Category Archives: Community
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Prepare Enrich
Posted on July 22, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Spiritual PracticeCould you benefit from some intentional work on your relationship? Consider engaging in the PREPARE/ENRICH Process. Rev. Burhans is trained and experienced in the relationship assessment process known as Prepare/Enrich. Over the course of his ministry, he has walked many engaged couples through conversations about their relationship leading up to their weddings and is offering […]
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Pine Ridge Reservation Service-Learning Update Poetry, pictures, and reflections by trip participants
Posted on July 6, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Mission Trip, Outreach, Small Groups, Worship, YouthDear FCCW family: greetings from Pine Ridge, South Dakota and the Re-Member compound! You are very present in our hearts and spirits as we work to serve and learn together with our Lakota relatives here on the reservation. Halfway through our week here, we have already experienced extraordinary grace, beauty, suffering, and compassion. The reservation […]
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Bibles4Kenya Collection Drive
Posted on July 6, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Justice, Latest News, Outreach, WorshipThis summer, we will collect gently-used Bibles from around the church and from homes for an organization called Bibles4Kenya, which hopes to send 20,000 Bibles to equip 500+ congregations in remote “last-mile” areas of Kenya. Drop off your donations in the large plastic bin labeled “Bibles4Kenya” in the church lobby. If you don’t have any […]
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Church Bike Ride this Saturday, June 20!
Posted on June 18, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Small Groups, YouthPlease join us for a Church Bike Ride this Saturday, June 20, at 1:00 PM. We’ll meet at Michelle & Rich Crawford’s house in East Arlington at 1:00 and bike to Lexington Center via the Minuteman Bike Path. Once in Lexington Center, we’ll take a break, re-group, and then bike back to the starting point, so […]
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Dwelling Place Cooks & Servers Needed This Saturday
Posted on June 16, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Justice, Latest News, Outreach, Volunteer OpportunitiesWe’re Serving Burgers & HotDogs! Saturday, June 20, 2026 4:30-6 pm UMC in Woburn We would love your support in preparing and serving a summer meal at the Dwelling Place on June 20th from 4:30-6:00pm. We tried breakfast for dinner last month for the first time and it was such a hit! So we thought we would […]
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Sponsor a Chair
Posted on June 5, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer OpportunitiesWe’re inviting members of our congregation to help us create a warm and welcoming space by sponsoring a new Adirondack chair for the front lawn of the church. Our current ones are beginning to fade and blow around in the wind and the chairs we are looking to purchase are heavier, more durable and have […]
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Summer Picnic – June 14, 2026
Posted on June 5, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities, Worship, YouthAnnual Summer Church Picnic Dear Fellow Congregants, the annual Summer Picnic is just around the corner on June 14th, and the Justice Ministry want to make it another delicious celebration this year. We are hoping that some of you would be willing to help contribute to the feast; we have the basics covered, but we’d […]
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Join Us for Trinity Sunday & Pride Worship at 10 am in the Sanctuary & Online
Posted on May 29, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Justice, Latest News, Outreach, WorshipNow that we have celebrated the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, we gather into one our concept of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, or Lover, Beloved and the Spirit of Love, and celebrate Trinity Sunday. This Sunday we are also lifting up and honoring our Open and Affirming commitment as a […]
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The Outdoor Church in Cambridge
Posted on May 27, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Justice, Latest News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities, YouthSandwiches & Walkers Needed Sunday, May 31st, 2026 from 2-5 pm We are looking for sandwich makers and a couple walkers for Outdoor Church on Sunday afternoon May 31st. We meet at Harvard Epworth Methodist Church (1555 Mass Ave) at 2pm on Sunday afternoon, deliver sandwiches to the homeless in Harvard Square and Central Square […]
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Stepping Stones & Youth Update 5/21/26
Posted on May 22, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Worship, YouthStepping Stones will be taking a break this Sunday for Memorial Day Weekend but will return next week with a special Stepping Stones Stuffy Sunday! Bring your favorite stuffed animal to church on May 31st!! We will be sharing what we do at church with our favorite stuffed friends. Youth Programming In observance of Memorial Weekend, Junior […]
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