Category Archives: Worship
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Join Us for Worship This Sunday in the Sanctuary at 10 am (March 19, 2023)
Posted on March 17, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipWe hope that you will join us for our 4th Sunday in Lent worship service at 10am. We will be engaging the story of Jesus’ healing of the blind man and seeing how that relates to a liberating theology that opens our eyes to really seeing those who often go unseen among us. We will also […]
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Join Us for Worship This Sunday in the Sanctuary at 10 or online (March 5, 2023)
Posted on March 3, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipWe have a rich service on tap this Sunday as we welcome a child into the Christian fold through the sacrament of baptism, share in the sacrament of communion and light prayer candles for Lent. We’ll also reflect on Nicodemus coming to Jesus in the night and that most famous scripture of John 3:16. We […]
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Join for Worship This Sunday at 10 am in the Sanctuary or online (Feb 26, 2023)
Posted on February 24, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipWe begin our Lenten journey as we always do with Jesus’ temptations in the wilderness. How might his 40-day retreat into the desert of Palestine and the wilderness of his own heart inform our Lenten journeys in the coming 6 weeks? We’ll return to our tradition of coming forward in the service to light prayer […]
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Ash Wednesday Taizé Service
Posted on February 21, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, WorshipTaizé chants + prayers + imposition of ashes Wednesday, February 22, 2023, 7:00 p.m. Live in-person and live streamed 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. […]
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Join Us for Worship This Sunday at 10 am in the Sanctuary or online. (Feb 12, 2023)
Posted on February 10, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipThe theme of this week’s sermon is “It Would Have Been Enough.” Where and when has God’s love been enough for us? How can we, in the words of author Alice Walker, be moved “To Change The World Enough?” Pastoral Resident Maeve Hammond will preach, and friends of the congregation, the Rev. Lucy Sanders and […]
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Worship with Us This Sunday in the Sanctuary or Online at 10 am (February 5, 2023)
Posted on February 3, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipThe first Sunday in February brings us back to the communion table and reflecting on how God speaks to us, how we listen, and how our own speech is impacted by that encounter. We are happy to welcome Jane Ring Frank back among us to lead the choir in song and she will be available for […]
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You are Invited to Two 2023 Budget Meetings!
Posted on January 27, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Environment, Giving, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Ripley, Worship, YouthA careful and thoughtful planning process has led us to a proposed 2023 budget for FCCW! Thanks to the work of our dedicated treasurer, Janet Hall, associate treasurer Anne Hoenicke, leaders of the sustaining and living ministries, and others, the Leadership Team is pleased to recommend approval of the proposed 2023 FCCW budget. Come learn […]
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Join Us in the Sanctuary or online This Sunday at 10 am (January 29, 2023)
Posted on January 27, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipAfter calling his disciples Jesus has his first class out on the hillside where he opens with a bang, inviting people not only into a new teaching, but a new way of living and even a new consciousness. It all begins with the beatitudes, those seven proclamations that many believe are the beating heart of […]
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Join us in the Sanctuary or online for Worship This Sunday at 10 am (January 22, 2023)
Posted on January 20, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipThings are going to get a little fishy this Sunday in worship at First Congregational Church in Winchester. Come join us at 10am in person or online to pray and sing and worship together and hear how the quaint-seeming story of Jesus calling his disciples to come “fish for men” (Matthew 4:12-23) is much more loaded – if […]
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Join Us for Worship This Sunday at 10 am in the Sanctuary (January 15, 2023)
Posted on January 12, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Racial Justice, WorshipThis week, we celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s faith-based activism, justice, and hope. Our Scripture for this service will focus on Isaiah 42:1-7 and Matthew 3:13-17 through the themes of belovedness, calling, and inherent dignity/divinity. Pastoral Resident Maeve Hammond will preach and lead us in a meditation from the […]
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