
We continue our worship series on the 7 Deadly Sins this Sunday with a consideration of the sin of SLOTH. Jesus’ parable in the gospel of Luke about the fruitless fig tree is a good one for ushering us into the consideration of this particular distortion of human desire. If you’re thinking “Well, this particular […]

A reflection on behalf of the Green Congregation Taskforce When does action become prayer? Fifty-four years ago today, thousands of marchers crossed over the bridge from Selma and made their way to Montgomery, Alabama. Only a month earlier they were bludgeoned by local law enforcement as they attempted to cross. On the second attempt, they […]

We hope you’ll join us for worship on the second Sunday of Lent as we continue our meditations on the 7 Deadly Sins as a tool for self-examination with the hot topic of ANGER. This is our annual Healing Service also and our Health Ministry team will lead us through a process of self-examination and […]
Every Tuesday in Lent Our “Tuesdays with Jesus” series concludes this Tuesday night April 16th with Jon Lawton reflecting on his faith journey and life challenges. We have 20 minutes of Centering Prayer in the Palmer Room from 6:30-7 followed by a simple soup supper while we listen to Jon share. We wrap up by […]

Reflections From a Youth Mission Trip Chaperone By Susan Rozmanith February 17 – 23, 13 youth (3 seniors, 3 juniors, 4 sophomores and 3 freshmen) and 4 adults (Ben Pulaski, Christine Tresselt, and Marty and Susan Rozmanith) went to Tuskegee, Alabama for a home repair mission trip with Alabama Rural Ministry. Three of the students […]

Join us for worship this Sunday at 10 am for the first Sunday of Lent. We begin our Lenten series on the 7 deadly Sins with a consideration of Greed and Gluttony, 2 of the deadly sins that Jesus himself was tempted by in the wilderness during his 40 days of fasting. How might we […]

Many may be aware of two red wagons located in the back of the church sanctuary and the lobby outside the church offices. These have served as receptacles for church members’ food donations for the Woburn Council of Social Concern The Outreach Team would like to reintroduce the Red Wagon project with a new emphasis […]

RETREAT TO NATURE MAY 17-18 Greetings, On Tuesday, I walked trails at the Church of the Woods, site of our upcoming nature retreat. Sights and sounds of spring are all around. Fifteen participants have registered for the May 17-18 Retreat and on Friday night nine additional church members will join us for the Introduction to […]
Greetings from the Leadership Team (LT)! We’d like you to know what we’ve been working on, and as always, we invite you to share your ideas, concerns, or questions with us. All are welcome to attend the monthly LT meetings — the dates are listed in the church calendar. 2019 Budget Thanks to the very […]

Things seem very quiet in Ripely these days. But that does not mean work is not progressing. Seaver continues to work through the permitting process as well as getting sub-contractors and vendors to commit to deliver on their components. The Working Group has contracted with Shanahan Sound of Lowell. That enables Shanahan and Seaver to […]