Kindness for Kids (K4K) is a charitable program sponsored by our church’s Benevolence Committee. Its sole purpose is to help the students at the Hatfield Elementary School. Sometimes a family may face a financial difficulty in one way or another that would hinder or prevent their child(ren) from participating in a school or after-school activity. Our K4K donations are entrusted to the school administration for disbursement. When the school recognizes such a need in a student, the administration may decide to use K4K funds to assist the family.

A Valentines themed Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser is planned for Saturday, February 9th from 8:30 – 10:00am in the church dining room.  A card-making table will be set-up so that our younger attendees may make a card to share with someone they care about. A suggested per ticket donation for the breakfast is $8.00, and of course additional donations will be accepted with a smile.

​Tickets may be purchased at Hatfield Congregational Church on Sundays or reach out to Melody or Rev. Randy.  Please make checks payable to “FCC Hatfield Benevolence Fund.”  Tickets may also be purchased online by copying and pasting this link in your browser:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/valentines-day-breakfast-fundraiser-tickets-54183905520.  This breakfast is open to the community at large. 

We are working in conjunction with the Hatfield Elementary School and with Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church. If you would like to help work this breakfast, please contact Rev. Randy or Melody Edwards: (413)320-2089/mephany@hotmail.com.

We also wish to thank the Hatfield Fire Fighters’ Association. After their very successful summer bonfire, they donated a majority of the proceeds to benefit the Town of Hatfield and also to some charitable organizations outside of town. As part of this giving campaign, the Fire Fighters Association chose to donate $1,000 to the K4K program! Again, we thank them for their generosity.
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​It was 50 years ago today that Apollo 8 emerged from traversing the dark side of the moon. This was a first. The world waited anxiously as they went into a forced silence behind the moon, unable to communicate with earth. 

They were completely separated. When they reemerged, there were shouts of relief, and then the astronauts took a first-ever picture of the earth rising over the moon's horizon. 

Apollo 8 went from separation to sharing a profound photo of our shared identity and our shared home. For all of the differences that we insist separate us, the photo above reminds us of our essential identity.

Likewise, when God enters our world in the ordinariness of Jesus' birth, all creation is sanctified, all human life is revealed as cherished by God, and hopefully we can begin to better realize our shared communion. 

May Christmas help us all to appreciate the blessing of creation and the blessing of each other. May Christmas renew our love of God who loves us as much as His willingness to leap from heaven and into the humble Bethlehem manger.
May peace and joy fill your hearts and homes this Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and remain with you all long afterwards. 

And of course, know that you are all welcome to join us this Christmas Eve at 7PM as we gather in Jesus' house to celebrate Jesus' birthday with song, Scripture and community.
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A Blessed Christmas to You!

​Hatfield's Luminarium is this Sunday. We meet at the Town Hall at 6PM and then our church presents the Luminarium concert at 7PM. I've heard from people at rehearsals that it's going to be beautiful. The first event of Hatfield's Luminarium, however, begins in the afternoon at the Hatfield Historical Museum located in the Hatfield Public Library. The flier is below. Kathie Gow, curator, even let me know that there's a picture of our church from 1899 when it was lit be kerosene lamps. Hope to see you around town.