Author Archives: Sarah Marino

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  Tuesdays with Jesus…and One Another

  Posted on February 13, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Spiritual Practice, Worship

    Each Lent we have a series of Tuesday night gatherings that begin with Centering Prayer at 6:30. This year we’ll be praying in Ripley Chapel. Then we’ll adjourn to the Tucker Room for a simple supper of soup and bread. This year we will adopt the practice that many monasteries use. One voice will […]

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  Lenten Worship Series: 7 Last Words of Jesus from the Cross

  Posted on February 13, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  During the 6 Sundays of Lent this year leading up to Holy Week and Easter, our worship services will be centered upon the 7 Last Words of Jesus from the cross. Our tradition, from the very forming of the Gospels, has always held these last “words” (phrases or sayings) he spoke before his death as […]

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  Winchester Interface Helpline 888-244-6843 Mental Health Referral Resource

  Posted on February 13, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Youth

  INTERFACE HELPLINE 888-244-6843 is now available to Winchester residents and students. INTERFACE is a mental health resource and referral HELPLINE that the town of Winchester has contracted with to help children, adults of all ages, and families become connected with mental health and wellness resources. The Helpline is available from Monday through Friday from 9 […]

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  Join Us for Worship & a Baptism This Sunday at 10 am (February 16, 2020)

  Posted on February 13, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship, Youth

  Join us for worship this Sunday at 10 am when we have the joy of baptizing another child of God – Kasey Nordstrom – and continue worshiping in the context of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. The choir has a beautiful rendition of Psalm 121 – I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes – to lift […]

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  Update on Facilities Requests & Staff Schedules

  Posted on February 13, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News

  Update 2/13/2020 In an attempt to improve staff efficiency and streamline the process of handling building and property related issues around the church, the facilities staff, in conjunction with the Facilities Ministry, has created a simple form that can be accessed by all congregation members, tenants and visitors to report problems in and around the […]

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  The Open Door of Blessing: A Contemplative Lenten Retreat

  Posted on February 11, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice

  Saturday March 14, 2020 10 am to 2 pm at First Congregational Church, 21 Church Street, Winchester. The Beatitudes are a doorway to contemplation. Reflection, conversation and prayer around a beautiful gospel passage. Retreat sponsored by the Health & Wellness Ministry at First Congregational Church of Winchester, 21 Church Street. “Connecting faith and well-being, mind, […]

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  Wendy Vander Hart Announces Plans to Leave Staff

  Posted on February 11, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News

  Please find below a letter from Associate Conference Minister Wendy Vander Hart, followed by a letter from Bridge Conference Minister Don Remick Dear colleagues in ministry, Grace and peace to you this day from Jesus Christ the head of the church. This is a hard letter to write as I share news of a new […]

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  Ripley Chapel Presents: Cris Williamson The Changer and the Changed

  Posted on February 10, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley

  Friday, March 6, 2020, 7:30 PM A Special concert in celebration of the renovation of Ripley Chapel. *****SOLD OUT*****   Please join us for a dynamic and inspiring evening that celebrates the 45th anniversary of Cris Williamson’s ground-breaking and critically acclaimed album, “The Changer and the Changed.” Decades before indie labels were the norm, and […]

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  Ripley Chapel Art Exhibit

  Posted on February 6, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley

  Friday, January 31, Ripley Chapel transformed once again – this time to an art space. Our first Art exhibit is entitled Through an Open Window. Five church members and friends of the church are exhibiting their work. The pieces include mosaic, fabric, oil and acrylic and even a painting on glass. We had a lively and […]

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