Author Archives: Sarah Marino

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  Human Help for Computer Problems

  Posted on April 6, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Spire link

  The longer we stay shut in, the more we’ll be using our computers, and the more likely to have to use them in unfamiliar ways (videoconferencing, for example). Which in turn means technical hiccups will pop up.   Of course, there are scads of online/telephone resources for help with operating and fixing computers (YouTube DIY […]

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  Financial Coaching For FCCW Members and Families

  Posted on April 6, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News

  Financial coaching is available to church members and their families who have questions about managing their household finances during this challenging economic time. Do you have questions about debt repayment or how to prioritize bills? Are you confused about stimulus checks? Or perhaps you’d just like to use the current downtime as an opportunity to […]

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  Join us for Worship on Palm Sunday (April 5, 2020) at 10 am.

  Posted on April 3, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Youth

  Join us on-line again this Sunday for our special celebration of Palm Sunday and the start of Holy Week as we conclude our worship series on Jesus’ 7 Last Words from the Cross. There will be prayers, a Time for the Young, a brief sermon, Communion and a couple of hymns for us to sing […]

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  Special Easter Offering in Response to Covid-19

  Posted on April 1, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach

  Dear Friends,   One of the core principles of our Mission and Outreach Ministry at First Congregational Church in Winchester is to identify opportunities for our church to serve the community. Typically, this time of year we would select a well-deserving organization to be the recipient of our Easter Offering. Given we are amidst a […]

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  Join Us for Worship Streaming This Sunday at 10 am (March 29, 2020)

  Posted on March 27, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  It’s the 5th Sunday of Lent and we’ll be streaming the worship service again from the sanctuary at 10am on Sunday morning. We approach the 5th word of the 7 Last Words of Jesus from the Cross and listen to Jesus’ gutted cry:  “I thirst!” How does his thirst meet ours in this season of Lent and […]

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  FCConnects

  Posted on March 27, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News

  Are you craving a conversation with someone other than the 4 people in your house? Would you like to hear if other FCCW people feel the same? Maybe you’d like to rant; maybe you’d like to cry; maybe you’d just like to see some friendly faces that recognize your face or perhaps a new and friendly face. […]

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  Help Make Medical Face Masks

  Posted on March 27, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Giving, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities

  As you well know by now, there is an enormous need for face masks to protect those on the front-lines in medical facilities all around us. A member of our church and designer, Karen Bellacosa, has been making dozens of masks at home with her sewing machine ever since she heard of the need. If […]

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  Habitat for Humanity Update

  Posted on March 26, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities, Youth

  March 20, 2020 The Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity has cancelled the volunteer build day that we had scheduled for March 28. The slowdown in the building means that the five families who are planning to move in will be delayed for more months. If you support Habitat activities financially, now is a great time to do […]

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  Request for Emergency Contact Information

  Posted on March 25, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News

  Dear Church Member, There is no time like the present to update our pastoral records so we can serve you during this crisis, and into the future. Please use this form to enter your information: Emergency Contact Request. It will then be made available to the ministry team. In Christ, Rev. Will Burhans & Kathleen […]

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