Author Archives: Sarah Marino

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  Serve at the Outdoor Church in Cambridge on Sunday March 29, 2020

  Posted on March 11, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Outreach, Small Groups, Volunteer Opportunities, Youth

  For the past ten years our church community has been active with The Outdoor Church of Cambridge. The Outdoor Church is a homeless ministry throughout the city of Cambridge. Each month when there is a fifth Sunday our church commits to sending 2-3 volunteers to join the ministers of The Outdoor Church to provide food, […]

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  A Letter to My Church Family

  Posted on March 9, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Youth

  I look forward to saying personal goodbyes to many of you in the coming months. I will keep you in prayer during this time of transition as you open to new possibilities and would request your prayers for me and my family as well.

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  Keep Shining,
  Ben

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  Tuesdays with Jesus Continues

  Posted on March 6, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Spiritual Practice

  Our second Tuesday with Jesus is coming up on March 10th. About 20 of us gathered in Ripley for centering prayer and then went up to the Tucker Room for a delicious soup supper accompanied by Rev. Will reading the first chapter of On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity and Getting Old by Parker Palmer. He, […]

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  First Congregational Church and Coronavirus

  Posted on March 6, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship, Youth

  Dear Church, Your Ministry Team and Staff have been in conversation about our church’s response to the Coronavirus outbreak; what we need to be doing now and what we might need to be prepared for in the future. We see three levels that we’d like to address with you at this juncture. FIRST, we wanted […]

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  Join Us for Worship This Sunday at 10 am (March 8, 2020)

  Posted on March 5, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  This Sunday is the second in the season of Lent. We will continue the preaching series on the seven last words of Christ. This week, Rev. Judy will preach on Jesus’ words to the criminal who hangs beside him: “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” The choir will continue […]

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  Facilities Ministry

  Posted on March 4, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Volunteer Opportunities

  Update 2/27/20   In a previous email, Facilities mentioned the launch of a new form to report problems in and around the church. The tasks reported can be as simple as a tree limb that has fallen on the lawn, a leaking faucet, untreated sidewalk, etc. Here is the link to the new form: https://form.jotform.com/200495294400046 […]

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  Music Notes for Lent

  Posted on March 4, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  Each week, the FCCW Choir will provide a movement of Haydn’s dramatic and moving oratorio,  Die sieben letzen Worte des Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Our Savior on the Cross), Hob.XX:2.  Originally composed as an orchestral work in 1786, Haydn subsequently made a string quartet arrangement, solo keyboard version and, finally, an […]

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  Sign up for a Free Lenten Retreat

  Posted on February 28, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice, Volunteer Opportunities

  The setting for “The Open Door of Blessing” is the beautiful Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church.  It is a space that speaks warmth, lofty and yet inviting, with a view to the untouched space that surrounds the back of the church.  The retreat will answer some of your questions about the well known, yet […]

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  Join Us for Worship & Communion This Sunday at 10 am (March 1, 2020)

  Posted on February 28, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  We begin Lent this Sunday and our worship series on the 7 Last Words of Jesus from the cross. The first “word” is from Luke’s account of the crucifixion: “Father forgive them; for they know not what they do.” Rev. Will’s sermon will be focused on this phrase and the choir, accompanied by the Aryaloka String Quartet, will […]

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