Category Archives: Latest News

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  TAIZÉ WORSHIP: The Light Returns

  Posted on May 21, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  Taizé chants + prayers + Scripture Wednesday, June 12, 2024, 7:30 p.m. Live in-person from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester. As we welcome the return of the light and the coming Summer, please join us for a joyful and poignant service, featuring the ecumenical prayers and gorgeous musical chants of France’s […]

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  Join us for Pentecost Sunday (May 19, 2024)

  Posted on May 17, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  We have a special service on tap for this Sunday. The coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost is considered by many to be the birthday of the church and for this special occasion the choir, strings, and organ will be blessing us with Schubert’s Mass in G. Click here for more details about this beautiful work. We’ll […]

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  Authentic Selves Pride Exhibit

  Posted on May 15, 2024 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Ripley

  Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and their Families On View June 1 – 9, 2024 Weekdays 9 AM-3 PM and Sunday afternoons Celebrate pride through beautiful, empowering, first-hand accounts of trans, nonbinary, and gender-fluid experiences. From Massachusetts-based Family Diversity Projects, this exhibit uses stunning photography and rich stories to challenge damaging myths and […]

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  The Tuesday Roots and Branches group would like your help!

  Posted on May 15, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Latest News, Small Groups, Volunteer Opportunities, Youth

  Did you know that there are about 200 new Haitian immigrants living in Woburn? We’d like to help out in a small way. We’re collecting diapers, wipes and gift cards for them over the next few weeks. Gift cards should be to either Target or Market Basket and be in small denominations – $25-$30. There is a collection box […]

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  A Call for Summer Preachers!

  Posted on May 14, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Volunteer Opportunities, Worship

  Our church has the rich tradition of lay people preaching during the summer. Do you have an experience of God’s presence in your life? Have you sensed God’s unexpected grace at work within you or others? What does Jesus mean in your life? Where does Love show up for you? You do not need to be […]

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  Class of 2024 Senior Send-off

  Posted on May 14, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Youth

  We’ll celebrate our seniors with a tasty burrito bar, desserts, music, games, laughter, prayer, and conversation! Seniors and their families, all Forum members, and Forum volunteers are welcome for this special gathering. If you aren’t a regular Forum attendee and haven’t RSVP’d, please remember to do so ASAP.

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  Pentecost Sunday May 19, 2024

  Posted on May 13, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  Please join us for worship on Sunday, May 19, either in the Sanctuary of our church or on live stream. In celebration of Pentecost, the music program will offer Franz Schubert’s lyrical, dramatic, and beautiful Mass in G with chorus, soloists, strings, and organ.

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  Join us for Ascension Sunday Worship at 10 am (May 12, 2024)

  Posted on May 10, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

    This year, Mother’s Day falls on Ascension Sunday. Moses’s birth in Exodus 1-2 and Jesus’s return to God post-resurrection in Acts 1 will be our spiritual guides. Both texts ask these questions of us: as people in the world and people of God, what endlessly draws us? Rev. Maeve will lead our service, as […]

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  Join us for Communion Worship This Sunday at 10 am (May 5, 2024)

  Posted on May 3, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  This Sunday is the 6th Sunday of Eastertide, the first Sunday of the month and Annual Meeting Sunday. We’ve been invited as friends into the church by our friend Jesus to be in common purpose together as friends of one another. Friendship is at the heart of the church and another way to characterize our relationship […]

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  We’re planning a Church Bike Ride in June!

  Posted on May 1, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Youth

  WHAT:  11-mile ride, from East Arlington to Lexington Center and back. WHEN:  Saturday, June 15, at 1:00 (rain date is Sunday, June 16, same time). WHERE:  Minuteman Bikeway between East Arlington and Lexington Center. We’ll begin at the Crawford’s place on Lakehill Ave in Arlington. WHO:  All ages and abilities welcome. Blue Bike station near starting point for […]

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