FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH PALO ALTO, UCC
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  • Home
  • Visit
    • Sunday Service
    • Season of Lent
    • Easter Service
    • Sacred Grounds
    • Directions
  • About
    • What to Expect
    • What We Value
    • Open & Affirming
    • Denomination
    • History
    • Governance
    • Staff
    • Ecumenical & Interfaith Partners
  • Connect
    • Connect Weekly
    • Our Newsletter
    • Getting Involved
    • Choirs
    • Children's Ministry
    • Youth Ministries
    • Confirmation
    • Women's Group
    • Men's Group
    • Tuesday Fellowship
    • Spring Musicals
  • Events
    • Calendar of Events
    • Season of Lent >
      • Easter Service
    • Vacation Bible School
    • Book Weddings & Events >
      • Weddings >
        • Tours & Booking
        • Rental Information
        • Wedding Venue
        • Wedding Packages
        • Wedding Floor Plans
        • Frequently Asked Questions
        • Wedding Gallery
      • Harmony Hall & Courtyard >
        • Rentals
        • Event Gallery
      • Contact Us
  • Serve
    • Story - Foothills Park
    • Outreach Ministries
    • ​Ecumenical & Interfaith Partners
    • Congregational Foundation
    • Hotel de Zink
    • Shop Fair Trade
  • Watch/Listen
  • Give
    • Ways to Give
    • Legacy Giving
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CONNECT WITH US WEEKLY

Sunday Worship
​10 A.M.​

Join us for worship on Zoom at 10:00 a.m. Sunday at this link. Note: This link should not require a password, but if you use an old link, our password is now 1985. If regular Zoom is causing you difficulties, you can join us for worship by phone: 1-669-900-9128, meeting number 670 796 753, and the password is 1985. ​

Art Adventures/ Conversations
​11 A.M.

Temporarily Postponed
Join us after worship for another Art Adventure with Pastor Dave at 11:05 in the regular Zoom meeting, or stick around for one of our virtual coffee hour breakout discussion groups.

Backyard Sunday School  11 A.M.

The young and the young at heart are invited to join us at 11am Backyard Sunday School Zoom. 
Teacher Todd will bring to life a bible story and of course, you will sing and pray and play some games, too!

Cherub Choir
​11:15 A.M.

Join new Cherub Choir director Lauren Biglow for a fifteen minute Zoom gathering each week at 11:15am to sing new and old songs and play some music-related games. Please use this Zoom link to join the Cherubs each week. Log in at 11am for some Backyard fun! For more information, email Lauren or Todd. The next Cherub Choir gathering will be on January 17.

Children's Choir and Youth Choir
11:15 & 11:40 A.M.

Andrea Ward, the director of the Children's and Youth Choirs, welcomes both new and returning singers to the choirs.  Children's Choir starts at 11:15am and Youth Choir begins at 11:40am. Choir singers, use this Zoom link to log in. Join us early for some fun in the Backyard! Email Andrea for more information and click here to access the sign-up link for the choirs. The next Children's Choir and Youth Choir practices will be on January 17.

Youth Group
5 P.M. & 7 P.M.

High School group meets every other Sunday at 5:00 p.m. in person at Sacred Grounds.  Middle School meets every Tuesday at 7pm. Contact Sam for the Zoom links and to get on the reminder list. ​

Tuesdays Evening Classes 7:30 P.M.

Join us for adult education classes every Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. on Zoo​m.
​Some weeks we discuss a topic like “Prayer” or “Resurrection”. On other weeks, we work through a curriculum that helps to deepen our understanding of our scriptural and theological tradition.

Wednesdays Contemplative Prayer 12 P.M.

All are welcome to join us for a half hour at noon on Wednesdays in the Memorial Garden for a time of silent prayer. We begin with a brief reading or reflection and then sit in silence together for 20 minutes before closing with a voiced prayer. Contact Eileen Altman for more information.

Thursdays Storytime
​7 PM.

Please join Todd Erickson, Director of Children's Ministries, and Pastor Dave Howell for storytime every Thursday evening at 7pm on Zoom. We will check in with each other and Todd/Dave will read a story or two as our day winds down and bedtime draws near. Jammies and stuffed animals are welcome! Here is the link for our weekly story time (meeting ID: 846-419-541) We look forward to seeing you soon at one of our story times!


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1985 Louis Road Palo Alto, CA 94303
​650-856-6662
We gather as a church, welcoming people of all abilities, backgrounds, ethnicities, and those who are LGBTQ+, to become more aware of the love of God in our lives and to make real that love in the world through worshiping, serving humanity, and seeking to follow in the ways of Jesus.  

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