Category Archives: Ministries/Task Force News
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Safeguard Proof of Your Vaccination
Posted on May 6, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force NewsVaccination Card Holders are available in the church lobby to protect your Covid-19 vaccine paperwork. Pick up a waterproof resealable sleeve for your card. Courtesy of Andy Spiegel and Susan Sawyer.
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Join Us for Worship This Sunday (May 9, 2021)
Posted on May 6, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipJoin us for our worship service this week on Mother’s Day when we will consider Jesus’ command that we love one another. We will have a beautiful anthem shared by the Winchester Highschool Choir which has a few of our youth involved and we’ll have some elements of our worship led by mother-child combos within the congregation. We hope […]
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Invitation to All Winchester Residents
Posted on May 6, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, YouthA Movie Night to Foster Intergenerational Interaction and Discussion The Intergenerational Leadership Team was formed this fall to promote greater interaction between Seniors and Youth in Winchester. The movie is a documentary, The Biggest Little Farm (available on DVD from the Winchester Public Library, also streaming on Hulu and Amazon Prime). Watch the film […]
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Join Us for Game Night
Posted on April 30, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, YouthMiddle school youth group members are invited to join me every Wednesday from 6:00 – 7:00 pm for game night! We’re building our Church building in Minecraft and could use all the help we can get! Please join our official Discord server at https://discord.gg/SSTEENtV4h. Hope to see you there!
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Join Us on Zoom for Worship This Sunday at 10 am (May 2, 2021)
Posted on April 30, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipThe 5th Sunday after Easter in the church calendar. The scripture, though, reaches back to Jesus instructing the disciples in preparation of his no longer being with them. The New Testament text is John 15:1-8 and contains the very familiar portrayal of the disciples’ relationship to Jesus as “I am the vine, you are the branches”. The sermon will […]
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Strategic Plan Update
Posted on April 27, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force NewsFrom the Leadership Team… We are grateful to all who have engaged in the dialogue regarding FCCW’s Strategic Plan over the past few months. Through our meetings with ministries, the 3/25 congregational discussion, and many individual exchanges, we have heard and learned a lot. We’d like to take a few moments to share where […]
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4/25 Special Service and Activities!
Posted on April 22, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship, YouthWe are excited to offer a very special Sunday morning worship on Sunday, April 25th, in Chidley Hall! Join us at 10 am to watch the pre-recorded service as a community, followed by a socially distanced “coffee hour” afterwards. There will also be activities on the Church lawn for Stepping Stones aged children (Kindergarten through […]
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Easter Offering
Posted on March 30, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachDear Members and Friends of First Congregational Church: Happy Easter! He is risen! There has never been a better year to shout that from our houses, rooftops, and across our gradually opening town. Jesus brings hope and light and love right into life’s realities. It is a gritty story that takes the mountains […]
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Join Us for Worship This Sunday at 10 am (March 21, 2021)
Posted on March 19, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipIt’s the fifth Sunday in Lent. The scriptures – Jeremiah 31 and Psalm 51 – both deal with the Lenten theme of Sin. Which can sound like a dour and depressing service but when we engage with God about our Sin the result is a closer relationship with God and with ourselves. We will pray together, sing (apart) […]
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Join Us This Sunday for Worship (March 14, 2021)
Posted on March 12, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipJoin us online for worship this Sunday morning. It’s been one full year this week since we left the sanctuary and began worshipping online. We’ll acknowledge that with a brief slideshow of images from our year together and read from our scriptures about the importance of lament in such times. We hope you’ll join us on Sunday morning when the […]
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