Category Archives: Spire link
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MACUCC Super Saturday Learnings
Posted on January 3, 2018 by Nancy in Adult Ed, Community, Spire linkThe Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island Conference of the UCC (called MACUCC) holds a Super Saturday event each fall and spring — a full-day of skill building, networking and discussing best practices on a variety of topics. Each gathering offers an opening worship, a keynote address, and numerous workshops. Church leaders — clergy and lay […]
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Leadership Team Winter Update
Posted on January 3, 2018 by Nancy in Spire linkWe started our December meeting with some reflections on the many dimensions of the word “giving” as it appears in the Bible. It felt like a fitting way to enter the Christmas season. It was especially gratifying, then, to receive an update from Treasurer Bruce Lauterwasser and hear that the congregation has given so generously […]
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Instruction for Hope in Troubled Times
Posted on January 3, 2018 by Nancy in Community, Health and Wellness, Spire linkI was drawn to Haskins’ poem, God Knows, because like Psalm 46 it speaks of stilling the heart, accepting our veiled human vision and resting in God’s comprehension. Like the Psalm, the instructions are based on unshakable truths and practice. The poem gained popularity in 1939 when King George VI delivered his Christmas Day message […]
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Bylaw Update
Posted on January 2, 2018 by Nancy in Spire linkIn 2015, the Church voted to update its governance structure in support of our purpose to be a Christ-centered nurturing community, growing in faith, serving in love, and welcoming all with joy. Since then many of the elements of this new plan have taken shape. One of the remaining tasks is for us to recognize […]
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Habitat Work Day Feb 2
Posted on January 1, 2018 by Nancy in Community, Outreach, Spire linkPlease join our crew at the Habitat for Humanity site in Lawrence on one (or more!) of our upcoming work days. 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 […]
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Health Ministry Prepares for Lent
Posted on January 1, 2018 by Nancy in Community, Health and Wellness, Spire link“Be Still, and know that I am God” from Psalm 46 has captured the imaginations and hearts of Health Ministry members. The psalm has been selected as our Biblical touchstone for the Lenten retreat, Health Ministry Sunday service and visitation. Instructions to the psalmist are clear enough: “be” in the state of stillness and “know” […]
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Seasons of the Spirit: The Light of Epiphany
Posted on January 1, 2018 by Nancy in Community, Spire link, Worship“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.” —Gospel of John 1:5 “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” —St. Francis of Assisi January 6 marks the beginning of our church season of Epiphany. “Epiphany” means “manifestation, disclosure, revelation.” Spiritually, this season invites […]
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Update on Metta Partners in Myanmar
Posted on January 1, 2018 by Nancy in Community, Outreach, Spire linkThis year, instead of traveling to Myanmar, as I have for the last five years, I have the privilege of seeing you at church and in worship. After much deliberation and for personal reasons, I decided to forgo my annual mission trip, and, after an active and satisfying Advent/Christmas season, it has been a very […]
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Epiphany Celebration
Posted on December 21, 2017 by Sarah Marino in Community, Outreach, Spire link, Spiritual Practice, YouthSunday January 6, 6:00 PM Join the Wise Men in Searching for the Baby Jesus Most people know that the Wise Men brought to the Christ Child. What you might not know is that those gifts were given, not on Christmas Day, but on Epiphany. Epiphany is January 6th – the 12th day after Christmas. […]
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December Ruth Group
Posted on December 1, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Small Groups, Spire linkPoetry Night December 10, 2017, 7-9 PM Susan Sawyer’s home, 15 Sheffield West, Winchester Bring a favorite poem or two to share with the group – it can be your own composition, an old time favorite, a new discovery, or a short piece of prose. Here are some suggestions if you need a place to […]
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