Category Archives: Latest News
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Repair Café Saturday, September 24, 2022 9:30 am-1:00 pm
Posted on September 12, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Latest News, Outreach, Volunteer OpportunitiesDo you have a lamp that no longer shines, or a toaster that isn’t toasty? Maybe your great Auntie’s recipe box is gathering dust because the lid has broken or your kitchen chair leg has a wobble? Do you have clothes in a pile because hems have come undone, or buttons are missing or have […]
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Ripley Presents: The Revenants
Posted on September 7, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, RipleyOriginal, time-honored, and contemporary Americana music! LIVE and LIVE STREAMED: FRIDAY, September 23, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Live in-person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester. Please join us for an inventive and dynamic evening of classic bluegrass mixed with […]
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Building Rentals 2022-2023
Posted on September 7, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest NewsAs we approach the beginning of the new Liturgical Year, I wanted to give an update of the building use for the upcoming year. We have been fortunate to have added new renters in the past year and renewed contracts with our returning 2023 regular renters. Neighborhood Community Nursery School (NCNS) will be starting […]
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Mask Policy Update for Sanctuary Worship
Posted on September 6, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, WorshipAs summer ends and we transition from Ripley Chapel back into the sanctuary, we welcome people to wear masks but are no longer requiring it for public worship. We encourage healthy distancing among people in the sanctuary given the singing nature of our worship services. Remember the balcony is available for more spacing. The choir will continue […]
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Music News
Posted on September 6, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship“Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter — to all these music gives voice, but in such a way that we are transported from the world of unrest to a world of peace, and see reality in a new way, as if we were sitting by a mountain lake and contemplating hills and woods and clouds in […]
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AN ALL-CHURCH READ + OCTOBER AUTHOR EVENT & CONCERT!
Posted on September 6, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, WorshipRIPLEY PRESENTS: Stephen P. Kiernan, UNIVERSE of TWO Please join us in reading Stephen Kiernan’s touching novel, Universe of Two, in anticipation of Mr. Kiernan’s appearance at our church in October. Books are available locally at BOOK ENDS in Winchester. Why Universe of Two? From the critically acclaimed author of The Baker’s Secret […]
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Join Us for Worship in Ripley Chapel at 10 am on Sunday (August 28, 2022)
Posted on August 25, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipJoin us in Ripley Chapel or online for one of our last summer worship services at 10am. Rev. Will Burhans will be preaching on Luke 14:7-14 and how we notice the jangled desires within us and how we might cultivate a quiet heart instead. The wonderful pianist Scott Nicholas will be playing and he and […]
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Save the Dates
Posted on August 18, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, YouthCHILDREN & YOUTH SAVE THE DATES Stepping Stones will gather for our first class on the lawn during the morning service on Sunday, September 11th. We celebrate being back together with games and a bouncy house at the Church Picnic immediately following the service. Junior Forum and Forum will kickoff on Sunday afternoon, September 18th […]
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August Environmental Justice Newsletter
Posted on August 11, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Environment, Latest NewsCopy of Submission for FCC Environmental Justice Newsletter 081022 – Summer Edition
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Join Us in Ripley Chapel for Worship This Sunday at 10 am (August 14, 2022)
Posted on August 11, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, WorshipOur 10am worship service on Sunday will be in Ripley Chapel again and online. Rev. Eileen Morris will be preaching on Jesus and the Syrophoenician woman and Jeffrey Mead will return to lead the music for the morning. Our summer services are relatively brief and meaningful. As always, it is a blessing to gather with God’s people, […]
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