Author Archives: Sarah Marino

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  Can You Make Food for the Dwelling Place this Saturday (November 19)

  Posted on November 15, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities

  We are offering a thanksgiving meal with turkey, potatoes, and a side this Saturday evening. Would you consider roasting a turkey breast or making something special for the guests? The sign up genius has guidance. Thank you in advance … such a gift of love!

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  Join Us for Worship This Sunday at 10 in the Sanctuary or online (November 13, 2022)

  Posted on November 10, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Worship

  Please join us on Sunday for our culminating Pledge Sunday – don’t forget your pledge if you haven’t made one yet! – and a very special worship service as we welcome Maeve Hammond, our Pastoral Resident, as minister among us. Maeve will be preaching on Luke 21:5-19, an apocalyptic text that the lectionary offers as […]

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  Giving Tree

  Posted on November 10, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities, Youth

  Every year for Christmas, we as a church, give presents to those in need. This year we will be giving to children from the community-based program Youth Villages, children from the Council of Social Concern in Woburn, and to the people at the Lowell Transitional Learning Center.   There’s only a couple of weeks to […]

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  It’s time to SIGN UP for “Roots and Branches”!

  Posted on November 10, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups

  Roots and Branches is the name we have given to our new small group initiative. These groups will provide opportunities for deepening faith and friendships and thinking about our world in new ways. Many people have already signed up for these groups. We encourage people to join us who don’t usually come to this kind […]

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  Women’s Advent Gathering

  Posted on November 8, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice

  Monday, December 5, 2022 7:00-9:00 pm Tucker Room and Ripley Chapel     All church women are invited to an evening of fellowship and peaceful contemplation. As a special gift this Advent season, invite your sisters, mothers, daughters, trans and non-binary individuals and friends to join you-in person or on the livestream. A link will […]

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  It’s time to SIGN UP for “Roots and Branches”!

  Posted on November 7, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Small Groups

  Are you interested in getting to know some people in the church more deeply? Or, perhaps you’d like an opportunity to develop and stretch your faith. Or, maybe you are relatively new to the church and are looking for an opportunity to feel more a part of the community, or make new ‘church friends’. Or, […]

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  Join Us for Worship & Communion This Sunday at 10 am (Nov 6, 2022)

  Posted on November 3, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  Please join us on Sunday morning, November 6 for Gabriel Fauré’s gorgeous and introspective Requiem, Op. 48, often called his “Lullaby of Death.” The work will be offered by FCC’s choir with organ, violin and harp – interwoven into our 10:00 a.m. worship service. The Requiem is dedicated to the memory of Stephen W. Cole (1953-2022). Fauré’s (1845–1926) Requiem, […]

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  Prayer Vigil for Our Country

  Posted on November 3, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Small Groups, Worship

  Tuesday, Nov. 8th Ripley Chapel 4-7 pm   As the temperature and tension rises in our country in the face of another election, we want to open Ripley Chapel as a space for you to come and pray for our country before or after you vote. Divided as we are, we can all pray with […]

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• Fall 2022 Stewardship FAQs

  Posted on November 2, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News

  What is a pledge? How do I make one? A pledge is a statement of intention.  Each year, we are all asked to make a thoughtful, prayerful and faithful intention to financially support the mission and ministries of our church. Pledging is just one of many aspects of being part of the First Congregational Church.  […]

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