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    Leadership Team December Update

    Posted on November 29, 2016 by in Community, Spire link

    We’ve added a new element to our Leadership Team meetings: each month, one member shares their faith journey, perhaps reminiscing about what first brought them to FCCW, and how the church has sustained them and strengthened their relationship with Christ in changing ways over the years. So it’s felt very appropriate that much of the […]

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  • Offering Presence This Advent

    Posted on November 27, 2016 by in Community, Latest News, Spire link

    The coming of Christ that we prepare for in the season of Advent is heralded by the Hebrew prophets with such beautifully familiar phrases as “the Lord’s house shall be established and nations shall learn war no more,” and “the wolf shall live with the lamb and they will not hurt or destroy on my […]

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  • Practicing Gratitude

    Posted on October 25, 2016 by in Community, Latest News, Spire link

    Our Pilgrim ancestors began the American tradition of Thanksgiving, just as wind-swept leaves fell relentlessly all around them, the frigid morning air demanded a fire in the hearth and a woolen outer garment, and the encroaching shadows asked candles be lit to push back the late afternoon darkness. Yet in this seemingly harsh new world, […]

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    Outreach Spotlight: Budget Buddies

    Posted on October 25, 2016 by in Outreach, Spire link

    Getting to Know our Grant Recipients Budget Buddies was founded in 2009 to meet the tremendous need for a comprehensive and personalized program of financial education and empowerment for low-income women that could ensure their successful transition from intensive supportive services to a life of self-sufficiency and independence. More than 1 in 7 U.S. women […]

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    Breaking Silence about Mental Illness

    Posted on October 25, 2016 by in Community, Health and Wellness, Spire link

    Examples of Widening our Welcome Ever wonder what the world would be like if the veil of stigma associated with mental illness parted? I imagine it would sound like the question and answer discussion that followed the Winchester screening of Pack Up Your Sorrows—the documentary held in Chidley Hall on September 25—or the conversations audience […]

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  • Changes to Morning Worship

    Posted on October 25, 2016 by in Spire link, Worship

    Have you noticed some changes to Sunday morning worship? Here is some of our thinking about it: New Bulletin: We’ve changed the size, style and design. Why the change? The larger size allows for larger font and now we have one bulletin accessible to all. The graphic design, based upon our logo, now ties in […]

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  • Fall Church School off to a Great Start

    Posted on October 25, 2016 by in Community, Spire link, Youth

    What a great couple of months we have had in all of our classes! In Stepping Stones, we are still learning some stories from Exodus and soon going to be starting to learn about Mary, Joseph, and Jesus. We have a great team of teachers who give up their precious time during the week and […]

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