Author Archives: Nancy

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  Meet Ed Banzy

  Posted on June 27, 2019 by Nancy in Community, Spire link

  The Personnel Team will be interviewing a different member of the staff in each edition of the Spire so we can learn more about what they do here in the church, as well as what makes them tick in their off time. This month, let’s get to know our Building Manager, Ed Banzy! What’s a […]

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  Steeple Task Force Update

  Posted on June 27, 2019 by Nancy in Spire link

  A recently formed group in the Church, the Steeple Task Force, has been working on five projects related to the Steeple. The projects are: repairing and painting the steeple, repairing the platforms and ladders for safe access to the highest levels inside the steeple, fixing the clocks, improving the exterior lighting at the top of […]

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  Monthly Men’s Group

  Posted on June 27, 2019 by Nancy in Community, Small Groups, Spire link

  Sunday September 8, 7-9 PM 4 Heritage Drive, Woburn (Paul and Lynne Rahmeier’s house). All FCC men and their guests are welcome. We discuss matters that are personal and spiritual. Pot-luck beverages or snacks are welcome but not expected. Questions? Contact Chris Noble.

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  Office and Jury Box Update

  Posted on June 6, 2019 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Worship

  I am serving my last month on the grand jury. Our last day of hearing cases is June 27. Things are going smoothly in the office. People often ask me how I do it all and in truth it’s not all done by one person.  For the last two months, Anne Hoenicke has been creating […]

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  Ripley Chapel renovations to begin mid-June 

  Posted on June 6, 2019 by Nancy in Latest News, Worship

  Ripley Chapel will be renovated during the summer months.  On or about the second (maybe third) week of June, Seaver Construction will begin the process which is expected to take eight weeks. During late August and maybe very early September there will be a few additional tasks being taken that should have little to no […]

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  Ways to help the Outdoor Church in June

  Posted on May 6, 2019 by Nancy in Community, Outreach, Small Groups, Spire link

  June has five Sundays in it, which means an opportunity to help the Outdoor Church! There are many ways you can make a difference! On June 30, we will receive donated ingredients, make sandwiches and send them with 2 or 3 church members to Cambridge who will accompany the Outdoor Church clergy in serving the […]

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  Advantages of Solar Power on our Roof

  Posted on May 4, 2019 by Nancy in Community, Spire link

  “[In the face of devastating climatic changes] let our Faith Communities be bold and courageous as we address one of the greatest moral challenges that our world has ever faced. Let us begin a new story, one that is not dependent on fossil fuels…” —Rev. Dr. Jim Antal, author, public theologian and national spokesperson on […]

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  Eastertide: Practicing Resurrection

  Posted on May 4, 2019 by Nancy in Spire link, Spiritual Practice

  SEASONS OF THE SPIRIT We are in the season of Eastertide, the fifty days that stretch from Easter Sunday through Pentecost. In this season we are to be practicing the reality of the new life to which we have been called. Perhaps the prayer from the UCC Book of Worship says it best: “Oh God, […]

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  Easter Services 2019

  Posted on April 16, 2019 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spiritual Practice, Worship

  Please join us on Easter Sunday, April 21 Sunrise Yoga in the Barn, 5:15 AM, Wright-Locke Farm Dress in comfortable layers and join us for standing poses, light movement and meditation. No mat is necessary. Sunrise Service, 5:45 AM, Wright-Locke Farm On Easter morning before the sun has risen, we gather at Wright-Locke Farm to […]

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