Photo Gallery - an archive of recent photos

Easter Sunday at 
First Congregational!

 

Photos of La Soirée - 
Youth Fund Raiser and Auction!
 Updated Feb. 25 - more photos!

On Saturday evening, February 6th, 2010, Dick and Cornie Thornburgh graciously opened up their home to host our Youth Group Fundraiser, “A Valentine's Soiree.”  We are happy to report this event was a huge success and a whole lot of fun was had by all. Both the High School and Middle School Youth Groups did an amazing job serving food, babysitting and running the auction. Kelsey Harrison did a great job helping the teens rotate their jobs and Nathan Gleason and Emma Davis made the auction as exciting as if being at Sotheby’s!  More importantly, we couldn't have pulled this off without all of the support from our church members. Thank you all for coming out and supporting our Youth!

 

Sunday, December 20th
Annual Christmas Pageant

 

A Baptism!

Sunday, December 20th

Ryan and Quinn Cochrane 
children of Leo and Kelsey Cochrane.

 

Kathy Monro and Judy Sinche at the Jumble Table

Dressings to Drumsticks Fair

Sunday, November 22nd

A tradition at First Congregational

 

Bob Hopkins & Don Brown selling Cheddar Cheese

Music at First 

celebrated the gift of music, performed by:

Maxim Pakhomov
with special guest Teresa Kubiak, cellist

Works of Mendelssohn, Chopin and Rachmaninoff

Saturday, November 21, 2009

A free will offering was received to benefit 
Pilgrim Towers in Stamford. 

Sunday, Nov. 22  - Gifts for the Blythedale Children's Hospital

in recognition of the extraordinary care received there by Parker Ward, shown below. Gifts included DVD players, a flat-screen TV, and many toys, books, and games for the children cared for at the hospital. Shown in the photos are Parker Ward, his father David, sister Shea, and Lena Cavanna, Director of Public Relations and Communications, and Karen Brennan, former chair of Christian Education. The funds for these gifts were raised at a concert held recently at FCCD. Guest performers included Doug Allen and Lisa Furman.

A Family Concert 

October 25, 5:30 p.m.

benefitted the Blythedale Children's Hospital in Westchester County.

Performing were Lisa Furman and Doug Allen formerly of Darien and First Congregational!

More info and photos here

 

Parker, in plaid shirt, was a patient of Blythedale until recently.

October 18th

Youth Sunday Photos

Many more here...

October 4th, 4th Graders receive their Bibles!

 

Blessing of the Animals - an October Tradition!

Sunday, September 20

We welcome the ABC scholars!

L to R back row: Niya, Chidinma, Caurice, Resident Director Julie Parham, and Jane Yezzi, Co-President of ABC Darien

Front row: Angelica, Anthia, Olaide

More photos of coffee on the ABC House lawn

Pittsburgh Rocked -- Mission Trip 2009
Staying relatively close to home this year, we sent a group of 18 students and 5 chaperones to help rebuild and repair homes for the elderly and isolated residents in urban Pittsburgh.  Projects included painting, dry walling, carpentry, and yard work, as well as minor plumbing and masonry tasks, building wheelchair ramps, fortifying retaining walls, and replacing doors, floors, and windows.  It was a week filled with much hard work and tons of fun. 
 
Over 250 high school youth from around the country participated in the Service Camp during the week of June 21-27 and as you can imagine, when that many youth come together ... fun and hilarity followed!  Many new friendships were made and our group spent time discovering and appreciating our faith. 
 
Here are just a few pictures of our group during their down time.  We are assembling a slide show and video of the work we did and will be sharing this with the congregation on Sunday, October 4 in a Youth-led service.  Stay tuned for more!

More photos here...

Sunday, June 21st


Jean Miller was recognized for her many years of service to 
the Caring Committee, now called Church Friends. 
Also recognized and continuing the tradition is Ella Long.

New Members were received June 14 - John Bassler, left, and Benjamin and Kim Adams. Welcome!

Church School Sunday, June 7th

Many photos here...
Thank you, thank you to all those who bought Car Wash tickets and/or who came for a wash on Sunday, June 7. Thanks to our advance ticket sales and a picture perfect day, we raised over $600. We had many enthusiastic (and at times wet) youth working the event and we had a great time getting to know each other before leaving for Pittsburgh in two weeks. It was a great fundraiser -- thanks to all those who helped make it happen! Photos!

Saturday, May 30, 7:00 p.m. – An Evening of Jazz with Katharine Hedlund and Friends. 

For years, many of us have watched with growing pride as Katharine Hedlund has developed her talent as a pianist and singer.  Katharine is now a high school senior, with plans to attend the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University next fall, pursuing a double-degree in Jazz Piano Performance and Liberal Arts. On May 30th, as a gift to the community, she and her friends performed in our “Music At First” concert series, playing a combination of jazz originals as well as arrangements of standards. Other musicians were: Jun Umegaki on tenor sax, Joe Hull on bass, and Mike Camacho on drums.

More photos and video clips

Baptisms! Sunday, May 31st 

Beth and Paul Hanig with son 
Gavin Michael Hanig

Carrie Bernier and Terence Petti with daughter Juliette Hope Bernier Petti 
(being baptized) and her sisters Tatum, Sophie and Anna Petti (in order from eldest to youngest)

On the evening of May 15th, the Marietta College Concert Choir performed a magnificent concert at our church. The public was invited and welcomed! This impressive group of college students was welcomed into our church family for the night, with 15 families hosting choir members. Debbie Nelson and Bobbi Stuart organized a dinner for the choir before the performance.

The event was special to all, because of the quality of the performance and because of the involvement of our church families that enabled this event to happen.

A free will offering was taken for the benefit of the Norwalk Emergency Shelter.

 

Music Sunday, May 3rd

More photos and video clips here!

Thanks to all our talented musicians for 
their gift of inspiring music.

Music Director: Daniel Hague
Organist: Maxim Pakhomov
Junior and Senior Choirs

Kids' Fun Night ... Fun and a Whole Lot More!
On Friday, May 1, our Youth Group ran a successful fundraiser to raise money for this summer's Mission Trip to Pittsburgh.  Over 20 children were entertained by our middle and high school youth with games, crafts, a cookie decorating contest, and more.  Great fun was had by all ... including the parents who went out to dinner together!

More photos here.

 

The 2009 Confirmation Class was welcomed into our Church on Sunday, April 26! More information and photos here...

Front row, left to right: Michael Cortright, Matthew Cortright, Sophie Long, Katrine Ryan

Middle row: Avery Swett, Kathleen Burke, Alison Treen, LIz McDermott, Erin Wilson

Back row: Cailin O'Brien, Britt Viergever, Ryan Friend, Tyler Wist

A Baptism! December 21

Amelie Francis Dellascenza, daughter of Alex and Shaunna Dellascenza.

Left to right: Godfather Jorge Chamizo, Alex and Shaunna  Dellascenza and Godmother Laurel Carr. 

(Amelie's sister's name unknown! Please email.)

Christmas Pageant, December 14

More photos

Candlelight Concert December 14

A Baptism! Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009

Elizabeth Sullivan Hurley

Left to right: Rev. Larry Wood, Rev. Shannon Wall, Susan Dobbs (grandmother), Jen Hagen (godmother), Sully Hurley (mother), Elizabeth Sullivan Hurley (baptized baby), Tripp Hurley (brother), Jim Hurley (dad), John Dobbs (grandfather) and Todd Deibel (godfather.)

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