Author Archives: Sarah Marino

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  Join Us for Worship on Stewardship Sunday (October 24, 2021) at 10 in the Sanctuary

  Posted on October 22, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  We begin our Stewardship Drive this Sunday focused upon the scripture from I Peter 4 that encourages us to be “faithful stewards of the manifold grace of God”. Isn’t that an important call for our lives, to be stewards of the grace of God to a world in need of God’s grace? We’re worshipping in person […]

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  “All are Welcome in God’s Garden”

  Posted on October 22, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News

  Meet a special visitor this Sunday during Stepping Stones and at coffee hour. Learn a story of inclusion and why our special guest is taking up residence this fall in the Dix Street Garden.   “Stand Up to Stigma” is a benefit to support NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness). Our church entry is one of […]

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  Third Thursday from the Racial Justice Working Group (October 2021)

  Posted on October 21, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach

  I’ve been hearing the terms de-centering and re-centering a lot in the anti-racism webinars, books, presentations, you-tubes and trainings I’ve been attending and reading. Essentially, it refers to putting someone new in the center of a narrative and letting them tell the story. It yields a whole new perspective. So, for this Third Thursday article, […]

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• Letter from ArCS Cluster

  Posted on October 21, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities

    Dear Friends,   As we gear up to start receiving evacuees from Afghanistan over the next few weeks, we are facing an even more urgent crisis. One of our guests, Mukisa (not his real name) is currently in Jamaica Plain, but he’s losing his housing at the end of this month, and will become homeless if […]

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  Photos for All Hallow’s Eve

  Posted on October 20, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Worship, Youth

  October 31st is a Sunday this year and in honor of All Saints Day we would like to have a point in our worship service where we show images on our sanctuary monitors of loved ones who have died but who we hold close to our hearts. Would you please either send in your photos to […]

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  2021 Grants

  Posted on October 19, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach

  The Outreach Committee is thrilled to announce this year’s Outreach grant recipients! A portion of your annual pledge and giving and the church’s overall budget goes to Outreach to extend our impact of Christ’s love to our community.  We have the pleasure of evaluating grant requests and supporting local nonprofit organizations for specific use in […]

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  Serve the Outdoor Church in Cambridge on October 31

  Posted on October 19, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities, Youth

  This past summer The Outdoor Church of Cambridge started to welcome volunteers back to our street outreach ministry.   For the past ten years First Church in Winchester has been active with Outdoor Church, which is a homeless ministry throughout the city of Cambridge   Each month when there is a fifth Sunday our church […]

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  A Joyous Celebration

  Posted on October 18, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  Sunday, Nov 7, 2021 2 pm Sanctuary Lisa Loughlin will be ordained on Sunday, November 7, at 2:00 p.m. The church will be filled with much joy and love as we participate in this final step of Lisa’s ordination journey. No one who knows Lisa thinks of this as the beginning of her ministry; she […]

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  Blessing of the Animals Special Offering

  Posted on October 14, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Worship, Youth

  According to the ASPCA, approximately 6.3 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide every year.  Shelters and rescue operations for pets need donations from the community to operate. Animal shelters need food, bedding, and other supplies, as well as veterinarian care, medical assistance, and spaying/neutering.    This Sunday’s Blessing of the Animals special offering […]

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