Join us Sunday for the "First Cookout" of the season, following worship. Hotdogs and hamburgers will be provided. Please bring a picnic side or dessert to share. Celebrate Summer with food and fellowship!

Read more about Ginny and Doug's trip to Korea here--> 

And the minutes from the April 26 Discernment Meeting here--> 

Here's a reason we commit to Hartford

Click to watch the video "New Voices of Asylum Hill," a joint production of the Asylum Hill Neighborhood Association, the Hartford Public Library, and CPTV. Seven refugees living in Asylum Hill tell brief stories that are emotional and informative. Did you know that thirty percent of Asylum Hill residents are immigrants and refugees? 

Host Families Wanted for Last Weekend in July

Ann Wilhelm brings us this opportunity to participate in international friendship, as UConn will welcome 40 student leaders from North and Sub-Saharan Africa to work on social entrepreneurship this summer. The 5-week program includes 4 weeks on campus and a week of sightseeing in Philadelphia and Washington, DC, as well as a ONE WEEKEND HOMESTAY July 24-26. Would you like to join Ann, Bill, Ginny and Doug in this opportunity? Click HERE to read more, or contact ­Danielle to indicate your interest.

The One-Room Sunday School

Thanks to all who helped plant seedlings in our Community Garden. This SUNDAY, May 24th we visit Marian Rowles' garden and make a trip north to The Scoop. Parents, please send money with your child for ice cream. (We will cover them if you forget.) Also, please save the following two Sunday mornings - May 31st we conclude our RESURRECTION theme, and June 7th is Youth Sunday. We sing Here Comes the Sun and SHINE!

 

G Crew meets Tuesday evening, not Sunday this week.  

Come with your calendars to plan out our summer activities.

Cheer on the Bike & Build Tour as It Pedals for Affordable Housing, June 4-5 

Let's celebrate the 2015 Bike & Build Tour with a generous First Church welcome as we once again host 30 collegiate cyclists on their nearly 4,000-mile Providence-to-Seattle ride to build homes and raise support for affordable housing.

  

Please join them for supper and a brief program on Thursday June 4 at 6:00 pm.  

After dinner, the riders will provide an overview of their program. Laura Seger-Horan will help them wind down with yoga before lights-out. After overnighting here in the church, we will feed them a hearty breakfast on Friday morning, featuring Fran Armentano's famous breakfast burritos, and send them on their way.

   

Please join with us in welcoming this amazing group of people and extending to them the warm First Church Granby welcome that B&B groups have received from us in the past! If you would like further information or can help cook/serve please contact Rosemary Martin.

Congregational Meeting, June 7 Following the youth-led worship service that morning, the congregation will meet to elect new officers for the 2015-16 year. Have you thought about how you'd like to be involved?

Strawberry Supper - SAVE THE DATE, Saturday, June 13 

Mark your calendar to attend an "Old-Fashioned Strawberry Supper." We'll have ham, potato salad, baked beans and strawberry shortcake with Connecticut-grown strawberries and fresh whipped cream. Make your reservations for the 5:00 or 6:00 seating by calling the church office or signing up outside of Cook Hall. Save the date!

  

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS...
June 21, 9:30 a.m.

Seeking donations - furniture and household items 

We have received a request from the Hartford Maternal and Infant Outreach Program (which we support through the Covenant to Care). Three clients are in need of the following furniture and household items: crib; toddler bed; twin beds (2); Full size beds (2); dressers (4); living room sets (2); and small household items - towels, shower curtains, lamps, dishes, pots and pans. Please contact the church office if you have items to donate.

Come for breakfast - Stay for lunch!

Breakfast is served Sunday mornings from 8:30am to 10am in Cook Hall.  Lunch is served hot or to-go following worship. Often there is a gluten-free offering available - if interested, ask the cooks!

Lunch Containers
Please bring back your to-go lunch containers so they can be recycled.

Countdown to Applefest: 119 days