Category Archives: Ripley

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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 Groups

  9:30am 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, Ripley

  Four 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, Worship

  Still 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, Worship

  Since 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 Practice

  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 this busy season and with griefs and struggles that accompany it at […]

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  Service of Light 2022

  Posted on November 18, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ripley, Worship

  Save 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 Practice

  Monday, 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, Worship

  Tuesday, 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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  Ripley Presents: Late Night Thoughts Folk/Indie-Pop duo: Michael Harlow and Brian Rauch

  Posted on October 17, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley

  Friday, November 4, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Live and Livestreamed Purchase Tickets Here Show a Current Student ID at the Door and get in Free!   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 indie-pop, singer-songwriter stylings featuring “Late […]

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  Ripley Presents: Stephen P. Kiernan & “Universe of Two”

  Posted on September 29, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Worship

  “Universe of Two” Author Reading & Book Signing + Integrated Organ Concert Friday, October 14, 7:30 p.m. In-Person and Livestreamed In our historic Sanctuary   |   Free Will Offering No Tickets or Reservations Required! Livestream Link: https://youtu.be/qXrhMWAfHtY Please join us for a unique and moving event featuring celebrated author Stephen P. Kiernan, as he reads […]

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