Category Archives: Outreach
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Transgender Day of Remembrance
Posted on November 5, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Spiritual Practice, Worship, YouthVigil Nov. 20 1 pm FCCW Zoom Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives have been lost in acts of anti-transgender violence and raises awareness about the violence affecting the transgender community. This year, on the 21st anniversary of this tradition, […]
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Erasing Medical Debt
Posted on October 27, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachAs the Covid pandemic rages on, it sometimes evokes a feeling of helplessness in all of us. On a note of encouragement, a recent article in the Boston Globe highlighted how more than $200,000 of direct payments from SNEUCC provided a total of $26.2 million in medical relief. Our congregation donated $5000 towards that effort […]
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“How to be an Antiracist” Book Study
Posted on October 21, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Latest News, Outreach, Small GroupsOur shared reading over the summer was How to Be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi, the youngest person ever to win the National Book Award for Nonfiction. Over three Sundays — from 5:30 to approximately 7:00 in the early evening on November 1, 8, and 15 — we will meet to share thoughts on […]
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Election Day Vigil
Posted on October 8, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Latest News, Outreach, WorshipOn Tuesday, November 3, the Sanctuary will be open for quiet and prayer. Unfortunately, we need to limit attendance to one person or ‘covid pod’ at a time. We will begin at 7:00 a.m. and continue until 9:00 p.m. in 20 minute blocks. So the first opportunity is at 7:00 a.m. to 7:20 a.m.; the second 7:30 a.m. […]
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Just Peace Offering
Posted on October 8, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, WorshipThe recipient this year of our annual Just Peace offering was Haley House of Roxbury. Haley House addresses basic human needs through five interconnected branches including a soup kitchen and food pantry, as well as a housing program offering affordable housing for low-income families and formerly homeless individuals. Once again, the generosity of this congregation […]
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Policing Reform Action
Posted on September 24, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachFirst Congregational in Winchester, This invitation comes from the Mass Council of Churches as a practical way to encourage steps to be taken in our own region for policing reform. Please consider the following as a potential practical way to step out in faith in the public square…. As of Thursday September 24, it […]
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Warm Up America! Made With Love
Posted on September 17, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Giving, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer OpportunitiesWe are planning to “yarn bomb” a homeless neighborhood this January with handmade hats, gloves and scarves. You can help! We need knitters and/or crocheters to make adult-size hats, scarves and mittens which we will hang from trees and fences. You can use any pattern you like, and the only rule is that the yarn […]
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Creation Care Voter Pledge
Posted on September 17, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachRecently, long time FCC member, Keith Russell joined with Karen Bellacosa, a member of the Environmental Justice team to craft a letter directed to our congregation – expressing their concern for our children and youth who will bear the brunt of ecological devastation. In particular, they are challenging each of us to show our love, not […]
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Support RIM Metro North Cluster – 2020 Virtual Walk for Refugees
Posted on September 3, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, YouthThis year, due to the pandemic, the Refugee Immigration Ministry (RIM) and our local Metro North Cluster is holding a virtual walk instead of a scheduled walk around Lake Quannapowitt as in past years. Metro North Cluster walkers will walk in a location and distance of their own choosing. All monies raised will go directly to […]
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Outdoor Church
Posted on September 3, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Small Groups, YouthDuring the pandemic, The Outdoor Church started a water ministry on Tuesday nights. Each week while distributing water we met lots of hungry folks who were finding it hard to find a meal on Tuesdays. So our church and Temple Shir Tikvah have decided to take turns preparing fifty sandwiches on alternating Tuesdays. Our church’s […]
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