First Congregational Church

Coordinators: Louise Harper, louisejordanharper@yahoo.com and Larry Siddall, lsiddall@crocker.com

We are, and want to be even more fully, a church in which each of us sees ourselves as a steward of God’s bounty; in which each of us gives generously of our money, our time and our talents to the church. We want to steward our church’s financial, property, a nd personnel resources thoughtfully so that our congregation and our ministries in the world are enhanced. We want to increasingly be stewards of the natural world who individually and collectively contribute to the preservation and restoration of the environment.

If you are interested in any of the following Teams or want more information, please contact any of the people below:

Finance Ministry Team:

Doris Peterson, Treasurer, and Hub Smith and Nancy Beswick, Assistant Treasurers.  Our team sees that contributions to the church are promptly acknowledged, recorded, and made available for church expenses and mission purposes.   

email:  dorisdpeterson@gmail.com 

Ministry Resource Allocation Team:

Doris Peterson and Carlton Brose work with all other groups in the church to develop each year's financial projections and proposed use of our resources.

email: dorisdpeterson@gmail.com 

Property Ministry Team:

Les Smith    email:  lesmith@oit.umass.edu

Maintains the church building and grounds, oversees room assignments and space rentals.

Helen Mitchell House Ministry Team:

Mary Taft   email:mataft@aol.com

Maintains the Helen Mitchell House and is the contact group for relations with the tenants.

Audio-Visual Systems Ministry Team:

Ken Langley     email:  langley@physics.umass.edu

Responsible for the sound system; also instructs people in its use.

Planned Giving Ministry Team:

Linda Smith   email:  LFSmith@smith.alumnae.net

Publicizes and facilitates legacies and gifts to the church.

Investments Ministry Team:

Jeff Morgan    email:  jeffmorg@comcast.net

Oversees investments and recommends any changes for congregational vote.

Stewardship/Pledging Ministry Team:

         Looking for a convener!

Responsible for planning and carrying out the annual pledge drive.

Personnel Ministry Team:

Louise Harper     email: louisejordanharper@yahoo.com  

Maintains records of employees, issues yearly contracts, advocates for employees and problem solves.

Pastor Parish Relations Ministry Team:

Larry Siddall    lsiddall@crocker.com

Acts as a conduit for communication between pastor and members of the congregation.

Cranberry Fair Ministry Team:

Maryelise Lamet    email:  mlamet@ipo.umass.edu

Organizes and carries out this event each November on the    Saturday before Thanksgiving - November 22, 2008.  The Cranberry    Fair brings the First Church community together to start the holiday season in sharing our gifts, recycling goods and making foods and crafts to offer to the whole town community, while contributing significantly to the First Church budget. There is always room for new leadership, assistance, suggestions and energy.

Services Auction Ministry Team:

         Looking for a convener!!!

Organizes the silent auction and potluck supper held each spring.

Memorial Garden Ministry Team:

Jill Kelly     email: jill@thehomestarcommunity.org

Oversees and plans the Memorial Garden's plantings. Maintains records of those who want their ashes buried or scattered in the garden.

Audit Ministry Team

John Kuusisto     email: j_kuusisto@yahoo.com

Audits the church's financial records each year.