Begins June 15th We’ll continue worshipping in-person AND online as we move into the summer but our services will be a little shorter and more casual held in Ripley Chapel through Labor Day weekend. We have preachers from around the congregation blessing us with their sharing of God’s word. We hope you’ll join us some Sundays this summer […]
This week we move to Ripley Chapel as a community and begin our summer services. Rev. Will is still with us for a few more Sundays before his sabbatical but we have the gift of beginning our circuit of summer preachers. This week we have the great pleasure of having Michelle Milben preach for us. Michelle is a […]
Continue Reading...Our church has the rich tradition of people from around the congregation preaching during the summer months in Ripley Chapel. Do you have an experience of God’s presence in your life? Have you sensed God’s unexpected grace at work within you or others? What does Jesus mean in your life? Where does Love show up […]
Continue Reading...Join us on Sunday for our grand celebration of Pentecost! 50 days have passed since Easter and now we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit and through Her inspiration the formation of the church. Rev. Will will preach about how we listen for the God who spoke at Pentecost and is still speaking today […]
Continue Reading...Taizé chants + prayers + Scripture Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 7:30 p.m. Live in-person from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester. As we welcome the return of the light and the coming Summer, please join us for a joyful and poignant service, featuring the ecumenical prayers and gorgeous musical chants of France’s […]
Continue Reading...This Sunday, we will hold Jesus’ call and embodiment of chosen family close to our hearts as we celebrate our new church members, the beginning of pride month and opening of the We Have Faith art exhibit, a young person’s call to justice, and the Holy Sacrament of Communion. Our in-house jazz band will accompany […]
Memorial Day weekend invites us into the worship of God on Sunday with a particular eye for how God’s Spirit is at work for the healing of nations across our varied histories. We have a passage from Revelation that speaks of the Tree of Life whose leaves are for the healing of nations which encourages […]
It’s Confirmation Sunday which means our Confirmation Class will be with us this week with 8 of them choosing to be confirmed and going through the rite of Confirmation during the worship service (3 others had scheduling conflicts and will be confirmed at a later date). It will be a joyous service of welcoming these […]
This Sunday, we will reflect on the story of Tabitha in Acts 9:36-43, a caretaker in her community and named disciple of Christ. We’ll think about how these themes intersect with Mother’s Day and this post-resurrection time of year. As always, we’ll have a time to pray together, sing together, contemplate together, and simply be […]
We have a big Sunday on tap this week with Creation Care Sunday, The Lord’s Supper, the Jazz Band leading our worship music and our Annual Meeting immediately afterward. We’re in the midst of Eastertide so our scriptures reflect the resurrection accounts of Jesus. This scene from the Gospel of John has Jesus making breakfast for […]