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    Ruth Group: April, May and June Book Selections

    Posted on April 12, 2018 by in Community, Small Groups, Spire link

    April 15, May 20, and June 10 We have two books and a planning brunch coming up this spring. Please join us! April 15: The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish “An intellectual and emotional jigsaw puzzle of a novel.” Hosted by Karen Roberts, 3 Kenilworth Rd Winchester. Facilitator: Teresa Cader (see book description below) […]

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    Ripley Chapel Renovations: April Status Report

    Posted on April 12, 2018 by in Latest News, Spire link, Worship

    The Ripley Chapel Working Group has been working for the past six months to develop the final design for the chapel renovations. In December we re-engaged Torrey Architecture, Inc. to work with us to complete the final design and develop construction ready plans. In January we added Kaplan Construction as our tentative general contractor in […]

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    The End of Our 3-Year Transition

    Posted on April 11, 2018 by in Latest News, Spire link

    The 3-year transition is coming to an end – at our May 6th annual meeting. ‘What 3-year transition?’ some may ask! Three years ago, this church voted to suspend, for three years, a portion of the bylaws, to enable us to experiment with a new church structure. This structure was recommended by the Transition Team […]

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    Seasons of the Spirit: A New Thing

    Posted on April 11, 2018 by in Latest News, Spire link, Worship

    As we move through Eastertide (the fifty days between Easter Day and Pentecost Sunday), we reflect upon the words of Isaiah 43: “Behold, I am doing a new thing, do you not perceive it?” It may take us more than 50 days, indeed it make take a lifetime, to perceive in our bodies, minds, and […]

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    Offerings of Love in Our Midst

    Posted on April 11, 2018 by in Community, Latest News, Outreach, Spire link

    “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” —John 14:27 One of the privileges I have as a pastor of the First Congregational Church in Winchester is witnessing the love and care […]

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  • Special Holocaust Memorial Concert

    Posted on March 13, 2018 by in Community, Latest News, Worship

    Sunday, April 8, 4:00 PM Presented by First Congregational Church and Temple Shir Tikvah In honor of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 11, 2018), First Congregational Church and Temple Shir Tikvah will co-sponsor a beautiful and distinctive string quartet concert in the sanctuary of First Congregational Church, highlighting the powerful works of three composers […]

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    K.I.S.S.

    Posted on February 14, 2018 by in Community, Latest News, Spire link, Youth

    Last weekend, after our baby shower, my wife Kerri and I went back to our house with both of our moms to unwrap the generous presents that many of you gifted us. As we unwrapped each one, we showed them to our family. The moms took a look at some of the items we registered […]

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    2018 Budget Passed

    Posted on February 14, 2018 by in Community, Latest News, Spire link

    The Leadership Team would like to thank the congregation for passing the 2018 budget on Sunday, and for bringing such insightful questions to the Budget Q&A the previous week. The budget process was a thoughtful, thorough one that involved the efforts of many people: Each ministry provided a “bottoms-up” budget that would adequately support their […]

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