Author Archives: Sarah Marino

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  Ripley Presents: An Organ Extravaganza

  Posted on March 15, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ripley

  Honoring Winchester’s 175th Anniversary (1850-2025) and J.S. Bach’s 340th Birthday! Live-in-Person and Livestreamed from the SANCTUARY: FRI, March 21, 7:30 p.m. All proceeds to benefit the Immigrant Support Alliance (ISA). FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, WINCHESTER, MA, February 11, 2025: Live in-person and live streamed from the historic Sanctuary at First Congregational Church, Winchester. To celebrate two […]

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  This Week in Worship (Sunday, March 16, 2025)

  Posted on March 14, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  This Week in Worship We arrive at the second week of Lent this Sunday and worship God as we hear of Jesus’ lament over Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and that Jesus longs to gather together in tenderness. We’ll light prayer candles, the choir will sing Faure’s beautiful Kyrie, and we’ll hopefully find […]

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  Bringing Faith Home

  Posted on March 12, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Worship, Youth

  Saturday, April 5 from 9-11 AM Ripley Chapel Bringing Faith Home workshop is designed to help families of all ages integrate faith and spirituality within the home. Through hands-on activities, meaningful discussions, and creative ideas, participants will learn how to incorporate simple yet meaningful faith rituals and traditions into their daily life, nurturing children’s spiritual […]

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  Death & Dying Well

  Posted on March 11, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Health and Wellness, Latest News

  Tonight is our first session in our Lenten Death and Dying Well series. We’ll gather at 6:30pm and after some simple soup and bread to break together (thank you Julianne and Elizabeth!), Rev. Will will present the night’s topic – Death and Christian Theology. We’ll meet in the Tucker Room and wrap up by 8pm. […]

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  This Week in Worship (Sunday, March 9, 2025)

  Posted on March 7, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  The First Sunday in Lent leads us into the wilderness as it always does to accompany Jesus in his 40-day sojourn where he confronts the Devil, the one referred to as the Father of Lies. It takes all he has to hold to his truth and his purpose as God’s beloved son come to restore […]

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  Pastoral Letter on Ash Wednesday, 2025

  Posted on March 5, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Worship

  Dear Congregation, Welcome to Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent 2025. This evening, we will gather in Ripley Chapel at 7:30 PM for our Ash Wednesday service, which will include beautiful Taizé music, scripture readings, a time of corporate confession, and the imposition of ashes—either on the forehead or hand. We hope you’ll join […]

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  SoulCollage® Workshop

  Posted on February 28, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ripley, Spiritual Practice, Worship

  Drawing a Circle of Love: Lent, Belonging, Sanctuary. SATURDAY, March 15, 2025, 9:00 am – Noon Live in-person from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester. Jane Ring Frank, certified SoulCollage® facilitator, will guide a morning of creative, spiritual practice – Saturday, March 15, 9:00 am – noon. Together, we will seek the […]

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  Build-a-Bed Project

  Posted on February 27, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities, Youth

  Sunday, March 16th 11 am-1 pm in Chidley Hall Join us for fun, fellowship, snacks, and service at our annual Build-A-Bed event after service Sunday, March 16 from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. in Chidley Hall — with a lunch break (pizza, fruits, and drinks) at noon! We are looking for 30-40 volunteers to work […]

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  Join Us for Transfiguration Sunday Worship at 10 am (March 2, 2025)

  Posted on February 27, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  This Sunday, we celebrate the transfiguration of Jesus Christ, as described in three of the four Gospels of the New Testament. Passages from Luke and Exodus, the Ignatian practice of contemplative imagination, and Sue Monk Kidd’s The Book of Longings (a recent novel set in the time of Jesus in the first century CE) will guide our […]

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