Category Archives: Spiritual Practice
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Join Us for Summer Worship
Posted on July 1, 2019 by Nancy in Latest News, Spire link, Spiritual Practice, WorshipAs is our tradition, in the summer we worship a little differently. Worship begins at 10:00, after the Summer Bible Study. It is shorter than the usual hour and is less formal. The high point of this worship experience is that the sermon and the music are provided by lay people. This makes worship an opportunity for church […]
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Seasons of the Spirit: Unity in Diversity, A Spiritual Guide
Posted on June 28, 2019 by Nancy in Spire link, Spiritual PracticeWe come into this summer seeking release and rest. But our newspapers and social media are overflowing with stories of abhorrent actions filled with loathing and wrath. The ecological reality of our planet reflects the truth that we cannot harm or exclude any part of it without having a destructive effect upon the whole. How […]
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Join Us for Worship on Trinity Sunday at 10 am (June 16)
Posted on June 14, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Spiritual Practice, WorshipThis is our last formal worship service of the year. It’s the Sunday after Pentecost and is traditionally known as Trinity Sunday when we lift up the trinitarian mystery of our Christian faith: that God is not so much a static presence – a big man with a beard in the clouds – as a […]
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Call for Summer Musicians, 2019
Posted on June 11, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Spiritual Practice, WorshipIt is time to think of summer at First Congregational Church – rich, unique summer services led by the talents and contributions of the lay congregational community. I am looking for volunteer summer musicians! Summer services are held each Sunday, 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. If you would like to contact me directly (Jane Ring […]
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A Walk in the Fells
Posted on May 30, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Spiritual Practice, YouthSaturday June 8, 2019 8:30 to 9:50 am. Join us for a contemplative walk in nature, patterned on the exercises of Mark Kutolowski who led our retreat day at Church of the Woods. We will gather at the entrance to the Fells across from 74 Hillcrest Parkway. Our group will use the trails around Long […]
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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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