Category Archives: Latest News
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Join Us for the 4th Sunday in Lent Worship
Posted on March 28, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Outreach, WorshipIt’s a good day to come back home. This Fourth Sunday in Lent, we will consider Jesus’s Parable of the Lost (Prodigal) Son in conversation with this song, International Transgender Day of Visibility, and the theme of coming home. We’ll also welcome some special guests to lead our service: our current Confirmation class! It is […]
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Pastoral Letter: Why I’m Going to Washington
Posted on March 26, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachMarch 27, 2025 Rev. Will Burhans Dear Congregation, I will be going to Washington DC on Wednesday, April 2nd for a clergy gathering at the Supreme Court with Rev. Dr. William Barber and Repairers of the Breach called Moral Witness Wednesday: A National Call for Justice, Love and Truth-Telling. Rev. Barber spoke an inspiring message […]
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This Week in Worship (March 23, 2025)
Posted on March 21, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Environment, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipIn our scripture for this Sunday (Luke 13:1-9) Jesus tells a parable about a vineyard owner who wants to cut down a tree that won’t bear fruit until his gardener suggests putting some compost around it and giving it one more year. The parable comes as a further response to people coming to Jesus disturbed by current […]
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Health Ministry’s Eleventh Hour on Mindfulness
Posted on March 17, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest NewsYou’re invited to Health Ministry’s Eleventh Hour on Mindfulness: Practice Being Present, led by Dr. Lizzie Linn, Assistant Professor at Merrimack College. We often struggle with the incessant chatter in our heads that leads to regret, anxiety, fear, or sadness. By taming this “monkey mind,” we can find peace and a recognition that, while we […]
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Ripley Presents: An Organ Extravaganza
Posted on March 15, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, RipleyHonoring Winchester’s 175th Anniversary (1850-2025) and J.S. Bach’s 340th Birthday! Live-in-Person and Livestreamed from the SANCTUARY: FRI, March 21, 7:30 p.m. All proceeds to benefit the Immigrant Support Alliance (ISA). FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, WINCHESTER, MA, February 11, 2025: Live in-person and live streamed from the historic Sanctuary at First Congregational Church, Winchester. To celebrate two […]
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This Week in Worship (Sunday, March 16, 2025)
Posted on March 14, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipThis Week in Worship We arrive at the second week of Lent this Sunday and worship God as we hear of Jesus’ lament over Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and that Jesus longs to gather together in tenderness. We’ll light prayer candles, the choir will sing Faure’s beautiful Kyrie, and we’ll hopefully find […]
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Bringing Faith Home
Posted on March 12, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Worship, YouthSaturday, April 5 from 9-11 AM Ripley Chapel Bringing Faith Home workshop is designed to help families of all ages integrate faith and spirituality within the home. Through hands-on activities, meaningful discussions, and creative ideas, participants will learn how to incorporate simple yet meaningful faith rituals and traditions into their daily life, nurturing children’s spiritual […]
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Death & Dying Well
Posted on March 11, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Health and Wellness, Latest NewsTonight is our first session in our Lenten Death and Dying Well series. We’ll gather at 6:30pm and after some simple soup and bread to break together (thank you Julianne and Elizabeth!), Rev. Will will present the night’s topic – Death and Christian Theology. We’ll meet in the Tucker Room and wrap up by 8pm. […]
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This Week in Worship (Sunday, March 9, 2025)
Posted on March 7, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipThe First Sunday in Lent leads us into the wilderness as it always does to accompany Jesus in his 40-day sojourn where he confronts the Devil, the one referred to as the Father of Lies. It takes all he has to hold to his truth and his purpose as God’s beloved son come to restore […]
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Pastoral Letter on Ash Wednesday, 2025
Posted on March 5, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, WorshipDear Congregation, Welcome to Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent 2025. This evening, we will gather in Ripley Chapel at 7:30 PM for our Ash Wednesday service, which will include beautiful Taizé music, scripture readings, a time of corporate confession, and the imposition of ashes—either on the forehead or hand. We hope you’ll join […]
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