Inreach Team

The Inreach Team is our ministry that supports the First Church family of members and guests by being a visible manifestation of caring for one and all.  We strive to accomplish this through a variety of work groups including: Parish Care, Hospitality, and Fellowship. We welcome and encourage membership involvement.

Please check out our past photo gallery pages by going to the drop down menu. Inreach touches the lives of our church members and others in the community and involves members in the life of the church in many ways:

Easter Donations for Easter Lily and Organ & Carillon:

This is a wonderful opportunity to make a donation in honor of, or in memory of, a loved one! Easter Lily and Organ & Carillon donations can be made online HERE. Click HERE for a printable form and return it to the church office with your payment.  If you wish to have your donation listed in the Sunday Bulletin, please make your donation by Sunday, April 15.  If you have any questions, please contact Bethany at office.manager@whfirstchurch.org or 860-233-9605.

Coffee & Conversation with Clergy

Each Wednesday morning, at 10 a.m. folks meet over coffee and tea with Rev. Fredd at Nero Kitchen which is directly across from the church. Park at church and walk over to join us. Anyone is welcome for this casual social time.

Gather Round the Table

The program will consist of 3 rounds and starts in the fall each year. If you have any questions, please contact Susan Tobin at 860-916-1135, Linda Moffitt at 860-874-7786, or Martha Calef at 860-212-1352.

Creative Crafters

Recently hats were knit for Pediatric Care Center in Bristol to have for babies.

Creative Crafters was started in 2019 to knit or crochet twiddlemuffs for local memory care facilities. Projects were eventually expanded to fulfill church and community needs. We’ve crafted and donated over 200 twiddlemuffs, bed quilts, shawls, lap blankets, hats, mittens and scarfs.

The group is a caring crafting community, sharing the love of doing for others.

Crafters meet every Friday 10:30 a.m. to noon in the church activity room and all are welcome. Reach out to Nancy Ball if you want more information.!

Donate Altar Flowers for a Loved One!

Parish Care

Inreach keeps in touch with church members  and our youth with volunteers who send cards and notes for birthdays, holidays and other occasions.  Volunteers also provide members in need with transportation to church and keep in touch with members through Phone Friends.

Following each Sunday service, a volunteer takes the altar flower arrangement and makes smaller arrangements from it to deliver to church members celebrating birthdays, recuperating from illness or surgery, or for other occasions.

Recruiting and Scheduling Ushers for Sunday Services, special events, Memorials, funerals and weddings are part of Inreach responsibilities.

Hospitality

Inreach organizes a cadre of volunteers who prepare food and drinks for the fellowship time which follows each Sunday morning worship service.  Volunteers coordinate with all church teams and work groups to assist with hospitality for a variety of receptions for members and the wider community. Please contact Al Day if you are interested in being part of hospitality.