Join us for the Fourth Sunday in Easter, which is also Good Shepherd Sunday. Lisa Loughlin will be our guest preacher as Rev. Will takes some much deserved time off and Rev. Judy continues to recover at home. Lisa is a member of our church who is in the discernment and formation process with the […]

“The earth is the LORD’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it;” Psalm 24:1 Does claiming ownership defy mortality? Consider that in the course of our lifetimes, we acquire any number of possessions – land, homes, automobiles, furnishings, businesses and a plethora of other personal property. What […]
We are blessed to have our Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Direction Affiliate Minister, Rev. Dr. Ken Orth, preaching this Sunday and co-leading Communion with Rev. Will. He will be preaching on the resurrection stories in John 21. Our worship service with communion will lead us into our Annual Meeting immediately following. We hope you can join us!
Join us for the second Sunday of Easter which is also Eco-Justice Sunday at 10 am when we will offer song, praise and prayer to God with hearts turned towards our desire to be good and faithful stewards of God’s creation. The Doubting Thomas scripture in John 20 where Thomas asks to touch the resurrected […]

“Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”, Hebrews 11:1 Using a sacred word, Centering Prayer draws one’s focus and attention to interior stillness and opens us to God’s presence and action within. Join us in the Palmer Room next Sunday from 9:15-9:45. Laurie Roby and Mike Reading will introduce and guide […]
You are warmly invited to our church’s 2019 annual meeting on Sunday May 5th. It is after worship in Chidley hall and includes a catered light lunch. There will also be lunch and childcare – with activities – provided for the children. Never been to an annual meeting here before or haven’t been for several […]
This year, The First Congregational Church in Winchester will be celebrating Earth Day on Sunday, April 28th. In order to build on the momentum of the Earth Day service that Sunday, the Green Congregation Taskforce is sponsoring an 11th Hour Presentation in the Palmer Room. A big thank you goes to the Children and Youth Faith Formation […]
On April 26th at 7:30 pm, Savannah Curro, a senior at Arlington High School, former Boston Young Organists Initiative Scholar, and the church music intern at Parish of the Epiphany in Winchester, will be presenting her senior organ recital at First Congregational. Savannah will be playing a variety of repertoire including, among other compositions, Cesar […]

The RIM International Concert will be held on May 2, 2019, at 7 p.m., at Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington St., Newton, MA. Participating Choirs: Koleinu-Boston’s Jewish Community Chorus Philadelphie SDA Church, Malden Sikh Chorus, Westborough Compassionate Hearts Children’s Chorus St. Peter’s Church, Ugandan Choir, Waltham Islamic Call to Prayer Speaker: Robert Trestan, ADL, […]
Please join us on Easter Sunday, April 21 Sunrise Yoga in the Barn, 5:15 AM, Wright-Locke Farm Dress in comfortable layers and join us for standing poses, light movement and meditation. No mat is necessary. Sunrise Service, 5:45 AM, Wright-Locke Farm On Easter morning before the sun has risen, we gather at Wright-Locke Farm to […]