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February 9 - There will be a Memorial Service for Karen Kruck February 9, 2012 at 3:30 pm at the First Church Boxford sanctuary, with a collation following in the Family Life Center.
 
 
February 12 at 7:00pm - Not For Sale Benefit concert to end human trafficking, featuring "The Wrecking" in the First Church Boxford Family Life Center. View the press release.

Tickets are free but seating is limited so you must have a ticket for admission.  Tickets are only available HERE.

For more information, you can view the video trailer, visit thewrecking.net or notforsalecampaign.org, or sample their music.
 

 
February 25 - Join us for the sixth-annual Gospel Choir Concert at 7:00pm with Confirmation! This stunning and talented group of gospel singers will join us again for another rousing concert of soulful sing-a-longs and memorable classics. If you missed this event the last few years, don't miss it again! This group knows gospel and knows how to make it fun. Listen to some music samples or view some video trailers from prior years.

 

Confirmation will be joining us with their own style of gospel music fused with tinges of pop and shades of jazz, blues, hip-hop, funk and soul even classical. Click to watch a video clip of the group or to view a news release.
 


Every Wednesday at 6:15pm is Family Night with a fabulous dinner and activities. Come out from the cold and join us for a great meal and a time to fellowship. Leave the cooking and dishes to us!
 

 
Our Winter Worship Schedule:

  9:00am Sunday School for all ages
10:30am Morning Service in the sanctuary including Children's Church
 


The church website now offers Email Preferences where you can subscribe to various email lists such as the Windows Newsletter, Prayer Chain, Youth and many more.  Stay connected - don't miss anything!  You control what you want to receive.
 
 
Watch us LIVE! Our Sunday worship services can be watched live on our website! So if you can’t join us in person Sunday mornings because of illness, bad weather or travel, you can still worship with us by watching a live broadcast right on your computer’s screen. But if you missed us live, don’t worry – our website is also now saving recordings of all our services so you can watch a previous service anytime you want.
 
 
Our Sunday Worship Services always have Interpreters for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.  Interpreters for any other events, meetings or services can be requested.
 
 
Updated TV Schedule - The TV Re-Broadcast of our Sunday morning worship services are shown on local cable TV each week.  Comcast Ch 10, Verizon Ch 45.  The weekly schedule is:
 
Worship Service Deaf Service
Sun  10:00 am
Tue   3:00 pm
Thu  11:30 am
Fri   2:00 pm
Tue  1:30 pm
Wed  1:00 pm

Topsfield Cable (Ch 10 & 47)
Thu   8:30 pm

 

 
Boxford Academy is now accepting applications for preschool through 5th grade for the 2010-2011 school year. Boxford Academy is a Christian School located at the First Congregational Church in Boxford . Our classical Christian education promotes the values of excellent study habits, academic success, spiritual understanding, and Christian character formation. We have an exceptional school  thriving in a warm, nurturing environment. First Church members are offered a  5% discount on Tuition! Call us to arrange for a tour this week and ask to speak to our head of school Debbie McClelland. Please spread the word throughout the community about this precious place! Visit their website.
 


All men are welcome to join us for our Men's Lunch, every Tuesday 12:15pm  at the Rowley Village Pancake House.  Actually, both breakfasts and lunches are popular.  It is conveniently located just south of Rowley Center at Route 1A and Route 133.  Come every week, or whenever you are in the area, and share a fun hour with other men.
 
 
The First Church Worship Team practices every Tuesday evening from 7:15pm-9pm. There are always a few who come to worship with us. If you are needing a little spiritual pick-me-up, feel free to join us in the sanctuary for a time of praise while we sing to our King.
 
 
Every Wednesday, 2:00pm-3:00pm, we have a Bible Study at Four Mile Village in the O'Connor Room. Anyone is welcome to join us. The lesson is lead by Pastor Walker.
Click here for a map.
 

 
Our Regular Weekly Schedule:

• Adult Sunday School ~ Every SUNDAY at 9:00 am

• Children's Sunday School ~ Every SUNDAY at 9:00 am

• Worship Service ~ Every SUNDAY in the sanctuary at 10:30 am

• Children's Church ~ Every SUNDAY during the worship service

• Youth Group ~ Every SUNDAY, in the Youth Room, 6:00 pm

 

• Trustees ~1st  MONDAY, in the Library, 7:30 pm
• Outreach ~2nd MONDAY, in the Library, 7:30 pm
• Deacons ~3rd MONDAY, in the Library, 7:30 pm
• Elders      ~4th MONDAY, in the Pastor’s Office, 7:30 pm
• Youth Advisory Council ~ 2nd MONDAY of Month, in the Pastor's office, 7:30pm

• Bible Study ~ Every MONDAY, at the DeLoaches’, 7:30 pm
 

• Men’s Lunch ~ Every TUESDAY, at the Pancake House in Rowley, 12:15 pm
• Women’s Bible Study ~ Every TUESDAY, in the Coggin Room, 7:15 pm
• Worship Team Practice ~ Every TUESDAY, in the sanctuary, 7:15 pm
 

• North Shore Bible Study ~ Every WEDNESDAY, at 4 Mile Village, 2:00 pm

• Church Council ~ 2nd WEDNESDAY of the month, in the Library, 7:30 pm
• Youth Group ~ every WEDNESDAY, in the Youth Room, 6:00 pm

• Family Night Dinner ~ every WEDNESDAY, in the FLC, 6:15 pm

• Women’s Bible Study ~ Every THURSDAY in the Coggin Room, 9:00 am
• Encouragers ~ Every THURSDAY in the FLC, 11:30 am
• Choir Practice ~ Every THURSDAY, in the Coggin Room, 7:15 pm
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• Men’s Bible Study ~ Every FRIDAY, in the FLC, 6:00 am
 

 
Every Sunday morning, our very cool Nursery is available for anyone with 0-36 month-old children.
 
 
We are producing a weekly Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program of our early Sunday worship service.  This is a recording giving priority to the signer but will still include the full video and sound in a corner window.  You can view a sample service by clicking here.   Please send comments to the Deaf Ministry.
 
 
Have you seen the new Deaf Performing Artists’ Network  (D-PAN) videos "Beautiful", or the original "Waiting on the World"?  Here are some kids doing a "Real Love Song".  And here is a story called "Deaf Ninja" - ASL story-telling at its best.
 
 
Are you looking for an excellent daily devotional? Encounter with God helps you thoughtfully and prayerfully meditate on God's Word. You will follow a systematic daily Bible reading schedule that will cover the New Testament twice and the Old Testament once in a five year cycle. Written for experienced Bible readers, daily comments focus on a thoughtful exposition of the Biblical text followed by suggested questions to help the reader apply insights from the reading to daily life. You can view today's reading, or sign up for it to be delivered to your email address.
 
 
The Church Calendar is now online!  Find out times and locations for meetings and services. Go to www.firstchurchboxford.org and click on the calendar link in the left column (or at the top of this announcements page) to check out this new very useful tool. To submit items for inclusion or correction on the calendar, please contact the Office Administrator at office@firstchurchboxford.org.
 
 
Copies of our worship services, and other programs at First Church, are available following the services, or they can be mailed to you.  If you would like to receive an audio CD of a sermon, or a video DVD of an entire service, fill out the DVD/CD Order Form before-hand and we'll have it ready for you after the event, or delivered to your mailbox.  You can order past programs, or get a subscription to future programs.  Take one to someone who needs some encouragement, or if you go away for the winter, summer or vacation you can still worship with us!