Category Archives: Spiritual Practice
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Lent: An Invitation To A Deeper Spirituality
Posted on March 10, 2020 by Nancy in Spire link, Spiritual PracticeOur Lenten season began on February 26, forty days before Easter, this year celebrated on April 12. Interestingly, Easter is a “moveable feast” whose date is calculated by the lunar calendar. Our world is more accustomed to the “fixed” solar calendar, so Easter offers us a challenge from the beginning, since it cannot be “nailed down” […]
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Maundy Thursday and Good Friday Vigil
Posted on March 10, 2020 by Nancy in Spiritual Practice, WorshipApril 9-10 Jesus asked his disciples to stay awake and pray with him during his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before his death. We respond to Jesus’ call by holding vigil in our still and darkened Sanctuary, being present with Creator, Christ, and Spirit overnight from Maundy Thursday into Good Friday. After the […]
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Tuesdays with Jesus Continues
Posted on March 6, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Spiritual PracticeOur second Tuesday with Jesus is coming up on March 10th. About 20 of us gathered in Ripley for centering prayer and then went up to the Tucker Room for a delicious soup supper accompanied by Rev. Will reading the first chapter of On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity and Getting Old by Parker Palmer. He, […]
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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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Tuesdays with Jesus…and One Another
Posted on February 13, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Spiritual Practice, WorshipEach Lent we have a series of Tuesday night gatherings that begin with Centering Prayer at 6:30. This year we’ll be praying in Ripley Chapel. Then we’ll adjourn to the Tucker Room for a simple supper of soup and bread. This year we will adopt the practice that many monasteries use. One voice will […]
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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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Ripley Healing Circle
Posted on January 24, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Spiritual Practice, WorshipThis Sunday, January 26, 2020 at about 11 am Sunday, immediately after worship: An invitation to pray what is on your heart in community. A contemplative healing practice designed for those experiencing pain, grief, illness or burden. Connect deeply to the love, grace, and serenity that God offers us. Childcare is available. Read More […]
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The Quiet of Ripley Chapel at Daybreak
Posted on January 14, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Spiritual PracticeWe have been gathering at 6:30 am on Wednesdays for Centering Prayer in Ripley Chapel. We begin in dark and quiet with a few candles lit and after the 20 minutes of silence the quiet space is illuminated with the light of a new day, our souls with the light of God’s Spirit. It is a beautiful […]
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Epiphany Celebration
Posted on December 17, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Spiritual Practice, Volunteer Opportunities, Worship, YouthSunday, January 5 at 6 pm Most people know that the Wise Men brought gifts 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 (but we’re celebrating on the 5th)– the 12th day after Christmas. That’s right – […]
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Service of Light 2019
Posted on December 11, 2019 by Nancy in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Spire link, Spiritual Practice, WorshipThe Service of Light is one way our church family remembers those who experience a loss of joy this holiday season. Designed to move from darkness to hope, the music, readings and candle lighting in the warmth of community open us to God’s quiet presence. We pray that our lives will be graced with the true gifts of the season, a peace which surpasses all understanding; Love Divine and encouragement that sustains us though the longest night.
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