Category Archives: Latest News

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  Ash Wednesday Service

  Posted on February 14, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  You should be receiving a mailing from the church in the next couple of days. Inside it you will find a Lenten Devotional featuring Henri Nouwen, a child’s Lenten Guide (if you have children), a little bag of ashes and some instructions and inspiration from Rev. Will. At 7:00 pm on February 17, we will gather via […]

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  Join Us for Worship Transfiguration Sunday, Feb 14, 2021

  Posted on February 13, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  Join us for worship on this Transfiguration Sunday, the Sunday that leads us into Lent. We have a special guest preacher – preaching for us all the way from St. Louis, MO! – for our pre-recorded on-line service. Rev James Ross has just begun work as our new Associate Minister for the Northeast Region of the […]

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  Congregational Vote on the Budget

  Posted on February 6, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  The Budget Working Group has developed, and the Leadership team has approved, a proposed budget for 2021. Our normal process is to hold two meetings, the first being an open Q&A session where members are invited to hear a presentation on the proposed budget and ask questions, followed one week later by a formal congregational meeting […]

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  Join us for Health Ministry and Communion Sunday Worship (Feb 7, 2021)

  Posted on February 5, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

    The first Sunday of February offers the opportunity to start the month with the Sacrament of Communion. Sharing bread and juice on Zoom is a declaration that Christ’s life continues among us. The scripture, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, a well known wisdom text, will be heard and experienced in a virtual walk through the seasons of […]

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  Ripley Chapel Virtual Healing Circle

  Posted on February 4, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Spiritual Practice, Worship

  Tuesday Evening, February 9 at 7 pm An invitation to pray what is on your heart in community. Designed as a contemplative healing practice for those experiencing anxiety including Covid related stresses, grief and for holding dear those who are not with us due to physical distancing or death. Connect deeply to the love, grace, […]

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  Ripley Presents: Artist/Activist Willie Baronet’s Signs of Humanity

  Posted on February 4, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Ripley

  DON’T MISS OUR ALL-CHURCH DOCUMENTARY WATCH PARTY! Ripley Presents: Artist/Activist Willie Baronet’s Signs of Humanity Friday, February 19, 7:00 pm On Friday evening, 2/19, please join us for an all-church Watch Party – where we can, from the safety of our homes, watch the same film together! The watch party format allows us to communicate […]

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  3 TRANSGENDER AWARENESS WEBINARS FEB and MAR

  Posted on February 1, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach

    We are an Open and Affirming church, having declared ourselves so in 2001.  We have done much to welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex people to our church.  But there is always more we can do and more we can learn about the LGBTQIA+ community.  The Open & Affirming Coalition of the […]

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  New-Comers Inquiry Session (NCIS)

  Posted on January 28, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups

  We will be holding a couple of informational sessions about our church and denomination in February for anyone interested in joining the church or simply learning more about it. What are the fundamental tenets of our denomination, the UCC (United Church of Christ)? What do we believe as a progressive Christian church? What’s different about […]

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  Successful Yarn Bombing!

  Posted on January 28, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach

  Eight knitters created 92 (!) hats and scarves and distributed them last week at the Dwelling Place in Woburn and at common cathedral’s BostonWarm day shelter in Boston. The recipients were very thankful and quite moved that individuals created these items by hand for them. Special thanks to Rev. Lisa Loughlin for locating great places […]

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  Join Us for Worship This Sunday (Jan 31, 21)

  Posted on January 28, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  Join us on-line at 10 am or whenever you can on Sunday for our on-line worship service. Our cameo of the day will be Rev. Ken Orth leading us off from Florida along with a few other in-house special guests. Rev. Will will be preaching a sermon entitled “the Sacred and the Sacrilegious” as we continue to […]

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