Category Archives: Latest News
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Environmental Ministries
Posted on January 24, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force NewsJanuary 21, 2020 Winchester has renewed its favorable electric power agreement, and all households signed up for the WinPower program through DYNEGY can not only save money over other producers but also have a greater proportion be from renewable sources. Furthermore, for a small rate increase you can opt for electricity from 100% renewable sources. Call 866-220-5696. Leaflets […]
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Ripley Healing Circle
Posted on January 24, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Spiritual Practice, WorshipThis Sunday, January 26, 2020 at about 11 am Sunday, immediately after worship: An invitation to pray what is on your heart in community. A contemplative healing practice designed for those experiencing pain, grief, illness or burden. Connect deeply to the love, grace, and serenity that God offers us. Childcare is available. Read More […]
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Join Us for Worship This Sunday at 10 am (January 26, 2020)
Posted on January 23, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipJoin us for worship this Sunday at 10 am when we’ll continue to accompany Jesus through the Gospel of Matthew in chapter 4 as he calls his disciples to abandon their small boats and seek other seas with him. As we sit under the gloom of politics in our own day we’ll consider the politics […]
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Ripley Presents: “Through an Open Window”
Posted on January 17, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, RipleyFriday, January 31, 2020, 7:00 PM A Special Art Opening in celebration of the renovation of Ripley Chapel. Please join us for a gallery showing of local Winchester artists: oil painter, Tracy Vartenigian Burhans; Stephen Haggett, acrylics and mosaics; oil painter, Barry McArdle; Karen Swyers, watercolors and acrylics; and fabric artist, Kiyomi Yatsuhashi. You are […]
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It’s Time to Vote on the 2020 Budget – Join the Conversation!
Posted on January 17, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force NewsQ&A Session: Sunday, January 26th at 11:30 AM An informal presentation of FCCW’s proposed 2020 budget will be given in the Palmer Room on Sunday January 26th at 11:30 AM. This is a great opportunity to learn about how our budget works and to ask questions about our sources of revenue, how the proposed budget […]
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You Should Join Us for Worship This Sunday at 10 am (January 19, 2020)
Posted on January 17, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipThis is the second Sunday in Epiphany We are still focusing on Jesus as he claims his mission and gathers his people. The scripture is John 1:29-42 where he begins calling people by name. This Sunday is commemorating the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. who lived and died following where God led him. The choir will […]
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Children & Youth Faith Formation News January 15, 2020
Posted on January 16, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Volunteer Opportunities, YouthStepping Stones This week, the children will be learning all about John the Baptist (and how he ate locusts!) They will also learn all about the baptism of Jesus and what it means to become a child of God. I encourage you to read the story together as a family (and if you need a […]
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The Quiet of Ripley Chapel at Daybreak
Posted on January 14, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Spiritual PracticeWe have been gathering at 6:30 am on Wednesdays for Centering Prayer in Ripley Chapel. We begin in dark and quiet with a few candles lit and after the 20 minutes of silence the quiet space is illuminated with the light of a new day, our souls with the light of God’s Spirit. It is a beautiful […]
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Children & Youth Faith Formation News January 9, 2020
Posted on January 10, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, YouthStepping Stones This week in our classes, the kids will be hearing about two people who met baby Jesus at the temple. Simeon and Anna (Luke 2:22-40). They had been waiting a long time to meet Jesus. The focus for the lesson is that sometimes wonderful things happen to those who wait. Take some […]
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Join Us for Worship This Sunday at 10 am (January 12, 20)
Posted on January 9, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipJoin us this Sunday for worship at 10 am as we leap from the birth stories of Christmas and Epiphany to Jesus Christ’s appearance on the scene as an adult for his public ministry, ushered through the waters of the Jordon in the sacred act of Baptism.
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