. You can see it here. This coming Sunday, we are delighted to have Rev. Nelson Stone share with us "Coming Out: Leaving Comfortable Places."

Remembering Angela Came

Angie Came passed away on Monday after an extended illness. We will remember her life at a memorial service Sunday April 23rd at 12:00.

Listen to This...

Rainn Wilson (Dwight on TV's The Office) sat down for an interview with Rich Roll on his podcast to talk about his new book Soul Boom. This is a great conversation from two Gen-Xers about how we might practice faith and spirituality in new ways. You can listen here.

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.