Category Archives: Small Groups
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Tuedays with Jesus
Posted on March 4, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small GroupsTuesday, March 9, 2021 6 pm This Tuesday we’ll gather for our 3rd session and read the third chapter of “Trouble the Water” which leads us into a consideration of why white people and specifically white Christians and the church have work to do to address racial injustice in our society. We’ll listen and discuss while […]
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Tuesdays with Jesus
Posted on March 1, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small GroupsTuesday, March 2, 6 pm Join us for soup and chapter 2 of “Trouble the Water: A Christian Resource for the Work of Racial Justice”. How can we become more conscious of our own assumptions, blind spots and privileges around race and how can that better enable us for building God’s beloved community? Chapter 2 is […]
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Tuesdays with Jesus
Posted on February 23, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups, Worship6 pm this Tuesday (NOTE TIME CHANGE, NOT 7PM BUT 6PM!) Come, bring a bowl of soup and bread to your computer and we’ll gather together for our annual Tuesdays with Jesus. This year we are providing recipes from members of the church and encouraging you to make your own soup to have while we read […]
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Hello from the newly formed FCCW Racial Justice Working Group!
Posted on February 19, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Environment, Latest News, Outreach, Small GroupsThis update follows discussions and activities launched by the congregation last year at the “Talk, Learn, Act” Juneteenth eve session, with follow-up Zoom meetings on the book How to Be an Antiracist. In response to an open invitation, several volunteers formed a Racial Justice Working Group with a charge to: “Provide opportunities for the […]
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New-Comers Inquiry Session (NCIS)
Posted on January 28, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small GroupsWe will be holding a couple of informational sessions about our church and denomination in February for anyone interested in joining the church or simply learning more about it. What are the fundamental tenets of our denomination, the UCC (United Church of Christ)? What do we believe as a progressive Christian church? What’s different about […]
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Volunteers needed at the Dwelling Place on Saturday, January 16, 2021
Posted on January 5, 2021 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Small Groups, Volunteer OpportunitiesWe are looking for a few volunteers to help prepare and pack “to go” meals for the Dwelling Place on Saturday, January 16th. The Dwelling Place is a collaboration of area churches that prepares and serves meals at the United Methodist Church in Woburn for individuals and families in need. Our FCC is responsible for the meal […]
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Epiphany Zoom Service
Posted on December 28, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups, Worship, YouthWed. Jan 6 5 pm On Wednesday, January 6th, we turn our focus away from presents we receive and towards presents for the Christ Child. Epiphany, means showing, an illuminating discovery, and coincides with the arrival of the Three Wise Men at the manger. Our celebration will include three familiar songs/hymns which tell the story. […]
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Bible Study on the Incarnation
Posted on November 12, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Latest News, Small GroupsLed by Rev. Will Burhans Sundays of Advent at 5:30pm, starting Nov 29 (sessions to be held on Zoom) This 4-week on-line study during the season of Advent 2020 will invite us to take a deeper dive into the scriptures that reveal the story of the Incarnation of God which we celebrate at Christmas. We will […]
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Ripley Chapel Virtual Healing Circle
Posted on October 23, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups, WorshipTuesday, 10/27 from 7 pm to 7:40 pm. “What gives me the most hope every day is God’s grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to God.” –Rick Warren An invitation to pray what is on your heart. A […]
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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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