Author Archives: Sarah Marino

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  Youth Group News (Jan 21, 2021)

  Posted on January 21, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Youth

  Dear all,   We’re well into the swing of things of 2021! It’s hard to believe that January is almost over, but here we are, through the darkest nights of winter and full steam ahead towards Spring! The following are our offerings this week in Church youth groups:   Forum will be meeting at the […]

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  Join Us for Worship Service This Sunday (Jan 24, 2021)

  Posted on January 21, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  This week has been one of historic events. Along with the apprehension regarding violence, President Biden’s inauguration also carried the threat of disease. Knowing all that there is to deal with, I struggle to understand who would want to be President; why everyone was smiling so broadly. We might have some of the same questions about the first […]

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  New SNEUCC Staff Announced

  Posted on January 15, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News

  The Rev. James D. Ross II, Northeast Region, beginning Feb. 1 (Consists of 111 churches in the Metropolitan Boston and Northeast Associations) The Rev. Ross is currently serving as the Designated Pastor at Pilgrim Congregational UCC in St. Louis, Missouri. where he has worked to integrate his church more deeply into the work of the Conference, […]

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  2021 Winter Needs of RIM Metro North Cluster Clients

  Posted on January 15, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach

  As we think about service to others this January, please consider helping these clients of the Refugee Immigration Ministry who are in the process of seeking asylum.   M + 4 (Single mom M and 4 children) from Africa: Prepare (or buy) and deliver a meal for 5 (mom and 4 children) for Saturday night […]

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  Join Us for Worship This Sunday (Jan 17, 2021)

  Posted on January 15, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  We hope you will join us for our online worship service this Sunday. We’ll allow our own scriptures and some of Martin Luther King Jr’s words to guide us through our worship of God. In the midst of so much national turmoil, then as now, we must remember to root ourselves back into the primacy […]

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  “Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted”

  Posted on January 8, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News

  Home Based Retreat Monday, Jan 25 7-8:30 pm We continue a second home based retreat this month based on the second beatitude. Jesus’ blessings, the beatitudes, can invite us to see our lives in new ways. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” How do we find comfort in sadness? The beatitudes […]

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  Confronting the Crises in our Backyards

  Posted on January 8, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Environment, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach

  Saturday, Jan 9 at 10 am Summoning the church to be courageous in the face of global warming’s existential threat to current and future generations “Racial justice requires climate justice…It’s not merely enough to assert that black lives matter; one must fight against the forces that believe that black lives, black lungs, and black bodies […]

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  Join us for Worship This Sunday (Jan 10, 2021)

  Posted on January 8, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  Join us on-line for our first pre-recorded worship service of the new year. We complete the birth narrative in the Gospel of Luke with the story of Jesus as a 12-year old in the temple and we remember that “out of the mouth of babes” can come the vision of what we need for the […]

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  Volunteers needed at the Dwelling Place on Saturday, January 16, 2021

  Posted on January 5, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Small Groups, Volunteer Opportunities

  We are looking for a few volunteers to help prepare and pack “to go” meals for the Dwelling Place on Saturday, January 16th. The Dwelling Place is a collaboration of area churches that prepares and serves meals at the United Methodist Church in Woburn for individuals and families in need. Our FCC is responsible for the meal […]

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  Zoom Communion (Jan 3, 2021)

  Posted on December 31, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  A lot of pressure is being put on 2021 to be the year that redeems 2020. Of course, the arbitrary line between one year and another does not promise that a tick of the clock will erase pain and problems. But as the first Sunday in 2021, this Sunday offers the opportunity to start the […]

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