Category Archives: Latest News
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Reno Garden Anniversary Party Sunday Sep. 25, 2022
Posted on September 23, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, WorshipReno Garden Join us after church for a Garden Party Celebrating 10 years of The Reno Garden & Honoring the “Circle of Love” brick donors. If the weather is inclement, we will be in Ripley Chapel.
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Join Us ofr Worship & Baptisms This Sunday in the Sanctuary at 10 am (September 25, 2022)
Posted on September 22, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipWe have the joy of baptizing two of God’s children during our worship service this Sunday – Luke and Bria Miller (Joan and John Miller’s grandchildren). Rev. Will will reflect with us on the broadening of “familial” bonds that baptism creates in the church. And speaking of familial bonds, we also remember our Jewish siblings […]
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GOD’S EARTH NOT OURS: Thoughts on Caring for Creation
Posted on September 22, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Environment, Latest NewsThis week’s thought on how care for creation can and should be part of our Christian commitment to love comes from a blog entitle “The Beef Tax” by Seth Godin, an author and former dot com executive: We’re all paying it, every day. In the US, taxpayers subsidize the cattle industry with billions of dollars of […]
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Join us in the Sanctuary for Worship at 10 am This Sunday (Sep 18, 2022)
Posted on September 16, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipThis Sunday the choir will sing the anthem that always calls us back into the church after the summer – “Come Dwell in Solomon’s Walls” and Rev. Will will be preaching on the Prophet Jeremiah’s call to his people Israel to come back to their vocation of righteousness, justice, and peace, a call that extends […]
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Second Wed Bible Study
Posted on September 13, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Latest NewsWednesday, Sep 14 at 7 pm on Zoom Come join us on-line for an hour-long Bible Study. Rev. Will will be facilitating our casual group as we engage the scripture. We will begin by following the lectionary that is designated for the following Sunday – Luke 16:1-13 – the parable of the shrewd manager. Zoom […]
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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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