Welcome to Lent. Over six weeks we'll dive deeply into the gospel stories of this season, walking with Jesus toward the cross. At 6pm we gather to enjoy one another's company, eating dinner "together" remotely. Then at 6:30pm we'll have a simple worship service centered around the practice of Lectio Divina, or holy reading. Email… Continue reading Midweek Lent Worship
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2021 Annual Meeting
Together with the whole congregation, we gather to celebrate God's work through our congregation and plan the road ahead for the year to come! Our annual meeting will take place Sunday, January 24th after service at 11am ET. In order to cast binding votes and to conduct official business, our constitution requires that a quorum… Continue reading 2021 Annual Meeting
New: Song-Writing Camp!
First Lutheran Church is proud to offer a new program: song-writing camp! Offered over February break, we will meet for one hour each week day to learn the basics of contemporary song-writing. Small groups of students will be led by local singer-songwriters through a new curriculum developed by Berklee student Charissa Hoffman. We'll take a… Continue reading New: Song-Writing Camp!
Winter Ukulele Lessons
After celebrating the winter holidays, we're excited to continue offering group ukulele lessons in January. We invite students in grades 3-8 to join us. If you have a student who is a little older and is still interested, please register anyway and we will reach out to you to make sure we can accommodate your… Continue reading Winter Ukulele Lessons
Christmas During COVID
The way we celebrate Christmas will be different from other years. We'll be in our homes instead of at church, with only those we live with rather than additional family or friends - but Christmas Eve worship can still be meaningful and engaging for people of all ages. We invite you to join us in… Continue reading Christmas During COVID
Women of Valor
Our culture has created a model for womanhood in part based on our interpretations of women in the Bible - and those women are often painted in black and white, either paradigms of virtue or pure villains. We’ll reflect together on the stories of 8 women, revisiting familiar stories and discovering details we overlooked. In… Continue reading Women of Valor
Daily Bread Matching Grant
Our ministry at First Lutheran Church is partnering with ELCA World Hunger to raise funds for our work with the Bread of Life in Malden. This feeding ministry serves people right here in our neighborhood, and they've seen the need for food triple since the pandemic began. With the spread of COVID-19 in the United States and… Continue reading Daily Bread Matching Grant
Home Altars
Dearest church, It’s been five months since we’ve worshipped together in our sanctuary, longer than any of us imagined back in March. While we’re taking steps toward returning to in-person worship, it will be some time until our full congregation is able to worship in the same space, and more time yet until every person… Continue reading Home Altars
Fall 2020 Ukulele Lessons
After a terrific Virtual Camp Uke, we're excited to continue offering group ukulele lessons this fall and winter. We invite students in grades 3-8 to join us. If you have a student who is a little older and is still interested, please register anyway and we will reach out to you to make sure we… Continue reading Fall 2020 Ukulele Lessons
Online Church: Responding to COVID-19
Grace to you and peace through Jesus Christ. Beloved church, the recommendations regarding the coronavirus have changed rapidly over the course of the past week. Many of our previous plans no longer apply. Now some advise not gathering in groups of 25 or more. As followers of Jesus, we are called to show mercy and… Continue reading Online Church: Responding to COVID-19