Join us for worship on the 5th week of Lent as we continue our journey toward Holy Week and Easter. This week we are walking toward humility and servanthood with Jesus as he washes his disciple’s feet asking them to do the same and in this way he prepares them for his own suffering and death […]
“[They] were brought to Jesus, and he healed them” (Matthew 4:24). This week in our Lenten series, we will walk together towards accounts of Jesus’s healing in Scripture. St. Hildegard von Bingen and disability theology accompany our Matthew text. Inspired by our theme, members of Health Ministry and the Ministry Team invite you to receive […]
Continue Reading...On the 3rd Sunday of Lent we continue our walk with Jesus toward the cross and find ourselves in the middle of a mess as we witness Jesus throw over the tables in the temple and drive out the merchants and money changers. It’s a glimpse of Jesus’ passionate love affair with his religion before those […]
There are many ways to walk towards the cross. How will you this Lent? This Sunday, we focus on just one of the paths to the cross: Jesus’s call to simplicity in his radical ministry of community care. In the spirit of our Lenten tradition, we will hold a candlelit prayers of the people. We […]
First Congregational Church’s Leadership Team is the strategic decision-making body of our church community which is charged with the task of ensuring the achievement of the mission and purpose of the church on behalf of the wider congregation. In our congregational church, the Leadership Team is made up of lay members who are invested in […]
Come join us for worship as we walk through Lent beginning this Sunday, February 18th reaching our destination on Palm Sunday, March 24th. Last week Rev. Will preached on the spiritual journey which moves from the past where we’ve experienced God’s action in our lives towards a promised future where God redeems us. Each Sunday of Lent we’ll be taking […]
This year Transfiguration Sunday lands on SuperBowl Sunday. What is the connection between the two? We’re not sure there is a connection… but Rev. Will might be able to find one in there somewhere. More importantly, come and prepare for the Lenten season which begins later in the week, Wednesday, Feb 14th as we join Jesus […]
You may have heard of the seven corporal works of mercy found in Matthew 25: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, shelter the homeless, clothe the naked, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned, and bury the dead. But, what if we also added giving and receiving the mercy of rest to Jesus’s list? In […]
Live in-person ONLY from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester. First Congregational Church offers a poignant and meditative Ash Wednesday service, featuring the ecumenical prayers and music of France’s Taizé community. All denominations are welcome. As Lent begins, please join us for this simple service – of Scripture, prayer, silence, meditative singing, […]
There is much we fear about the future these days but the Bible tells us the proper object of our fear is, actually, God. Proverbs 9:10 says “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” That sentiment is repeated throughout the scriptures many times and appears in the Psalm we are given for this week, Psalm 111. […]