Faith Formation for Adults

Practicing Presence
Finding Purpose through Meditation
Free Series • Summer Mondays 12–1 p.m. • Starts June 30–July 28
First Church Chapel • Register HERE (or drop-ins welcome)

We will move to the JPW Library if the Chapel is too warm on any of the sessions

The benefits of meditation include lowered stress, improved memory, increased focus, and better sleep. Join Janice Olson for Practicing Presence on Mondays in June and July and learn a different method each week. Sponsored by the John P. Webster Library through the generosity Florence S.M. Crofut.

This program is sponsored by the John P. Webster Library through the 1976 bequest of Florence Crofut, longtime member of First Church. 

Yoga Classes done for the Summer

Yoga Classes with Cynthia Wolcott are postponed for the summer and will resume in September on Wednesdays from 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. in the First Church Chapel.  Contact Cynthia at cjwolcott@gmail.com.

Awakening the Spirit Book Group 

Mondays  12 to 1:30 p.m. We will be on a short break and will gather for a one-time meeting at noon on Monday, July 21 to discuss Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers by Anne Lamott

Discussions are centered on interfaith dialogue, ethics, theology, biblical scholarship, and spirituality. Bring a bag lunch; beverages and desserts are provided. Copies of the books are available in the library and new members are always welcome. For more information contact Jennifer deSimas at jpwebsterdir@whfirstchurch.org or 860-232-3893. Also click here: Book Groups.

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Food for Thought Book Group

First Tuesday of each month from September to June, 5:00–6:30 p.m., lead by Jennifer and Molly.

This group reads autobiography/biography, literary fiction, sociology, historical fiction, and more through the lens of faith and spirituality. For current reading selections, please check the John P. Webster Library Book Groups page. Copies of the books are available in the library and new members are always welcome. Please bring your own dinner; refreshments and desserts are served. For more information contact Jennifer deSimas at jpwebsterdir@whfirstchurch.org or 860-232-3893.

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Lunch & Learn author visits, seminars, and workshops

Sundays after worship, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Monthly or bi-monthly lectures, workshops, author visits, and more. Visiting speakers discuss topics ranging from quitting hair dye to elder care to bee-keeping to photography to hygge and beyond.