Good Friday and Easter Sermons

Read the Rev. Scott Barton's Good Friday sermon from April 6, 2007, at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, and his Easter sermon from April 8, 2007, at Old First Church.

Bicentennial Discourse and Sermon

On August 13, 2006, Battle Day Weekend, we had our 200th anniversary of the church building. Read the historical discourse and sermon.

We invite you to worship with us

Sunday, 11:00 a.m. (9:30 a.m. during July and August), for all ages,

• where worship, in perhaps the most beautiful example of post-colonial American church architecture in New England, is designed to remind us all of the faithful presence and grace of God;

• where people sing with joy both the great old hymns of the church and the new ones, too, in order to praise God and encourage each other in our faithful living;

• where we expect preaching to be honest, address the question of what, in these days, it means to believe, and show the Bible to be the generous witness we have had over the centuries to God's self-giving and life-giving love;

• where children have the opportunity to learn to love God, to enjoy worship, to learn the stories of faith from energetic teachers, and to be rooted in a loving community for their growth into lives of joy and service;

• where our skilled organist playing our 1965 Wicks pipe organ inspires the congregation to new faithfulness each week;

• where the communion table is open to all who trust Jesus Christ, and where we seek to reflect his grace to all.

Children

Children come forward during worship for a time with the pastor. In the congregation, they learn to sing, to pray, to know the presence of God; and they see from their parent(s) the importance of worship. The box pews also tend to be good places for children to "spread out" a bit during worship.

Choir

The Old First Singers, under the direction of church organist Stephen Williams, rehearse each Thursday from 5:15 to 6:00 at the church. They sing an anthem in worship most Sundays. Anyone who enjoys music and would like to help lead the congregation in singing is invited to join!