Category Archives: Giving
Donation procedure charitable giving
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Special Christmas Offering 2025
Posted on December 16, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities“My soul proclaims your greatness, O God, and my spirit rejoices in you.” – Mary’s Prayer, Luke 1:46 Dear Members and Friends of First Congregational Church in Winchester, MA, UCC, The Christmas season calls us to see God’s face in our neighbors. Where do we see Mary, the mother who valiantly protected her baby? Where […]
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Cuetlaxochitl (Poinsettia) Dedications
Posted on December 9, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Spiritual Practice, WorshipOrders are due by Wed. Dec. 10, 2025 If you would like to donate a chancel Christmas plant as a memorial, or in honor of someone, please fill out this form. You can mail a check to the church office, use Venmo, or PayPal. (Please indicate “Christmas plants” in the memo field). There are special Flower Offering […]
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Cookie Walk
Posted on December 4, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Latest News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities, YouthSun. Dec 14 after worship in Chidley Hall Bakers Wanted! Junior Forum and Forum are asking bakers to donate homemade cookies or any number of specialty items such as truffles, seasonal breads, confections, etc., for their annual Cookie Walk. This fundraiser helps support the youth service projects. Interested bakers can contact Rev. Maeve with any questions. PLEASE NO […]
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Mission & Outreach Ministry: 2025 Year in Review
Posted on December 4, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachThe FCCW Outreach Ministry would like to thank our wonderful and generous congregation for all of the support over the last year. Most recently, during the fall “Just Peace” offering, you raised $3,430 for Friendship Home, an overnight respite and activity center in Norwell, MA. Friendship Home provides day and evening programs for individuals with disabilities and […]
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The Giving Tree 2025
Posted on November 10, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachThe Outreach committee is excited to launch this year’s Giving Tree. This is one of the most important thing we do together as a congregation – putting our faith into action and making our theme of ‘Walking in Love’ real. We collect gifts for Youth Villages, grocery store gift cards for the food pantry through […]
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Beware: Scams Abound!
Posted on November 6, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Latest NewsDear Church, I’m sorry that some of you continue to receive scam emails from someone posing as me or someone else on staff, requesting money or gift cards or whatever else. This continues to happen to many churches where the scammers are posing as clergy making requests of parishioners. See this article from our Conference website which lays […]
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SNAP and Food Insecurity Donation Drive
Posted on November 5, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer OpportunitiesWith the government shutdown and the recent uncertainty around SNAP benefits, we are addressing food insecurity with renewed focus. As we move toward the holiday season, please consider donating a grocery gift card to help those who need food assistance. For those interested in donating a gift card (preferably from Market Basket or Stop & Shop), […]
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Join FAN & FCCW to Help Feed Families This Thanksgiving
Posted on November 4, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities, YouthGive thanks. Give back. Join FAN and the First Congregational Church in Winchester, UCC as we assemble 50 Thanksgiving baskets for the Council of Social Concern! This long-standing Winchester tradition celebrates the season of giving — and offers a meaningful way for kids to experience the joy of helping others. Here’s how you can help: […]
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Thanksgiving Dinner at the Church!
Posted on November 4, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Small Groups, Volunteer OpportunitiesThanksgiving day (November 27th) from 12:30pm. Have you started to think about arrangements for Thanksgiving? Don’t forget the option of joining us at the church for an informal and fun Thanksgiving lunch. You can come on your own, with family (even extended family) or friends. Any combination is welcome. We always have a wonderful […]
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Stewardship Sunday Worship (November 2, 2025)
Posted on October 30, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipIt’s Stewardship Sunday and the beginning of our annual fall pledge drive. As we worship together we’ll consider the Apostle Paul’s encouragement in his letter to the Ephesians to “walk in love as Christ loved us” and how that speaks to the life and works of the church. It’s communion Sunday too, so we’ll also […]
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