Category Archives: Worship
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Join Us This Sunday for Worship at 10 am (May 7, 2023)
Posted on May 5, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipIn a world swirling with choices, fevered schedules and chaotic events, the topic of “stability” can seem like a true sanctuary topic, a shelter. But stability has a unique invitation from this week’s passages. It takes us into the dynamism of Jesus’ life and ministry. His focus on life instead of permanence makes this kind of “stability” more […]
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Join us for Worship This Sunday at 10 am in the Sanctuary (April 30, 2023)
Posted on April 28, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Environment, Latest News, Outreach, WorshipOn this Fourth Sunday after Easter, Creation Care Sunday, we will focus on Genesis’ symbolic and mythic retelling of Creation, moving then eons later to the first Easter and Christ’s resurrection. Using scripture while drawing upon the thinking of Wendell Berry and others, Sabbatical Team Member Rev. Jessica McArdle will ask, “What is our Most Ancient […]
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Join Us in the Sanctuary or online This Sunday at 10 am (Apr 23, 2023)
Posted on April 21, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Outreach, WorshipOn this third Sunday after Easter, we will be reading Psalm 116:1-4,12-19 and Luke 14:7-14 through the theme of invitation. Inspired by the works of Dorothy Day and John O’Donohue, Rev. Maeve will preach on this question: “Who would you invite to the banquet?” Members of our three-person Sabbatical Team, Rev. Jonathan Goodell and Rev. […]
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Join Us for Worship This Sunday at 10 am (April 16, 2023)
Posted on April 14, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipJoin us in person or on-line for our second Sunday of Easter, a perfect time to baptize another child of God (Tom and Cindy Mahoney’s granddaughter) and reflect on another rich resurrection story (doubting Thomas). We’ll have an opportunity to offer up prayers together as a community and we’ll send Rev. Will off on his sabbatical and […]
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Easter Sunrise
Posted on April 7, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipWright Locke Farm 5:30 AM Yoga in the Barn; 6:00 AM Worship Outside As the women gathered around Jesus’ tomb in the very early hours of the Sunday after He had been buried, we will gather for a joyful and celebratory service. When we greet the sunrise we know that there is also the eternal […]
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Palm Sunday Worship
Posted on March 31, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, WorshipCome! Begin Holy Week with a festive Palm Parade out on the Town Common at 9:15am on Sunday morning. Then we’ll have our traditional Palm Sunday worship service in the sanctuary and live-streamed at 10am. Palm fronds will be had by all and we’ll begin the service in celebration of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, […]
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Good Friday Vigil
Posted on March 28, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, WorshipThursday, April 6 9 pm – Friday, April 7 12 pm Each year we open the Sanctuary for an overnight Vigil. It has become a sacred moment in preparation for Good Friday and Easter. The Sanctuary will be darkened but still navigable. We begin at 9:00 p.m. following the Maundy Thursday service on April 6. The Vigil […]
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Easter Sunday Service 10 am in the Sanctuary
Posted on March 28, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipEaster is the most sacred and the most meaningful of all the Christian Holidays. We will hold a traditional and joyful Easter service. Our hymns are familiar yet each year they proclaim Christ’s Resurrection with new enthusiasm. The Sanctuary will be fragrant and beautiful from the Easter flowers. This family service will include a Time […]
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Ordination of Maeve Hammond
Posted on March 24, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipDear beloved church, With great joy, I am writing to invite you to celebrate my ordination in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)! It would be an honor to have your presence on this happy and blessing-filled day. On Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 3:00 PM, please join me in the beautiful sanctuary of First Congregational Church […]
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Join Us for Worship This Sunday in the Sanctuary at 10 am (March 26, 2023)
Posted on March 24, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipWe are just one week away from Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. On this Fifth Sunday of Lent we stop one more time along Jesus’ route to Jerusalem where his passion will take place and witness a poignant scene as one of his best friends dies. What can we learn from Jesus’ […]
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