Category Archives: Spiritual Practice

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  Making Room This Advent

  Posted on December 4, 2019 by Nancy in Latest News, Spire link, Spiritual Practice

  It is the irrational season, when Love blooms bright and wild. Had Mary been filled with reason, there’d have been no room for the child. —Madeline L’Engle Pondering my favorite Advent poem this year, I am convicted more deeply by the words, “No room for the child.”  Realizing there is much for me to do […]

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  Centering Prayer/Meditation Circle

  Posted on October 25, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ripley, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice

  Wednesdays 6:30-7 am in Ripley Chapel Begin your Wednesday mornings in Ripley Chapel with a time of silent prayer starting this Wednesday, October 30th. We’ll begin with a brief reading, spend 20 minutes in silence and close with a prayer. Meditation mats/cushions (and regular chairs) are provided or bring your own.

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  Join Us for Worship This Sunday (10/27/19) at 10 am.

  Posted on October 24, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice, Worship

  We’re back in the sanctuary this Sunday after a beautiful Animal Blessing Service out on the Town Common last week. We’ll kick off our fall Stewardship Drive during worship and reflect upon another parable from Jesus and what it has to say to us about generosity in community. Immediately following worship, those in need of […]

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  Ripley Chapel Healing Circle

  Posted on October 11, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice

  Sunday, October 27th Immediately after worship (11:00ish) 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.

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  Climate Strike Testimonials

  Posted on October 4, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Spiritual Practice, Worship, Youth

  Two of our youth gave testimonials this past Sunday on their experience of the Climate Strike. Ben Kuchma is a Junior at Winchester High and his brother Alex is a 5th grader at Morroco. Benjamin Kuchma I was asked to talk today about my experiences during the September 20th climate strike. This event encouraged youth […]

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  Join Us for World Communion Sunday at 10 am (October 6, 2019)

  Posted on October 3, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice, Worship, Youth

  This first Sunday of October is World Communion Sunday when we share the Lord’s Supper within our congregation but pay special mind to those across the world who are also joining us in this sacred act. The kids will be waving flags from many nations and the choir’s anthem will draw our attention across the […]

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  Ripley Presents: Divine Yoga

  Posted on September 13, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ripley, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice

  Weekly on Tuesdays starting Oct 22 at 10 am Divine Yoga in Ripley Chapel starts Tuesday, October 22nd at 10:00 am. Join Christine Tresselt every Tuesday morning for an all-levels, 60 minute flow practice designed to unite body, spirit and mind. This is a free class, so bring a friend, your mat if you have […]

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  The Insufficiency of Everything Attainable

  Posted on September 12, 2019 by Nancy in Pastor's Blog, Spire link, Spiritual Practice

  Sept 12, 2019 The theologian Karl Rahner wrote about “the torment of the insufficiency of everything attainable.” This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t strive for success, victory, expertise, accomplishment and achievement in this life. It means that we should hold them lightly knowing that even the greatest of these will not satisfy. This doesn’t suggest that […]

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  Seasons of the Spirit: Deepening Our Spiritual Lives — An Invitation

  Posted on September 12, 2019 by Nancy in Spire link, Spiritual Practice

  As autumn beckons, we find ourselves once again drawn to the wonder of our changing seasons.  We are awakened to the reality that life itself is change and movement.  We are invited to learn new lessons, to grow in our consciousness, and to take on new understandings life offers us.  Recently Larry Bacow, President of […]

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  Rev. Will’s Blog – For the Love of Mitch and Squid

  Posted on August 27, 2019 by Will Burhans in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Pastor's Blog

  0ver 400 people poured into our sanctuary one afternoon this summer for the funeral of Mitch, a 25 year-old who died after a 4-year struggle with cancer. His family shared with me the blog he had written over the course of his final year. It was at once beautiful and crass, poignant and blunt, insightful […]

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