Author Archives: Sarah Marino

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  Winchester’s 3rd Annual Open Studios

  Posted on October 14, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ripley

  ​Saturday, November 22, 2025, 10 AM to 4 PM Winchester Open Studios is scheduled for Saturday, November 22, 2025. Sponsors include the Indoor Farmers’ Market at the Jenks Center, the Winchester Unitarian Society, the First Congregational Church, Studio on the Common, the Griffin Museum, and several others. Winchester Open Studios is coordinated by Arts Winchester, […]

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  Join Us for a Healing Service This Sunday (October 12, 2025)

  Posted on October 10, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Worship

  Over the past few weeks in my sermons, we have heard a lot about discipleship. This week in our texts we find the people of Israel in exile in a foreign land called Babylon. God’s advice through the prophet, Jeremiah is to build, plant and pray while in exile. We will also have the Health […]

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  Join Us for our Jazz Blessing of the Animals

  Posted on October 8, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship, Youth

  Sunday, October 19, 2025, 10 AM, Town Common Rain Location: Chidley Hall Please join us on the Town Common where we will swing, celebrate and give thanks for all of God’s creatures, blessing our animal companions. We welcome all pets—furry, scaly, hairy, feathery and even plush! Photos of beloved pet companions are welcome in place […]

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  Choral Arts New England Names Jane Ring Frank as 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

  Posted on October 8, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Worship

  Sunday, October 26th Afternoon Ceremony hosted by First Congregational (Winchester). Free to All. Reception After. First Congregational Church is pleased to present the Choral Arts New England 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony and its latest recipient, our Minister of Worship and the Arts Jane Ring Frank. This free event will honor Ms. Frank’s 35-year contribution […]

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  World Communion Sunday (October 5, 2025)

  Posted on October 3, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  October 5 is World Communion Sunday, wherein we celebrate the gift of the vast and diverse Body of Christ around the globe. Though we are many people, we are one in Christ: strengthened and connected by the love of Jesus’s ministry and enduring legacy of peace, fellowship, and justice. Our Scripture readings this Sunday come […]

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  ReMember Pine Ridge Service Learning Trip in 2026

  Posted on October 2, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities, Youth

  FCCW is returning to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in June 2026 for a multigenerational service-learning trip. We will work with Re-Member staff & volunteers to make life better for residents of the reservation, while learning about the culture and history of the Lakota people. Learn more at the Zoom Information Session on October 8th […]

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  Join Us for Worship This Sunday (September 28, 2025)

  Posted on September 26, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  This Sunday we will hear the story of the unbinding of Lazarus. Lazarus was an avatar of God’s mercy. We too are asked to unbind ourselves and be avatars of God’s mercy. We bear God in our hearts, bodies, and spirits in spite of our flaws and failings. We bear the Christ out in to […]

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  Just Peace Offering

  Posted on September 25, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Worship

  Just Peace Offering Update With your help, we have raised almost $800 for this year’s Just Peace Offertory recipient: Friendship Home in Norwell! As a reminder, the Outreach Ministry chooses one recipient every September. Founded in 1999 by two mothers of adult children with developmental disabilities, Friendship Home helps guests lead meaningful and productive lives […]

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  Gen Z/Millennials Fall Potluck, Crafts, & Games Night

  Posted on September 24, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups

  Wednesday, October 8 | 7:30 PM | Tucker Room Do you identify as Gen Z* or Millennial? Do you enjoy getting to know people in our church community? Do you like food, crafts, and/or games? If you answered “yes” to these questions, please join our first Gen Z/Millennials night at FCCW! No registration needed, but […]

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