Share in the joy of the Christmas story as the children and youth stage the annual Christmas Pageant during the worship service on Sunday, December 22nd at 10 AM. To participate, please sign up for one of the many roles.
The Music of Hildegard von Bingen: Chants for the Blessed Virgin Mary With chant specialist/guest vocalist, Justina Golden MUSIC NOTES: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2024, 10:00 A.M. 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 […]
Continue Reading...Dear First Congregational Church in Winchester community, Did you know that our lofty sanctuary had no chancel or stained glass windows when it was built? The building we know took its current form and spirit in the 1920’s and 1930’s. We live within its vision of worship, its sense of how our church relates to […]
Continue Reading...Friday, December 20, 2024 Doors open at 5:45 PM Movie starts at 6 PM Gather your loved ones, bring favorite blanklet to cozy up, and join us for a heartwarming Christmas Movie. Bring picnic dinner or just enjoy some festive treats holiday cheer!
Continue Reading...We will socialize, snack, and spiritually prepare ourselves for the season, guided by this year’s theme: the Present of Presence. We will start in the Tucker Room for social hour, and then we will move to the Palmer Room for worship. Please bring: a snack (sweet or savory) to share, a clothing donation (hat, scarf, coat, […]
Continue Reading...Orders are due by Wed. Dec. 11 If you would like to donate a chancel Christmas poinsettia as a memorial, or in honor of someone, please fill out this form. You can mail a check to the church office, use Venmo, or PayPal. (Please indicate “Christmas plants” in the memo field). There are special Flower Offering […]
Continue Reading...December 1, 10:00 AM Lighting of the 1st Advent candle, the candle of Hope At Advent, we enter into a 4-week season of waiting and preparing for Christ’s coming at Christmas. It’s a season of ever-greens and wreaths, of lights and colors, of gifts and sacred story. Join us on Sunday for our annual Hanging of […]
Continue Reading...Featuring Adriana Repetto, Carrie Cheron, Randy McGee, Steven Lauterwasser LIVE and LIVE STREAMED: FRIDAY, December 20, 2024, 7:30 p.m. Live in-person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church. Please join us for a delightful and poignant evening of seasonal vocal music featuring four of Boston’s most exciting performers: Adriana Repetto, […]
This week in worship we’ll sing the familiar hymns of Thanksgiving and consider how we gather around our tables in a spirit of gratitude and welcome that reflects Jesus’ way of radical hospitality. We’ll also celebrate the 3rd graders among us by giving them their first Bible, which comes with no small amount of wrapping […]