Category Archives: Spiritual Practice
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Eastertide: Practicing Resurrection
Posted on May 4, 2019 by Nancy in Spire link, Spiritual PracticeSEASONS OF THE SPIRIT We are in the season of Eastertide, the fifty days that stretch from Easter Sunday through Pentecost. In this season we are to be practicing the reality of the new life to which we have been called. Perhaps the prayer from the UCC Book of Worship says it best: “Oh God, […]
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Join us for Centering Prayer- Sunday, April 28th at 9:15 AM
Posted on April 26, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Spiritual Practice“Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”, Hebrews 11:1 Using a sacred word, Centering Prayer draws one’s focus and attention to interior stillness and opens us to God’s presence and action within. Join us in the Palmer Room next Sunday from 9:15-9:45. Laurie Roby and Mike Reading will introduce and guide […]
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Easter Services 2019
Posted on April 16, 2019 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spiritual Practice, WorshipPlease join us on Easter Sunday, April 21 Sunrise Yoga in the Barn, 5:15 AM, Wright-Locke Farm Dress in comfortable layers and join us for standing poses, light movement and meditation. No mat is necessary. Sunrise Service, 5:45 AM, Wright-Locke Farm On Easter morning before the sun has risen, we gather at Wright-Locke Farm to […]
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Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service
Posted on April 15, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Spiritual Practice, WorshipThursday, April 18 at 7:30 PM in the Sanctuary Gather with us in the sanctuary as we share in the Last Supper that Jesus had with his disciples before his death and then listen to the story of the Passion According to the Gospel of John as candles are extinguished and we gradually descend into […]
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Maundy Thursday All Night Vigil
Posted on April 11, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Spiritual Practice, WorshipJesus asked his disciples to stay awake and pray with him during his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before his death. In response, we hold an all-night vigil in our sanctuary — staying awake with Christ and praying for a suffering world. The Vigil begins at 9:00 PM on April 18th (after […]
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Ecumenical Blessing of the Palms
Posted on April 4, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Spiritual Practice, WorshipSunday, April 14 9:30 AM on the Common On Palm Sunday many churches from around Winchester gather at on the Town Common for a joint blessing of the Palms before they return to the respective sanctuaries for Palm Sunday services. It is a wonderful way to remember our unity in Christ, especially as we set into the […]
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Join Us for Centering Prayer
Posted on March 22, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Spiritual PracticeSunday, March 24 at 9:15 am Using a sacred word, Centering Prayer draws one’s focus and attention to interior stillness and opens us to God’s presence and action within. Join us in the Palmer Room this Sunday from 9:15-9:45 AM. Jonathan Goodell will introduce and guide the prayer session which is open to both […]
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Tuesdays With Jesus 2019
Posted on March 8, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Latest News, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice, WorshipEvery Tuesday in Lent Our “Tuesdays with Jesus” series concludes this Tuesday night April 16th with Jon Lawton reflecting on his faith journey and life challenges. We have 20 minutes of Centering Prayer in the Palmer Room from 6:30-7 followed by a simple soup supper while we listen to Jon share. We wrap up by […]
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Seven Deadly Sins on the Path to Wholeness
Posted on March 5, 2019 by Nancy in Health and Wellness, Spire link, Spiritual PracticeDear Friends, In past years as Lent approached, I wrote about “taking up” a Lenten health practice. It might have been fasting after dinner until breakfast, balancing work with exercise or beginning each day with Centering Prayer. These practices replace worn out routines with healthy lifestyle choices. By all means approach Lent 2019 by making […]
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Contemplative Retreat in Nature
Posted on March 5, 2019 by Nancy in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Small Groups, Spire link, Spiritual PracticeRETREAT TO NATURE MAY 17-18 Greetings, On Tuesday, I walked trails at the Church of the Woods, site of our upcoming nature retreat. Sights and sounds of spring are all around. Fifteen participants have registered for the May 17-18 Retreat and on Friday night nine additional church members will join us for the Introduction to […]
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