Category Archives: Latest News
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Join us for Worship This Sunday at 10 am (March 10, 2024)
Posted on March 8, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship“[They] were brought to Jesus, and he healed them” (Matthew 4:24). This week in our Lenten series, we will walk together towards accounts of Jesus’s healing in Scripture. St. Hildegard von Bingen and disability theology accompany our Matthew text. Inspired by our theme, members of Health Ministry and the Ministry Team invite you to receive […]
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Join Us for Communion Worship This Sunday (March 3, 2024)
Posted on March 1, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipOn the 3rd Sunday of Lent we continue our walk with Jesus toward the cross and find ourselves in the middle of a mess as we witness Jesus throw over the tables in the temple and drive out the merchants and money changers. It’s a glimpse of Jesus’ passionate love affair with his religion before those […]
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Join Us for Worship this Sunday (Feb 25, 2024)
Posted on February 23, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipThere are many ways to walk towards the cross. How will you this Lent? This Sunday, we focus on just one of the paths to the cross: Jesus’s call to simplicity in his radical ministry of community care. In the spirit of our Lenten tradition, we will hold a candlelit prayers of the people. We […]
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Ripley Presents: Atwater Donnelly Trio
Posted on February 23, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, RipleyFriday, March 15, 2024, 7:30 p.m. Aubrey Atwater, Elwood Donnelly, and Cathy Clasper-Torch return to Ripley Chapel with a delightful evening of Traditional American and Celtic folk music! Please join us for a unique and thrilling blend of traditional American & Celtic folk music and percussive dance. Rhode Islanders Elwood Donnelly, Aubrey Atwater, and Cathy […]
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Exciting news and a mighty THANK YOU from the Financial Resource Ministry
Posted on February 22, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Latest NewsThe Financial Resource Ministry is thrilled to announce that we have received pledges totaling $658,459 for 2024! This represents an increase of over $16,600 compared to last year’s pledge amount of $641,801, and forms the foundation of our balanced budget for the year. We are also excited to share that even though we saw […]
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Mondays with Jesus and Buddha
Posted on February 22, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Small GroupsMondays in Lent 6-8 pm Tucker Room We had a lovely first session with Sunada who shared some reflections and meditations on mindfulness and we considered how Jesus’ time in the wilderness was a time of mindful attention to his own inner life that then prepared him to enter into public life with intention and compassion. Here […]
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Seeking Leadership Team Nominations
Posted on February 22, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Small Groups, Worship, YouthFirst Congregational Church’s Leadership Team is the strategic decision-making body of our church community which is charged with the task of ensuring the achievement of the mission and purpose of the church on behalf of the wider congregation. In our congregational church, the Leadership Team is made up of lay members who are invested in […]
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Walking Through Lent
Posted on February 16, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipCome join us for worship as we walk through Lent beginning this Sunday, February 18th reaching our destination on Palm Sunday, March 24th. Last week Rev. Will preached on the spiritual journey which moves from the past where we’ve experienced God’s action in our lives towards a promised future where God redeems us. Each Sunday of Lent we’ll be taking […]
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Introduction to SoulCollage® Dream. Imagine. Create.
Posted on February 15, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, RipleySATURDAY, March 2, 2024, 9:00 am – Noon Jane Ring Frank, certified SoulCollage® facilitator, will offer an introductory workshop to this deep, spiritual practice on Saturday, March 2, 9:00 am – noon. SoulCollage® is a collage process for accessing your intuitive wisdom. Even though this is an “art project,” it is accessible, and anyone […]
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Community News 2/15/2024
Posted on February 15, 2024 by Sarah Marino in Latest NewsWinchester Sustainability News Interested in the town of Winchester’s sustainability activities? You can sign up for the Sustainability Director’s newsletter and read the current edition with this link. One of the articles highlights the current push to increase the number of households signed up for WinPower100 from 450 to 1,000. Did you know that FCCW is […]
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