Cook for the homeless

On the 4th Friday of each month, help with shopping or cooking. Spots are limited, so you must sign up in advance. Call the church office.

Friday Café 

First Church in Cambridge offers this weekly time for those in need to get a meal, companionship, and a chance to pick up clothing and hygiene supplies. We will do a trial run of participation on October 14. Volunteer opportunities include preparing food at home, serving guests, and interacting with guests. Donations of new socks, gloves, hats, handwarmers, and hygiene products are also welcome. Call the office by October 9 to sign up to cook a 10-x13 disposable pan of a meat or veggie entrée, side dish, or salad. Food will be picked up and delivered for you.

Dignity Matters

Donate feminine hygiene products, bras, and underwear for women and girls who are homeless or disadvantaged, to help them stay healthy, regain self-confidence, and live with basic dignity. Women cannot use SNAP or WIC money for these products, and the need has increased 75% since Covid arrived. Please drop off products in the donation bin on the front porch of 399 Central St, Auburndale. More info at Dignity Matters.

Historic cemetery cleanup

On Newton Serves Day, rake and prune the West Parish Burial Ground on the corner of Cherry and River Streets, the cemetery where many of the original members of Second Church were buried in the 18th and 19th centuries. Bring your own rakes and/or pruners, please. Call the church office for more info.

Support prison gardening

The New Garden Society teaches about 100 incarcerated people to garden each year. We contributed supplies in Spring 2022. 

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Hosted Newton Piano Summit

In May 2022, we hosted three exciting concerts organized by the Waban Improvement Society and supported by Village Bank, Newton Cultural Council, and the Mass Cultural Council. See Newton Piano Summit 2022.