Advent begins and FCCW is now over 75% toward its 2020 Pledge Goal! The FCCW Financial Resources Ministry is hoping that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and we’re very excited about the start of Advent. It is the time of year when many reflect on the special things that we are thankful for…family, health, […]
Sunday, December 15, 2019, 10 AM Magnificat in C Major, D 486, Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Please join us on Sunday, December 15 at 10:00 AM for First Congregational Church’s annual Festival of Lessons and Carols, a beloved tradition from England wherein God’s word is proclaimed and contemplated in a special sequence of readings, prayers, choral anthems […]
It is the irrational season, when Love blooms bright and wild. Had Mary been filled with reason, there’d have been no room for the child. —Madeline L’Engle Pondering my favorite Advent poem this year, I am convicted more deeply by the words, “No room for the child.” Realizing there is much for me to do […]
The Atwater-Donnelly Trio with Cathy Clasper-Torch Tickets available at the door. Cash Only. Contact Jane Ring Frank jringfrank@gmail.com for reservations. Text 857-919-0983. Almost Sold Out. A special coffee house concert in celebration of the renovation of Ripley Chapel, featuring traditional American and Celtic folk music and dance Friday, November 15, 2019, 7:30 PM Please join […]
The Chapel is looking beautiful and while the finishing touches still need to be accomplished in the coming month, the space was ready for us to gather with candlelight, song, and prayer as we offer our communal blessing to the space. The Rededication was framed around a Taizé Service. If you don’t know about Taizé […]
Friday, October 18, 2019, 7:30 PM As work on Ripley Chapel continues, the contractors have broken through the main chancel wall to create an opening through which new light is shining, with a view to God’s natural world – our beloved Jena Roy’s imaginative and long-ago vision coming to completion. On Friday, October 18, 2019, […]
“You have been born on the hinge of history. —The Rev. Dr. Jim Antal, climate activist and public theologian “The earth is what we all have in common.” —Wendell Berry, poet and author On a warm, sunny day on February 20, 1962, astronaut John Glenn lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 9:47am. As […]
We are looking for 4 -5 volunteers to prepare and serve a meal for about 30 people at the Dwelling Place on three Saturdays this fall, September 21, October 19, and November 16. The Dwelling Place is a collaboration of area churches that prepares and serves meals at the United Methodist Church in Woburn for […]
Continuing This Sunday, October 27, 2019 Please join us this Sunday, October 27, 2019 11:30 a.m (after church) Palmer Room for our third session. This week we take a look at the Gospels, the first attempts to write down the story of Jesus’ life and death. We will explore how each Gospel is different, reflecting the […]