Sunday, November 19, 2023 Did the Roots and Branches sign-up catch your interest, but you didn’t feel ready to commit to regular meetings? Do you need childcare to attend? This year, we have added a group held immediately after 10 o’clock worship, for which there is no is need to sign up, and childcare is […]
Join us on Sunday in the sanctuary or online for worship at 10am. As we move through November and closer to the season of Advent, the scriptures begin to beat the drum of the end of times calling us to watch and wait and pay attention. The parable of the 10 Virgins in Matthew 25 will be our […]
Would you like to volunteer to help recent immigrants? Can you open your arms – and maybe your home? This 2023-2024 year, Immigrant Support Alliance, (formerly known as the Metro North Cluster/RIM) is working with a 37 year-old man from Haiti who will arrive this month and a family from Afghanistan that is here […]
Every year for Christmas we, as a church, give presents to those in need. This year we will be giving to children from the community-based program Youth Villages, children from the Council of Social Concern in Woburn, and to the people at the Lowell Transitional Learning Center. You can sign up for gift giving here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0E4FA8A82F4-45950101-fccholiday#/ […]
This week in worship, in honor of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, we are remembering the lives who have shaped our traditions and the lives who have shaped our personal worlds. As it is the first Sunday of the month, we will also be celebrating the holy sacrament of Communion. Everyone is welcome […]
Thanksgiving day (November 23rd) from 12:30pm. Once again, we have an opportunity to eat Thanksgiving Dinner together at the church. This has been a wonderfully welcoming and relaxed event in recent years. It will be multi-generational. The event is free, with options to bring a dish only if you wish. Vegetarian options available – but turkey, […]
The Winchester Unitarian Society, Winchester Farmers Market, Studio on the Common, Winchester First Congregational Church, Rubini Arts, Jenks Center, Winchester Cultural Council, and the Winchester Cultural District are excited to announce our first town-wide Open Studios. Date: November 18, 2023 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM Locations: First Congregational Church in Winchester, 21 Church Street […]
Please drop off any new unopened diapers and wipes in collection bins located in the church lobby by November 19th. All sizes are welcomed but the greatest need is for sizes 4+ and pull-ups All Donations go to Immigrant families in Woburn Donate Today Questions? Email Minister of Children & Families Maggie Keeler
This Sunday is Stewardship Sunday when we kick off our fall pledge drive with the theme “Generations of Generosity”. Particularly as we approach All Souls and All Saints Days, those who have preceded us in previous generations are close to our minds and hearts. And as we remember them we can also be mindful of the foundation we […]
Dream. Imagine. Create SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2023, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Live in-person from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester. Jane Ring Frank, certified SoulCollage® facilitator, will offer an introduction workshop to this deep, spiritual practice on Saturday, November 4, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. If you would like to register […]