Category Archives: Spire link
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Seasons of the Spirit: From Life to Death to Life Again
Posted on March 26, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire link, WorshipApril continues our journey through the Lenten season, a time inviting us to deeper self-examination and spiritual introspection leading us into the events of Holy Week and Eastertide, with its shadows and light, its losses and triumphs, its grief and joy. As Lent helps us deepen our faith, we live further into the great revelation […]
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Springing Ahead with the Leadership Team
Posted on March 26, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire linkSpring is always an exciting time in the life of the church, as we reflect on the year so far, and begin making plans for the coming year. There is lots of change in the air as we build on our traditions while discovering new ways to work and worship. We received an update from […]
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Signs of the Times!
Posted on March 26, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire link“Ask, and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you.” —Matthew 7:7 Sometimes guests, visitors, and newcomers to our church have to do a lot of asking, seeking and knocking in order to find their way through our lovely but labyrinthine church building. […]
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177th Annual Meeting: Your Light Will Burst Forth!
Posted on March 26, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire linkSunday May 7, 11:30 AM-1:30 PM Please plan to attend our annual gathering of the entire congregation. Enjoy a light lunch and engage in meaningful conversations around a table with your fellow congregants in Chidley Hall immediately after worship. The Annual Meeting is for everyone! It is a time for making impactful decisions together about […]
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Celebration of Service Breakfast
Posted on March 21, 2017 by Sarah Marino in Community, Spire linkSponsored by the Deacons Do you teach, sing, knit, deliver flowers, prepare meals, serve on a committee/ministry, organize events, think strategically about the future of our church, volunteer for outreach programs, contribute to the offering or greet people warmly at worship on Sunday mornings? Then you are engaged in service at the FCC-Winchester, and we […]
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Seasons of the Spirit: Prayer as Listening
Posted on February 26, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire link“A man prayed. At first he thought prayer was talking. But as he became more and more quiet, he realized that most of prayer is listening.” This quote from the Danish theologian Soren Kierkegaard has influenced my understanding of prayer more than all of the myriad discourses on prayer I have read, studied, pondered, and […]
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Fisk Organ and Ripley Chapel: March Update
Posted on February 26, 2017 by Nancy in Latest News, Spire link, WorshipFisk Organ On Tuesday, February 14, the CB Fisk Organ Company descended on our sanctuary with a team of eight artisans led by project manager, Steve Dieck. Steve is the former president of the company who decided to begin his semi-retirement with the long awaited restoration and upgrade of our organ, aka Fisk Opus 50. […]
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Embracing a New Practice
Posted on February 26, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire linkWhen I first started writing on the computer it was uncomfortable, and I often chose to grab a legal pad and a pen. The computer felt detached—it didn’t allow for all the arrows and margin comments I sprinkled my tablet with. Then slowly I stayed with the computer a little longer each time. I began […]
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Purpose Forum to Debate 21st Century Fellowship Events
Posted on January 27, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire linkFebruary Date TBD Pop quiz! Circle all that apply: I wish we still had the … Bean Supper All Church Birthday Party Progressive Dinner Stone Soup Lunch All of the Above Do you miss one of the above events? All of them? Was it one of these events that drew you in to the FCCW […]
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The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Posted on January 26, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire linkWhat are the narratives you usually tell yourself when you think of February? Do they offer adventures on the slopes with a soft powder under your skis or vistas of amazing snow-capped mountains in their glistening grandeur? Or are they full of dreary and bitterly cold days shoveling out your driveway or endlessly waiting in […]
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