Tag: 2023
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Malden PFLAG
First Lutheran Church in Malden is a proud partner of PFLAG and hosts the Malden chapter of Greater Boston PFLAG. Join Malden parents of queer children on the second and fourth Thursday at 6pm. We welcome all caretakers to participate in open and honest discussions. For more information, email malden@gbpflag.org. More about PFLAG: “Greater Boston PFLAG’s…
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Camp Uke 2023
We’re back! After our COVID-19 hiatus, we’re excited to return to a week of in-person ukulele fun July 17-21, 2023. If you’re entering grades 3-8, like to make music and art, play games, and make new friends, this is a great camp for you! Every morning from 9am-12pm during camp, we’ll have two ukulele lessons.…
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Holy Week and Easter 2023
April 2, Palm Sunday Holy Week begins with shouts and waving palm branches as we join the crowd to cheer Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem. We will gather outside of the church to bless palm branches and process around the neighborhood together, following the cross. Then we’ll transition from the triumphant entry to Jerusalem to the…
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Lent 2023
At some point in every Christian’s life, they discover a question. You know the kind. Not How are you? or What kind of toothpaste should I buy? But What really happens when we die? Or Why does this terrible stuff happen to people who do their best to follow God? Or How could God forgive…
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Ash Wednesday
Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of our forty-day season of Lent with solemnity, prayer, and repentance. It is a day to mark our heads with dust and ashes and recall that all of us will one day die. Even while we remember our mortality…
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Acolyte Training
We’re returning to an old practice: acolytes assisting in worship! Acolyte means “follower,” and these followers of Jesus help lead worship by lighting candles, assisting with communion, leading processions, and putting the candles out after worship is over. This is a great role for children and youth. Acolytes will serve no more than once a…
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Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
Save the date for First Lutheran Church in Malden’s Fat Tuesday Pancake Dinner! Fat Tuesday, or Shrove Tuesday, or Mardi Gras (depending on where you’re from) falls on the day before Ash Wednesday. Christians often hold a big party to use up the sugar and fat in the house before the more strict and penitential…
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Parents and Caregivers of Trans and Non-Binary Kids Spaghetti Dinner
In anticipation of our Parents of Trans & Non-Binary Support Group for parents and caregivers in the Malden area, we are having a spaghetti dinner on January 12th, 2023 at 6pm. Vegan and gluten-free options will be available. Come, eat, meet, greet! We are building our community! The group will meet in the basement of…
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Malden Ukulele Meet Up
Is your ukulele gathering dust? Always want to learn, but never had a change to try? Longing to play or sing with a group of people? Everyone in the Malden area is welcome to stop by First Lutheran Church at 3pm on January 29th for a casual ukulele meet-up! Bring your ukulele if you have…
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Winter-Spring 2023 Ukulele Lessons
We’re excited to return to ukulele after the winter holidays! Students in grades 3-12 of all experience levels are welcome. The session will begin with two classes, one for beginning/intermediate and one for advanced. Depending on the skill level of each student, we may adjust the groups over the course of the semester. Classes will…
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