Category Archives: Latest News
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Join Us for Communion Worship This Sunday in the Sanctuary at 10 am (Nov 7, 2021)
Posted on November 4, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipJoin us at 10 am in-person or online for our worship service on this the first Sunday of November when we gather at the Lord’s Supper and share in his offering of himself to His church. This worship service comes in the midst of the We Are All Homeless installation in Ripley and Lisa Loughlin’s […]
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2021 Giving Tree
Posted on November 4, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, YouthEvery year for Christmas, we as a church, give presents to those in need. This year we will be giving to boys and girls from the community-based program Youth Villages LifeSet (formerly Germaine Lawrence Residential Program in Arlington), boys and girls from the Council of Social Concern in Woburn, and to the people at the […]
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Children & Youth Faith Formation Update 10/28/21
Posted on October 29, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, YouthNURSERY Based on responses from our younger families, we are temporarily closing the Nursery. Families with infants and toddlers are always welcomed in the sanctuary for Sunday services, but the Family Room (located just outside the door on the right of the front of the sanctuary) is also available. In the Family Room parents can […]
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Join Us for All Hallow’s Eve Worship Service This Sunday at 10 am in the Sanctuary (10/31/21)
Posted on October 28, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipJoin us in person or online for our worship service this Sunday at 10am. We have a rich service on tap for the congregation for the morning of All Hallow’s Eve. Rev. Will will be preaching on All Saints and All Souls and with Jane Ring Frank’s accompaniment we’ll show the slides of the dearly departed among us. Kathleen […]
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En Ka Turkey Trot 2021
Posted on October 28, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Small Groups, YouthThursday, Nov 25 at 9 am I am president of the En Ka Society and am really hoping we can turn this into a longstanding, well-attended Winchester tradition. So many towns have a Thanksgiving Road Race and I am hoping Winchester can be the next one! We had our first race last year but since it was virtual, it kind […]
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Ripley Presents: We Are All Homeless
Posted on October 25, 2021 by Nancy in Community, Environment, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, RipleyArt Installation by Artist/Activist Willie Baronet Installation on Display November 6-19 Ripley Presents hosted an opening gallery talk with Artist/Activist Willie Baronet and his compelling art installation entitled We Are All Homeless on November 6. View the gallery talk here. Baronet has created exhibits featuring these signs across the U.S. and the UK. The project […]
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Stewards of God’s Creation, Our Church and One Another
Posted on October 22, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Environment, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force NewsFollowing worship this Stewardship Sunday, there will be an 11th Hour presentation with representative(s) from the Leadership Team. On the basis of FCCW’s Strategic Plan, they will be discussing how we can become a carbon-free church while promoting economic sustainability. The first step is to generate our own clean energy through solar power, thereby eliminating our current […]
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Join Us for Worship on Stewardship Sunday (October 24, 2021) at 10 in the Sanctuary
Posted on October 22, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipWe begin our Stewardship Drive this Sunday focused upon the scripture from I Peter 4 that encourages us to be “faithful stewards of the manifold grace of God”. Isn’t that an important call for our lives, to be stewards of the grace of God to a world in need of God’s grace? We’re worshipping in person […]
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“All are Welcome in God’s Garden”
Posted on October 22, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force NewsMeet a special visitor this Sunday during Stepping Stones and at coffee hour. Learn a story of inclusion and why our special guest is taking up residence this fall in the Dix Street Garden. “Stand Up to Stigma” is a benefit to support NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness). Our church entry is one of […]
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Third Thursday from the Racial Justice Working Group (October 2021)
Posted on October 21, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachI’ve been hearing the terms de-centering and re-centering a lot in the anti-racism webinars, books, presentations, you-tubes and trainings I’ve been attending and reading. Essentially, it refers to putting someone new in the center of a narrative and letting them tell the story. It yields a whole new perspective. So, for this Third Thursday article, […]
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