
Dear Congregation, Welcome to Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent 2025. This evening, we will gather in Ripley Chapel at 7:30 PM for our Ash Wednesday service, which will include beautiful Taizé music, scripture readings, a time of corporate confession, and the imposition of ashes—either on the forehead or hand. We hope you’ll join […]

Drawing a Circle of Love: Lent, Belonging, Sanctuary. SATURDAY, March 15, 2025, 9:00 am – Noon Live in-person from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester. Jane Ring Frank, certified SoulCollage® facilitator, will guide a morning of creative, spiritual practice – Saturday, March 15, 9:00 am – noon. Together, we will seek the […]

Wedneday, March 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM in Ripley Chapel Live in-person ONLY from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester. First Congregational Church offers a poignant and meditative Ash Wednesday service, featuring the ecumenical prayers and music of France’s Taizé community. All denominations are welcome. As Lent begins, please join us for […]

Friday, February 14, 7:30 p.m. Featuring pianist Scott Nicholas and artists from Boston Conservatory Live in-person and livestreamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester. On Cupid’s significant celebration day of romance, please join us for A Valentine’s Day Cabaret, featuring artists and Masters students from Boston Conservatory. Keyboardist and arranger, Scott […]

LIVE and LIVE STREAMED: FRIDAY, January 24, 2025, 7:30 p.m. Live in-person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester. Please join us for a genre-bending sound tempered with the grooves of Motown, Memphis, the Gulf Coast of Texas, and New Orleans – in essence, the Willie J. Laws Band. […]

The Sunday after Epiphany remembers the baptism of Jesus. We’ll focus on lectionary passages from Isaiah and Acts, which emphasize the power of presence–God’s presence, communal presence, and our presence. We hope to see you on Sunday in person or online (link) for worship and fellowship. Download the Bulletin Here: OOW 01-12-25.docx

Program Overview Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: First Congregational Church in Winchester Ages: Children in Grades K-5 Cost: Free No School? Say Yes to Fun! At Stepping Stones Day Camp, kids will have fun, connect with old friends, and make ones while enjoying Bible stories, art, games, and […]

Sunday is Epiphany when we celebrate the closing of Christmastide and the arrival of the Magi whose lives were shaped by awe and wonder. They followed a star to where they did not know and encountered and honored the Christ Child before anyone knew who he was. We’ll consider how such openness in our own lives to awe and […]

Join us in Ripley Chapel for an intimate service of worship at 10am on Sunday for the 5th day of Christmas. You won’t get 5 gold rings from the church but maybe 5 spiritual gifts to ponder during this Christmastide. We’ll hear the Psalmist encourage us (and all creation) towards joy and praise of God in Psalm […]

January 5th 5:00 PM Join us on January 5th 5:00 PM for a family-friendly Epiphany celebration. We will begin with a potluck dinner and traditional king cake and then journey through the church to find the final resting place of the star. Once there, we will share a blessing for Epiphany.