Category Archives: Ministries/Task Force News
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180th Annual Meeting of the First Congregational Church in Winchester
Posted on April 22, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship, YouthSunday, May 17th, 2020 After Worship Yes, we are proceeding with our annual meeting tradition, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. We will be gathering via Zoom on Sunday May 17th, immediately after worship. Please save this date and join in as the meeting requires a quorum of 50 members. The Leadership Team intends to keep the meeting […]
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Note from The Outdoor Church of Cambridge
Posted on April 17, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer OpportunitiesThe Outdoor Church of Cambridge (TOC)sends a big thank you to the Mission & Outreach Ministry of First Congregational Church in Winchester. Your generous donation of $250 worth of CVS gift cards and $250 worth of Target gift cards have been enthusiastically received by our congregants in Porter Square, Harvard Square and Central Square. Mass […]
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Contemplative Healing Circle
Posted on April 15, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice, WorshipTuesday, April 21, 2020 at 7 pm An invitation to pray what is on your heart in community. Designed as a contemplative healing practice for those experiencing pain, grief, illness or burden. In prayer we will connect deeply to the love, grace, and serenity that God offers us.
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Join Us for Easter Sunday Worship Services
Posted on April 12, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, YouthIt’s Easter Sunday and Christ is risen… Christ is risen indeed! Welcome to First Congregational Church in Winchester and our Family Easter Service (9am, or whenever you get here!). Click here to find the bulletin for the service Family Easter 9 am and then watch the video below. Join us for prayer, praise and song […]
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Easter Sunday!
Posted on April 10, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship, YouthWe will spend Easter this year celebrating Jesus’ resurrection from the safety of our own homes but joining together on the internet at one in Christ’s resurrected Spirit. Your Ministry Team (and many others!) are busily working to put together two services for Easter Sunday, a briefer more Family-Oriented Easter Service at 9 am and a “Traditional” Easter […]
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FCCW COVID-19 Financial Response Fund (FRF) is launched.
Posted on April 9, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, YouthYou’ve probably received a letter telling you that the recipient of this year’s Easter Offering is the FCCW Covid-19 Financial Response Fund (FRF). Representatives from Deacons (Jenny Splaine), Outreach (Lisa Loughlin), Leadership Team (David Peretti) and the Ministry Team (Judy Arnold) are the team which will shepherd this fund. Along with funds from the Easter […]
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Easter Flowers
Posted on April 8, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipIs it Easter without Lilies? YES! It’s true that this year we have not been asked to honor or memorialize our loved ones with the purchase of a lily or a tulip plant. But that doesn’t mean you can’t lift up those who are no longer with you or those we want to honor for a thousands acts […]
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Maundy Thursday & Good Friday
Posted on April 8, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Spiritual Practice, WorshipTenebrae Service Tonight at 7 pm find a darkened room in your house and listen with us to the story of Jesus’ passion from the Gospels of Matthew, Luke, and John. The sacred words will be read by your Ministry Team and Deacons with special music by Jeffrey Mead and Peter Owens. We hope this […]
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Financial Coaching For FCCW Members and Families
Posted on April 6, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force NewsFinancial coaching is available to church members and their families who have questions about managing their household finances during this challenging economic time. Do you have questions about debt repayment or how to prioritize bills? Are you confused about stimulus checks? Or perhaps you’d just like to use the current downtime as an opportunity to […]
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Join us for Worship on Palm Sunday (April 5, 2020) at 10 am.
Posted on April 3, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, YouthJoin us on-line again this Sunday for our special celebration of Palm Sunday and the start of Holy Week as we conclude our worship series on Jesus’ 7 Last Words from the Cross. There will be prayers, a Time for the Young, a brief sermon, Communion and a couple of hymns for us to sing […]
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