Category Archives: Justice
Social, economic, racial, and environmental justice
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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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Bibles4Kenya Collection Drive
Posted on July 6, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Justice, Latest News, Outreach, WorshipThis summer, we will collect gently-used Bibles from around the church and from homes for an organization called Bibles4Kenya, which hopes to send 20,000 Bibles to equip 500+ congregations in remote “last-mile” areas of Kenya. Drop off your donations in the large plastic bin labeled “Bibles4Kenya” in the church lobby. If you don’t have any […]
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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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Dwelling Place Cooks & Servers Needed This Saturday
Posted on June 16, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Justice, Latest News, Outreach, Volunteer OpportunitiesWe’re Serving Burgers & HotDogs! Saturday, June 20, 2026 4:30-6 pm UMC in Woburn We would love your support in preparing and serving a summer meal at the Dwelling Place on June 20th from 4:30-6:00pm. We tried breakfast for dinner last month for the first time and it was such a hit! So we thought we would […]
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Repair Cafe: Saturday, June 20 , 2026
Posted on June 12, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Environment, Justice, Latest News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities9:00 AM-12:00 PM in Chidley Hall Signups are open for our next Repair Café on June 20 starting at 9 am in Chidley Hall. sewing & knitting repairs knives or scissors sharpening electronics and lamp repair furniture fixing We also repair childrens toys including stuffies Sign-up Here for a Repair
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Sponsor a Chair
Posted on June 5, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer OpportunitiesWe’re inviting members of our congregation to help us create a warm and welcoming space by sponsoring a new Adirondack chair for the front lawn of the church. Our current ones are beginning to fade and blow around in the wind and the chairs we are looking to purchase are heavier, more durable and have […]
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Summer Picnic – June 14, 2026
Posted on June 5, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities, Worship, YouthAnnual Summer Church Picnic Dear Fellow Congregants, the annual Summer Picnic is just around the corner on June 14th, and the Justice Ministry want to make it another delicious celebration this year. We are hoping that some of you would be willing to help contribute to the feast; we have the basics covered, but we’d […]
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Congregation 360 Minister Survey
Posted on May 30, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Grieving in Community, Health and Wellness, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Worship, YouthThe Personnel Ministry is pleased to invite the entire congregation to participate in our Congregation 360 Minister Survey. This survey is an important opportunity for us to hear directly from you about the ministry and leadership of our pastors, Will and Maeve, and our other two Ministers, Jane and Maggie. The Personnel Ministry reviews the […]
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Join Us for Trinity Sunday & Pride Worship at 10 am in the Sanctuary & Online
Posted on May 29, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Justice, Latest News, Outreach, WorshipNow that we have celebrated the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, we gather into one our concept of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, or Lover, Beloved and the Spirit of Love, and celebrate Trinity Sunday. This Sunday we are also lifting up and honoring our Open and Affirming commitment as a […]
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