Category Archives: Latest News
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Ripley Chapel project has a Preconstruction Manager.
Posted on January 17, 2018 by Sarah Marino in Latest NewsThe Ripley Chapel Working Group has made a key decision, the selection of a preconstruction management firm that we believe will propel the project forward. We have selected Kaplan Construction of Brookline, MA to provide construction oversight for the project, http://www.kaplanconstructs.com. Kaplan was recommended to us by our architect, David Torrey, who has worked with them […]
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What is the Bible? (Bible 101)
Posted on January 15, 2018 by Nancy in Adult Ed, Community, Latest News, Small GroupsNote: This program was offered in January and February of 2018 and is now concluded. The Bible. Just hearing the word makes some people sing and other people cringe. For some it conjures up images of crusades and inquisitions and preachers shaking their fists at unrepentant sinners. For others it evokes feelings of comfort, joy, and […]
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Sharing Lenten Ashes with the Community
Posted on January 4, 2018 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Outreach, Small Groups, Spire linkWednesday, February 14, 6:30 AM Winchester Center Train Station Join the Ministry Team and other church members as we offer ashes to Winchester commuters at the train station on Ash Wednesday. We will offer free coffee to all, and a blessing, with or without ashes, to those who desire it. Stop by and join us as we […]
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Habitat for Humanity Work Days: Winter/Spring 2018
Posted on January 3, 2018 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Outreach, Spire linkPlease join our crew at the Habitat for Humanity site in Lawrence on one (or more!) of our upcoming work days. We typically meet at the church around 7:45 AM and carpool up to the site, returning sometime in the late afternoon. The Habitat organization appreciates when we can provide a head count, so if you’re […]
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Together, As One Group Discussion
Posted on January 3, 2018 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Small Groups, Spire linkTuesday, January 23, 2018, 10:00 – 11:30 AM On June 16 – 17, 2017, at a joint Annual Meeting, delegates from the Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island conferences voted decisively to move ahead toward forming a new, joint Conference. As we continue to explore the new Together, As One Conference, we invite you to share […]
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Seasons of the Spirit: Are You “Entirely Ready” This Advent?
Posted on December 1, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire linkDecember brings us the season of Advent, when we are invited for the four weeks before Christmas to live into a pregnant waiting, an anticipation of the unknown, and a joyful preparation for the coming of the One who offers us a new way of being. Madeline L’Engle reminds us of this in one of […]
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Lessons & Carols 2017: J.S. Bach’s Magnificat
Posted on December 1, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire link, WorshipMagnificat, BWV 243 [1723-33], by Johann Sebastian Bach Sunday, December 17, 2017, 10:00 AM Bach is thus a terminal point. Nothing comes from him; everything merely leads to him. —Albert Schweitzer, J.S. Bach, Vol. 1, 1908/1911 Please join us for First Congregational Church’s annual Festival of Lessons and Carols, a beloved tradition from England wherein God’s […]
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Ways to Help the Outdoor Church at Christmas
Posted on December 1, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Outreach, Spire link, YouthPlease lend a hand this holiday season with the Outdoor Church! There are many ways you can make a difference! On December 31, we will receive donated ingredients, make sandwiches and send them with 2 or 3 church members to Cambridge who will accompany the Outdoor Church clergy in serving the Outdoor Church Congregation of […]
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Christmas/Advent Ripley Chapel Update
Posted on December 1, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire link, WorshipThe Ripley Chapel Working Group has been working steadily since October to carefully study the choices for the renovation of our Chapel and the costs associated with each. The costs estimates were developed by Kaplan Construction company last spring under the direction of our architect, David Torrey. It has been fairly easy to review the […]
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For Unto Us a Child is Born
Posted on December 1, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire link, WorshipWelcome to the season of Advent! We are entering into a sacred four weeks together that ideally prepare us for the deeper mystery of Christmas, when the Great Creator of the universe was manifested in the form of a human child. But isn’t every child a manifestation of the Great Creator, one might ask? Biblically […]
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