Category Archives: Small Groups
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Habitat for Humanity Spring 2020 Update
Posted on May 15, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Small Groups, Volunteer OpportunitiesUnfortunately, we are cancelling the work day in Andover scheduled for May 30. We hope to be setting up more days in the fall. As you can guess, the work on homes by Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity and the other Habitat units in the area has been terribly disrupted by the pandemic. In the last 12 […]
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Contemplative Healing Circle
Posted on April 15, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice, WorshipTuesday, April 21, 2020 at 7 pm An invitation to pray what is on your heart in community. Designed as a contemplative healing practice for those experiencing pain, grief, illness or burden. In prayer we will connect deeply to the love, grace, and serenity that God offers us.
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Tuesday with Jesus (On Zoom)
Posted on March 13, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups, Spiritual PracticeFor our Lenten series “Tuesdays with Jesus” we have been practicing Centering Prayer, eating soup together, and reading from Parker Palmer’s “On The Brink of Everything”. We won’t be meeting in person for the rest of the month but want to encourage you to join us on Zoom at 6:30 for the centering Prayer time […]
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Serve at the Outdoor Church in Cambridge on Sunday March 29, 2020
Posted on March 11, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Outreach, Small Groups, Volunteer Opportunities, YouthFor the past ten years our church community has been active with The Outdoor Church of Cambridge. The Outdoor Church is a homeless ministry throughout the city of Cambridge. Each month when there is a fifth Sunday our church commits to sending 2-3 volunteers to join the ministers of The Outdoor Church to provide food, […]
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Sign up for a Free Lenten Retreat
Posted on February 28, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice, Volunteer OpportunitiesThe setting for “The Open Door of Blessing” is the beautiful Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church. It is a space that speaks warmth, lofty and yet inviting, with a view to the untouched space that surrounds the back of the church. The retreat will answer some of your questions about the well known, yet […]
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A Repair Cafe is Coming to Winchester!
Posted on February 25, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups, Volunteer Opportunities, YouthThe Environmental Ministry committee is excited to announce that it will be moving forward in developing a Repair Cafe. Aside from the support of those who attended Sunday’s meeting, we hope and pray that interest will build as we work to build a coalition base. A special thank you to Karen Bellacosa, whose investigative work has demonstrated […]
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The Open Door of Blessing: A Contemplative Lenten Retreat
Posted on February 11, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Small Groups, Spiritual PracticeSaturday March 14, 2020 10 am to 2 pm at First Congregational Church, 21 Church Street, Winchester. The Beatitudes are a doorway to contemplation. Reflection, conversation and prayer around a beautiful gospel passage. Retreat sponsored by the Health & Wellness Ministry at First Congregational Church of Winchester, 21 Church Street. “Connecting faith and well-being, mind, […]
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Volunteers needed at the Dwelling Place on Saturday, February 15, 2020
Posted on February 5, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Small Groups, Volunteer Opportunities, YouthWe are looking for volunteers to help prepare and serve a meal for about 30 people at the Dwelling Place on Saturday, February 15th. 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 […]
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Volunteers Needed at the Dwelling Place on Saturday, January 18, 2020
Posted on January 7, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Small Groups, Volunteer Opportunities, YouthWe are looking for volunteers to help prepare and serve a meal for about 30 people at the Dwelling Place on Saturday, January 18th. 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 […]
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Habitat for Humanity Workday Saturday, January 11, 2020
Posted on January 6, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Small Groups, Volunteer Opportunities, YouthPlease join our crew at the Habitat for Humanity site in Lawrence for our upcoming work day. We typically meet at the church around 7:45 AM and carpool up to the site, returning sometime in the late afternoon. The Habitat organization appreciates when we can provide a head count, so if you’re able to join […]
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