Come 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 […]
SATURDAY, 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 […]
Winchester 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 […]
This year Transfiguration Sunday lands on SuperBowl Sunday. What is the connection between the two? We’re not sure there is a connection… but Rev. Will might be able to find one in there somewhere. More importantly, come and prepare for the Lenten season which begins later in the week, Wednesday, Feb 14th as we join Jesus […]
You may have heard of the seven corporal works of mercy found in Matthew 25: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, shelter the homeless, clothe the naked, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned, and bury the dead. But, what if we also added giving and receiving the mercy of rest to Jesus’s list? In […]
A Community Storytelling Event with Master Storyteller David Sewell McCann LIVE and LIVE STREAMED: Saturday, February 10, 2024, 4:00 p.m. WINCHESTER, MA: Live in-person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church. Please join us for a magical and whimsical afternoon of spontaneous […]
Your Outreach team is excited to once again provide our Reach Out! event! In celebration of Valentine’s Day, please join us as part of our Friendship gathering on February 11th at 1PM on Zoom. Here’s the plan! We are looking for folks to make soup (in containers to serve 2-4 people) and then deliver the soup, a card, and […]
Mondays with Jesus and Buddha When the heart is open, we are able to give and receive love freely, heal and transform emotional wounds, and engage with life with a spirit of curiosity and kindness. How do we cultivate such beautiful states of being? In the Buddhist tradition, there is the teaching on the Four […]
Live in-person ONLY from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester. First Congregational Church offers a poignant and meditative Ash Wednesday service, featuring the ecumenical prayers and music of France’s Taizé community. All denominations are welcome. As Lent begins, please join us for this simple service – of Scripture, prayer, silence, meditative singing, […]
There is much we fear about the future these days but the Bible tells us the proper object of our fear is, actually, God. Proverbs 9:10 says “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” That sentiment is repeated throughout the scriptures many times and appears in the Psalm we are given for this week, Psalm 111. […]