Cake and Community

In January 2024 our church unveiled a new series of weekly lunchtime gatherings called Cake and Community. An entirely volunteer-driven effort, Cake and Community has been embraced as a social gathering hub by citizens seeking conversation and companionship during the bleak months of the year, one day each week from 12 noon to 1 pm in the Pilgrim Room.

In 2025, Cake and Community will be on Fridays from 12 noon to 1 pm, beginning January 10. Each week a team of volunteers hosts the gathering and provides desserts and hot beverages. Attendees are encouraged to bring lunch if they wish. On occasion, mini sessions of Reiki prayer are also offered in the Mayflower Room. All are welcome to join us for Cake and Community!

Based on the positive feedback, Cake and Community will likely become an annual offering. Would you like to get involved? Stay tuned for updates later in the year.

Background
For 15 years, The First Congregational Church hosted Soup’s On!, a weekly soup lunch between late fall and early spring. That program was halted in March 2020, due to the Covid pandemic. After careful consideration post-pandemic, the volunteers concluded that the soup lunch structure was not sustainable. Seeking a less labor-intensive offering to fill the void, Cake and Community emerged from these thoughtful deliberations.