Category Archives: Ripley
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You are Invited to Two 2023 Budget Meetings!
Posted on January 27, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Environment, Giving, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Ripley, Worship, YouthA careful and thoughtful planning process has led us to a proposed 2023 budget for FCCW! Thanks to the work of our dedicated treasurer, Janet Hall, associate treasurer Anne Hoenicke, leaders of the sustaining and living ministries, and others, the Leadership Team is pleased to recommend approval of the proposed 2023 FCCW budget. Come learn […]
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Family-to-Family Course
Posted on January 18, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, RipleyMarch 11th to May 13th, 2023 Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM at 21 Church Street, Winchester MA The course provides family caretakers with education about mental health conditions, skills workshops, and information about available resources. The NAMI Family-to-Family curriculum includes: Information about mental health conditions and treatments Coping skills, handling crisis and relapse, local and national resources Listening and communication techniques Problem solving, limit setting, self-care Most importantly, the course offers family members the invaluable opportunity of open conversation and mutual support in a stigma-ree environment. Course participants, now more than 400,000 people nationwide, find that the Family-to-Family experience empowers them to understand and pursue paths toward healthy recovery for their loved ones, […]
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Simply Sitting in Silence
Posted on January 18, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Small Groups9:30am Wednesday mornings in Ripley Chapel of First Congregational Church,(in the back of the white church at the Town Common). Non-sectarian, non-political, non-verbal, just plain being in silence together for 20 minutes. Call it meditation, centering prayer, mindfulness, relaxation. Keep your heart awake. All are welcome.
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Ripley Presents: Aryaloka String Quartet
Posted on January 3, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, RipleyFour Musicians. Inspired by the great composers. Aryaloka String Quartet honors Black historical and contemporary composers. Concert tickets are $20 – both live and live-streamed. To purchase tickets: bit.ly/RPASQ23 Live in-person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester. Please join us for an inventive and dynamic evening of […]
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Join Us in Ripley Chapel This Sunday at 10 am (January 1, 2023)
Posted on December 30, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, WorshipStill within the 12 Days of Christmas, we are celebrating the first day of the new year with worship in Ripley Chapel! Join us for a more intimate service with carols, prayers and an opportunity to reflect on the end of the birth narrative in Luke when Simeon and Anna receive the Christ Child in […]
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Christmas Day Worship
Posted on December 23, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ripley, WorshipSince Christmas lands on a Sunday this year we will be having a service at 10am in the more intimate (and easier to heat!) Ripley Chapel. It’ll be a simple and sweet service of carol singing, scripture, poetry, and prayer. Note that we are giving our devoted Livestream Technician, Brian McArdle, the day off so […]
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Centering Prayer Meditation and Divine Yoga
Posted on November 18, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ripley, Small Groups, Spiritual PracticeThere is no Centering Prayer or Yoga on December 28, 2022 Centering Prayer every Wednesday in Ripley Chapel at 9:30 am! Beginning on Wednesday, Dec 14, we will hold a centering prayer/meditation circle at 9:30 am in Ripley Chapel. It will be a quiet centering time of about 20 minutes. In the midst of […]
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Service of Light 2022
Posted on November 18, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ripley, WorshipSave the Date for our annual Service of Light: Thursday, December 15 7 pm in Ripley Chapel It is an opportunity to: Experience the quiet way Christ enters the heart when pain or grief disrupts life. Remember those whom we hold dear Discover peace in the face of illness, addiction, trauma, broken relationships or […]
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Women’s Advent Gathering
Posted on November 8, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Small Groups, Spiritual PracticeMonday, December 5, 2022 7:00-9:00 pm Tucker Room and Ripley Chapel All church women are invited to an evening of fellowship and peaceful contemplation. As a special gift this Advent season, invite your sisters, mothers, daughters, trans and non-binary individuals and friends to join you-in person or on the livestream. A link will […]
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Prayer Vigil for Our Country
Posted on November 3, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Small Groups, WorshipTuesday, Nov. 8th Ripley Chapel 4-7 pm As the temperature and tension rises in our country in the face of another election, we want to open Ripley Chapel as a space for you to come and pray for our country before or after you vote. Divided as we are, we can all pray with […]
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