Category Archives: Latest News
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Policing Reform Action
Posted on September 24, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachFirst Congregational in Winchester, This invitation comes from the Mass Council of Churches as a practical way to encourage steps to be taken in our own region for policing reform. Please consider the following as a potential practical way to step out in faith in the public square…. As of Thursday September 24, it […]
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Welcome Back to Worship! (September 20, 2020)
Posted on September 17, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipIf you’ve been largely gone for the summer and checked out from your computer screen we commend you but we also hope that you’ll return to worshiping with us on Sunday mornings at 10 am or soon thereabouts. This Sunday is our first service of the church year and we’ll have a special musical piece from […]
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Warm Up America! Made With Love
Posted on September 17, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Giving, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer OpportunitiesWe are planning to “yarn bomb” a homeless neighborhood this January with handmade hats, gloves and scarves. You can help! We need knitters and/or crocheters to make adult-size hats, scarves and mittens which we will hang from trees and fences. You can use any pattern you like, and the only rule is that the yarn […]
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Centering Prayer in the Reno Garden
Posted on September 17, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice, WorshipWednesday Mornings, 6:30-7:00 am “Do not be afraid” Jesus says many times in the Gospels and his words resonate across the centuries and into this fall of 2020. There is much anxiety about the new school year, the upcoming election, a possible second wave of the virus… but our call as Christians is to lean into […]
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Creation Care Voter Pledge
Posted on September 17, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachRecently, long time FCC member, Keith Russell joined with Karen Bellacosa, a member of the Environmental Justice team to craft a letter directed to our congregation – expressing their concern for our children and youth who will bear the brunt of ecological devastation. In particular, they are challenging each of us to show our love, not […]
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Backyard Prayer Services
Posted on September 10, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice, Worship, YouthDo you miss seeing your fellow church members in person? There will be six outdoor backyard prayer services during the last week of September and first week of October, followed by a synchronous at home prayer to close the cycle. We’ll come together in prayer and sharing, enjoy a musical offering, and have time to connect […]
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Second Wednesday Bible Study
Posted on September 3, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small GroupsWednesday, Sept 9, 2020 7 pm On the second Wednesday of each month a few of us gather for Bible Study. The group is led by Pastor Judy and varies in number and composition but it is always congenial and faithful. The approach to scripture is not as something we were “supposed” to know all about; rather […]
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Support RIM Metro North Cluster – 2020 Virtual Walk for Refugees
Posted on September 3, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, YouthThis year, due to the pandemic, the Refugee Immigration Ministry (RIM) and our local Metro North Cluster is holding a virtual walk instead of a scheduled walk around Lake Quannapowitt as in past years. Metro North Cluster walkers will walk in a location and distance of their own choosing. All monies raised will go directly to […]
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Outdoor Church
Posted on September 3, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Small Groups, YouthDuring the pandemic, The Outdoor Church started a water ministry on Tuesday nights. Each week while distributing water we met lots of hungry folks who were finding it hard to find a meal on Tuesdays. So our church and Temple Shir Tikvah have decided to take turns preparing fifty sandwiches on alternating Tuesdays. Our church’s […]
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Join Us on Zoom for Communion Worship and Coffee Hour (Sep 6, 2020)
Posted on September 3, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipThis Sunday is a Communion Sunday so we will be worshipping on Zoom. If you could gather a bit of bread and juice and have it handy, we can all participate in the sacrament together. Rev. Jonathan Goodell will be our preacher. The scripture is from Exodus and is God instructing the Jews in Egypt on how God […]
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