Request For Proposal The First Congregational Church in Winchester, UCC (FCCW) is seeking bid proposals for the replacement of two exterior doors that will replace existing doors to the church. The current doors are about 95 years old, made of wood and in very poor repair. These doors are some of the most heavily used […]
Junior forum, forum, and families are invited to Skate Sunday! In place of our regular junior forum and forum programming, we will meet at LoConte Memorial Rink (97 Locust St. in Medford) during their public skate hours, 2 P.M. – 4 P.M, on Sunday, February 12. The only cost is $5 for skate rentals. If […]
A careful and thoughtful planning process has led us to a proposed 2023 budget for FCCW! Thanks to the work of our dedicated treasurer, Janet Hall, associate treasurer Anne Hoenicke, leaders of the sustaining and living ministries, and others, the Leadership Team is pleased to recommend approval of the proposed 2023 FCCW budget. Come learn […]
God’s presence is in the small, the meek, and things we might not see in our busy lives…and we learn to follow Jesus when we come alongside those the world may too often overlook. A few FCCW folks are participating in this year’s Boston Winter Walk on Feb 12th. The Winter Walk is an […]
March 11th to May 13th, 2023 Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM at 21 Church Street, Winchester MA The course provides family caretakers with education about mental health conditions, skills workshops, and information about available resources. The NAMI Family-to-Family curriculum includes: Information about mental health conditions and treatments Coping skills, handling crisis and relapse, local and national resources Listening and communication techniques Problem solving, limit setting, self-care Most importantly, the course offers family members the invaluable opportunity of open conversation and mutual support in a stigma-ree environment. Course participants, now more than 400,000 people nationwide, find that the Family-to-Family experience empowers them to understand and pursue paths toward healthy recovery for their loved ones, […]
9:30am Wednesday mornings in Ripley Chapel of First Congregational Church,(in the back of the white church at the Town Common). Non-sectarian, non-political, non-verbal, just plain being in silence together for 20 minutes. Call it meditation, centering prayer, mindfulness, relaxation. Keep your heart awake. All are welcome.
There is an outreach opportunity with The Outdoor Church of Cambridge. For the past several years on the fifth Sunday of the month FCCW has provided 3-5 volunteers who help distribute sandwiches & material resources to those who live on the streets of Harvard & Central Squares. We meet @ Harvard-Epworth Church @ 2:00 and […]
Stepping Stones and Junior Forum will be commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. with a special lesson and joint service project on Sunday morning. Forum will meet at 7:30 PM for their own service project and a much needed study break.
SLIDE Into Worship in 2023 Please consider signing up to advance the slides during worship sometime in the next couple of months. It’s easy! It’s fun! You can sign up here
Since Christmas lands on a Sunday this year we will be having a service at 10am in the more intimate (and easier to heat!) Ripley Chapel. It’ll be a simple and sweet service of carol singing, scripture, poetry, and prayer. Note that we are giving our devoted Livestream Technician, Brian McArdle, the day off so […]