Author Archives: Sarah Marino
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Environmental Justice Fall Update
Posted on September 23, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Latest NewsSeptember 2022 Winchester’s Sustainability Director Ken Pruitt, the Climate Action Advisory Committee and other representatives are planning a Climate Solutions Week for Saturday, September 24, through Sunday, October 2, 2022. Event highlights include: Repair Café on Saturday, Sept 24th from 9:30 – 12:30pm, FCCW A panel discussion with all four of Winchester’s state legislators Presentations on […]
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Children & Youth News 9/22/22
Posted on September 23, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, YouthNursery (Infants – Age 3) The nursery is open! We have a wonderful group of high school students who are excited to take care of babies and toddlers during the service. Stepping Stones (PreK – 5th grade) Children will begin in service and then move with their teachers to Stepping Stones. This week we will hear the story […]
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Reno Garden Anniversary Party Sunday Sep. 25, 2022
Posted on September 23, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, WorshipReno Garden Join us after church for a Garden Party Celebrating 10 years of The Reno Garden & Honoring the “Circle of Love” brick donors. If the weather is inclement, we will be in Ripley Chapel.
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Join Us ofr Worship & Baptisms This Sunday in the Sanctuary at 10 am (September 25, 2022)
Posted on September 22, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipWe have the joy of baptizing two of God’s children during our worship service this Sunday – Luke and Bria Miller (Joan and John Miller’s grandchildren). Rev. Will will reflect with us on the broadening of “familial” bonds that baptism creates in the church. And speaking of familial bonds, we also remember our Jewish siblings […]
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GOD’S EARTH NOT OURS: Thoughts on Caring for Creation
Posted on September 22, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Environment, Latest NewsThis week’s thought on how care for creation can and should be part of our Christian commitment to love comes from a blog entitle “The Beef Tax” by Seth Godin, an author and former dot com executive: We’re all paying it, every day. In the US, taxpayers subsidize the cattle industry with billions of dollars of […]
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Join us in the Sanctuary for Worship at 10 am This Sunday (Sep 18, 2022)
Posted on September 16, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipThis Sunday the choir will sing the anthem that always calls us back into the church after the summer – “Come Dwell in Solomon’s Walls” and Rev. Will will be preaching on the Prophet Jeremiah’s call to his people Israel to come back to their vocation of righteousness, justice, and peace, a call that extends […]
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Second Wed Bible Study
Posted on September 13, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Latest NewsWednesday, Sep 14 at 7 pm on Zoom Come join us on-line for an hour-long Bible Study. Rev. Will will be facilitating our casual group as we engage the scripture. We will begin by following the lectionary that is designated for the following Sunday – Luke 16:1-13 – the parable of the shrewd manager. Zoom […]
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Repair Café Saturday, September 24, 2022 9:30 am-1:00 pm
Posted on September 12, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Latest News, Outreach, Volunteer OpportunitiesDo you have a lamp that no longer shines, or a toaster that isn’t toasty? Maybe your great Auntie’s recipe box is gathering dust because the lid has broken or your kitchen chair leg has a wobble? Do you have clothes in a pile because hems have come undone, or buttons are missing or have […]
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Join Us for Worship this Sunday at 10 am in the Sanctuary (September 11, 2022)
Posted on September 9, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipYou are invited to join us for another year of “pursuing unanswerable questions in good company” which is at least part of what we do when we come together for worship every Sunday morning at 10am, whether in person or on-line. Each Sunday we allow our sacred Biblical text to guide us into song, prayer, […]
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Ripley Presents: The Revenants
Posted on September 7, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, RipleyOriginal, time-honored, and contemporary Americana music! LIVE and LIVE STREAMED: FRIDAY, September 23, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Live in-person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester. Please join us for an inventive and dynamic evening of classic bluegrass mixed with […]
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