Category Archives: Latest News
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Ripley Presents: Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
Posted on January 30, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, RipleyBookish bite. Sharp harmonies. Songs about saints, scientists, and stubborn women. First Congregational Church, Winchester: Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, 7:30 pm Tickets Are Sold on EventBrite: https://tr.ee/RPrstl Live in person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel, First Congregational Church is pleased to present Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light, a Boston-based string band making […]
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Week 3: How do we approach evaluating Mission Zone opportunities?
Posted on January 29, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force NewsThe Open Doors Working Group hosted coffee hour in January and we experimented with using the back of the sanctuary, which is a little more compact a space than Chidley Hall, but is much easier for us all to access. While at coffee hour you may have seen some posters giving a snapshot of what […]
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Jazz Sunday Worship Service- Sermon Title: “Jesus Was Fishing” (January 25, 2026)
Posted on January 23, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipCome worship with us at 10am this Sunday onsite or online and let the Jazz Band accompany us in our prayer and praise. We continue in this post-Epiphany pre-Lenten season to consider gospel stories of the call of the disciples. This week Jesus calls out to a bunch of fishermen to follow him. We’ll wonder together […]
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Week 2: What has the Open Doors Working Group been working on?
Posted on January 22, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force NewsIn this slide, we are giving a brief summary of what ODWG has done and is currently working on. Last year we sought input from the congregation, ministry team and staff. We took time to consider the complexities of the situation and came to the congregation, at the annual meeting in May, with a proposal […]
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Join Us for Worship This Week as we Honor MLK (January 18, 2026)
Posted on January 15, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Outreach, WorshipIn worship this Sunday we’ll turn once again our hearts and our attention to God who is above and below all the turmoil of our world and our lives. We’ll listen for the words of scripture and for the words of Martin Luther King Jr. who himself was soaked in the holy Word. We’ll consider […]
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Open Doors Working Group
Posted on January 15, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force NewsDuring the month of January, the Open Doors Working Group is hosting coffee hour after church each Sunday. Instead of taking the long and complicated trek down to Chidley Hall, we are setting things up at the back of the sanctuary, which is a little more compact a space, but convenient and welcoming, so we […]
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Ripley Presents: Willie J. Laws Band
Posted on January 15, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, RipleyLIVE and LIVE STREAMED: FRIDAY, January 23, 2026, 7:30 p.m. Live in-person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester. Please join us for the return of Willie J. Laws, a genre-bending band, tempered with the grooves of Motown, Memphis, the Gulf Coast of Texas, and New Orleans. The Band […]
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Justice Ministry News: January 15, 2026
Posted on January 15, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachComposting Pilot The Chidley Hall composting pilot is going well! Black Earth is picking up a good amount of food waste each week and we are planning to provide additional composting buckets for the upstairs kitchen and other locations as needed. Remember that the compostable plates, cups, and utensils can go in the composting bucket. […]
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Dwelling Place Needs Salads & Servers
Posted on January 13, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Outreach, Volunteer OpportunitiesSaturday, Jan 17, 2026 4:30 pm Beef Stew and Chicken Stew are on the menu for this Saturday, January 17th at Dwelling Place. We welcome the support for both salad makers, coffee cream and milks, as well as volunteers to serve and cleanup. If you have any questions please reach out to Michelle Stewart at michmarcstewart@verizon.net or by cell […]
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Second Wed. Bible Study
Posted on January 13, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Latest News, Small GroupsWed. Jan 14, 2026 7 PM on Zoom The second Wednesday of January invites us into another 2nd Wednesday Bible Study on Zoom at 7pm. We’ll consider the scriptures that will be read during the following Sunday’s worship service. This week all the scriptures are focused on God’s calling. God calls the nation of Israel […]
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