Category Archives: Outreach
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Trans Day of Visibility – Trans Folks: Who We Are
Posted on March 14, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachTHURSDAY, MARCH 31 7:00—8:00 PM Online Register to receive Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/2p99h6u6 (Note: library card # not required) Trans people are just as ordinary and extraordinary as everyone else! You are invited to join this panel discussion, where the panelists will share their stories and answer questions about their favorite depictions of trans people in […]
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Laying Flowers For International Women’s Day
Posted on March 8, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Outreach, Spiritual PracticeMy name is Christiane Dutton. My husband Don and I have been attending worship at First Congregational in Winchester. Today is International Women’s Day. Yesterday I received this letter via Germany from Women of St. Petersburg/Russia. It really moved me and I am trying to share it as widely as I can. I invite you […]
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Afghan Refugee News March 3
Posted on March 3, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Justice, Latest News, OutreachCan you believe it? “Our” two Afghan refugees, H & M, have been living in their Malden apartment for one month! They are well situated and staying warm at night, unlike the first night there – something odd with the thermostat – Linda and Bruce got a text just before church the next morning asking […]
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How WE can help in Ukraine
Posted on March 3, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachUpdate: It’s great to know that many in our congregation have responded so quickly with donations to Last Bell Ministries! Please note that if you are seeking to give through a donor-advised fund (such as Fidelity Charitable Gift, for instance), the charity may be found as “Eastern European Children’s Outreach,” which is Last Bell’s legal charitable name. […]
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Join Us for Worship This Sunday at 10 am in the Sanctuary or Online (Feb 20, 2022)
Posted on February 18, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, WorshipFebruary is Black History Month. “But doesn’t white history matter?” It does more than we know, which is why this Sunday at 10 am Rev. Will’s sermon will briefly consider the legacy of white Christian supremacy in our country and its impact upon racial inequities. God’s call to justice rings loud and clear throughout scripture and we’ll […]
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Third Thursday from the Racial Justice Team
Posted on February 17, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force NewsFeb 17, 2022 Our white American Christian churches would do well to consider the prophetic black figures in our country’s religious history who have stood powerfully and faithfully for God’s justice. A name few of us might know is Ida B. Wells (1862-1931), whose voice reached across a century to be posthumously awarded a Pulitzer […]
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Repair Cafe
Posted on February 14, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer OpportunitiesPOSTPONED to March 5, 2022 due to the snow Saturday, Feb 26 9:30 am-12:30 pm in Chidey Hall The Town of Winchester held its first Repair Café last September. Begun as a movement in the Netherlands, the goal of Repair Café is to encourage folks to repair and reuse items (such as clothing, furniture, tools, […]
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A Celebration of Friendship
Posted on February 4, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer OpportunitiesLet’s celebrate each other on our Friendship Weekend The Outreach Committee is excited to invite you to help us flip our name for the month of February to ‘Reach Out’! Please join us in our first annual Celebration of Friendship! We’ll gather together to celebrate love in all forms – whether it’s a pet, friend, relative […]
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Afghan Refugee News!
Posted on February 3, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer OpportunitiesThursday, Feb 3, 2022 There has been a huge amount of activity since we sent out our first appeal for help on January 11. A number of you raised your hand and we have a good group of church members who we have already called on for a variety of tasks and donation of furnishings! […]
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Third Thursday from Racial Justice Working Group (Jan 22)
Posted on January 19, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachJanuary 20, 2022 Jerry Mechling Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John reported that Christ’s essential guidance is not only to put God (not gods) at the center of everything, but to turn awareness into action by loving your neighbor as yourself. This was and remains a revolutionary call. Thoughts for the FCC Winchester as we […]
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