Category Archives: Justice
Social, economic, racial, and environmental justice
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This Week in Worship, October 11, 2026
Posted on October 9, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Justice, Latest News, Mission Trip, Outreach, WorshipThis Week in Worship Join us on this special Sunday of Indigenous People’s Day Weekend for a worship service focused on what it means to remember. Remembering is a central spiritual practice of our Christian faith. Those of us who went on the Pine Ridge Service Learning Trip this past summer will remember with you […]
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2026 Just Peace Letter
Posted on October 5, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachYou shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love them as yourself. Leviticus 19:34 Dear Members and Friends of First Congregational Church, The Mission & Outreach Ministry is announcing the first of our three annual special offerings, with 100% of your donations going directly to […]
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World Communion Sunday
Posted on October 2, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Justice, Latest News, WorshipThis Sunday, October 4th, is World Communion Sunday in the church across the globe. As we gather together we’ll consider how the specificity and humbleness of the communion table connects us across borders and other lines of distinction to the heart of humanity. Our faith does not direct us above and beyond the earth and […]
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Youth Programming This Sunday
Posted on September 29, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Justice, Latest News, Volunteer Opportunities, YouthYouth are invited to a joint service project on 10/4/26, 5 PM – 7 PM. In honor of World Communion Sunday, we will send letters, coloring pages, and prayer flags to the children of Ukraine through the Children Praying for Ukrainian Children Initiative. Contact Rev. Maeve for more details.
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Bibles4Kenya Collection Drive: Deadline, 9/13
Posted on September 1, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Justice, Latest News, Outreach, WorshipDeadline, 9/13 If you haven’t already, please drop off Bibles you are no longer using in the clear donation bin in the church lobby. All of the donated Bibles will go towards Bibles4Kenya, a project that ships gently-used Bibles to congregations in Kenya that do not have access to new copies. We will close donations […]
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August 29, 2026 Repair Cafe
Posted on August 18, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force NewsSummer Repair Café Saturday, August 29 , 2026 9:00 AM-12:00 PM in Chidley Hall Signups are open for our next Repair Café on August 29. sewing & knitting repairs knives or scissors sharpening electronics and lamp repair furniture fixing We also repair childrens toys including stuffies Signup for a Repair Here
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Join Us in Ripley Chapel This Week for Worship (July 26, 2026)
Posted on July 23, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Mission Trip, Ripley, WorshipJoin us on Sunday for our summer worship series in Ripley Chapel at 10am. This week we have the pleasure of hearing Julianne Zimmerman preach on Matthew 25:31-35 – “what you do to others, you do unto me.” Within her reflection, she will share some of what she gained from her participation in the Service […]
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Pine Ridge Reservation Service-Learning Update Poetry, pictures, and reflections by trip participants
Posted on July 6, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Mission Trip, Outreach, Small Groups, Worship, YouthDear FCCW family: greetings from Pine Ridge, South Dakota and the Re-Member compound! You are very present in our hearts and spirits as we work to serve and learn together with our Lakota relatives here on the reservation. Halfway through our week here, we have already experienced extraordinary grace, beauty, suffering, and compassion. The reservation […]
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Pine Ridge Service-Learning Trip
Posted on June 25, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Justice, Latest News, Mission Trip, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities, YouthThis Saturday we are sending out 11 members of our church to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, to spend time learning from and serving the Lakota community through the local organization Re-Member. We thank you for the support you’ve given this effort through the Christmas Offering and the youth bake sale and we ask […]
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Jesus and the Disinherited
Posted on June 18, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Justice, Latest News, OutreachBeginning in the early 1930’s, a young black preacher delivered a series of lectures. Later billed as “Good News for the Underprivileged,” the lectures were directed to black Americans, who were subjected to extreme poverty, segregation, limited access to housing, and educational opportunities. Poll taxes, literacy tests, and all-white primaries also effectively denied blacks the means to […]
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