Leicester First Congregational Church

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  • Holy Week 2026

    Palm Sunday – Service March 29th at 10 AM, Rev. Noelle Datillo

    Palm Sunday is celebrated the Sunday before Easter. It commemorates Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, marking the start of Holy week.

    Maundy Thursday – Service April 2nd at 7 PM, Rev. Noelle Datillo

    Maudy Thursday is the evening before Good Friday. It commemorates Jesus’s Last Supper with his disciples, where he instituted Holy Communion

    Maundy Thursday Service

    Easter Sunday – Service April 5th at 10 AM, Rev. Noelle Attillo

    Easter Sunday is three days after Jesus’s crucifixion. Some of the women followers of Jesus go to the tomb to anoint his body with spices. They find the stone rolled away from the tomb and it is empty. Christ has risen

  • Ravenwood String Band Concert

    Hosted by the First Congregational Church of Leicester

    Sunday, November 2, 2025 from 2-4 PM

    All proceeds to benefit the First Congregational Church of Spencer Building Fund

    The concert is Free but donations toward the Building Fund are welcomed. Suggested donation: $20

  • Strawberry Hill Fair 2025

    • Raffle Baskets
    • Raffle Gift Cards from local business
    • Holiday Decorations
    • Crafts
    • Baked Goods
    • Secondhand Treasures
    • Cafe
    • and More

  • Christmas Eve Service – Dec 24, 2022 – 6 PM

    Lessons & Carols

  • Strawberry Hill Fair

  • Ash Wednesday

    The Sanctuary at First Congregational Church of Leicester (1 Washburn Sq) will be open from 3:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2 for the imposition of ashes. Spend time in the quiet beauty of the Sanctuary. Closing prayer service begins around 7:25.

  • Services Cancelled Jan 30, 22

  • Strawberry Hill Fair

    November 13, 2021
    from 9-2

    Gift Basket Raffles
    Busy Fingers (knitted hand made goods)
    Holiday Decorations
    Second Hand Treasures
    Raffles
    Baked Goods
    Cafe
    New this year: Hand-painted T-shirts, Watercolor Paintings, Hand-made earrings


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    Start Christmas Shopping for those unique holiday gifts

  • String Theory Music Series – PE James

    As part of our String Theory Music Series, PE James will be our musical guest this Sunday, May 2nd. The gift of music shared is always a blessing. We hope you will join us in welcoming him.
    “P.E. James has been entertaining audiences by singing and playing acoustic guitar for over four decades. He has a large repertoire from all the classics hits to his own original material. P.E. plays at concerts all through central Massachusetts, and has a Summer residency at the Grill on the Hill restaurant in Worcester’s Green Hill Park. He is also enjoyed on the circuit of assisted living, retirement, and rehabilitation facilities.”

  • Greetings of Great Joy