Category Archives: Community

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  Join Us for Worship & Confirmation This Sunday at 10 am (June 14, 2020)

  Posted on June 11, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship, Youth

  Join us this Sunday as we joyfully welcome 13 new members into the church in a pre-recorded worship service with a Confirmation Rite! The youth being confirmed will share with you scriptures they chose and brief statements of faith and we’ll have virtual exchanges of blessings. Our hope is to do something in person possibly in a fall worship […]

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  Quick Survey for Families about Summer Offerings

  Posted on June 5, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Youth

  The Children and Youth Faith Formation Ministry put together a very brief survey to learn more about what we can offer to you all this Summer. Please take a moment to fill it out for us as soon as you can so we can properly plan for the Summer.   Family Offerings for the Summer Survey

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  Father’s Day Card Fundraiser

  Posted on June 3, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Youth

  This Father’s Day, honor your father or those special men in your life through the act of giving back. We all try to teach our children that it is better to give than to receive – by giving a donation on your father’s behalf, you will prove to him he has taught you well!   For […]

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  Steeple Task Force Update May 28, 2020

  Posted on June 1, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News

  We have received word that the scaffolding for the work to be done on the steeple will start to be erected on Monday June 1. The area surrounding the scaffolding is a hard hat construction area. Please keep out of this area during the entire time that the scaffolding is up. If you have any […]

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  Summer Preachers Sought

  Posted on May 29, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Spiritual Practice, Volunteer Opportunities, Worship, Youth

  Summer worship is almost here. This means that members and friends of the congregation will be preaching. While services are less formal, the intent is still to praise God in word and music; in prayer and preaching. Most likely this summer, sermons will be in various media – Zoom, prerecorded, and who knows maybe in some form of […]

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  Job Listing for Interim Faith Formation Director for Children & Youth

  Posted on May 22, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship, Youth

  The church is actively seeking an Interim Faith Formation Children and Youth 2020 to help ensure that our family programs continue uninterrupted after Ben’s departure. If you know of anyone with experience that might fit the bill, please encourage them to apply via email to applyfccw@gmail.com. Alternatively, resumes can be passed on to a member of […]

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  FCCW Regathering Team

  Posted on May 20, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  We are establishing a FCCW Regathering Team to develop and implement safe and flexible plans for the possible phased-in resumption of in-person worship and other in-building activities at our church. The group will include representatives from stakeholder ministries as well as members at large who have experience in related fields (health, medical, emergency planning, public […]

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  A Nightingale Moment Video

  Posted on May 18, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Spiritual Practice

  Dear Friends,   On Tuesday, May 12th, A Nightingale Moment was held virtually in Ripley Chapel. It was attended by nurses from our church, the town of Winchester and the wider nursing community. The gathering was an opportunity during these challenging times to center and to rekindle the flame of Nightingale’s legacy.   International Nurses Day is annually held […]

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  Habitat for Humanity Spring 2020 Update

  Posted on May 15, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Small Groups, Volunteer Opportunities

  Unfortunately, we are cancelling the work day in Andover scheduled for May 30. We hope to be setting up more days in the fall. As you can guess, the work on homes by Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity and the other Habitat units in the area has been terribly disrupted by the pandemic. In the last 12 […]

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  Happy Graduation!

  Posted on May 15, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Youth

  There are many young adults in our faith community who have (or are going to) graduate this year. We want to make sure that we have an accurate list so that we can recognize their achievements. If you have a graduate in your family, please take a moment to fill out the quick form below. […]

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