Category Archives: Worship
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Join Us in Ripley Chapel This Sunday at 10 am (January 1, 2023)
Posted on December 30, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, WorshipStill within the 12 Days of Christmas, we are celebrating the first day of the new year with worship in Ripley Chapel! Join us for a more intimate service with carols, prayers and an opportunity to reflect on the end of the birth narrative in Luke when Simeon and Anna receive the Christ Child in […]
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Christmas Day Worship
Posted on December 23, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ripley, WorshipSince Christmas lands on a Sunday this year we will be having a service at 10am in the more intimate (and easier to heat!) Ripley Chapel. It’ll be a simple and sweet service of carol singing, scripture, poetry, and prayer. Note that we are giving our devoted Livestream Technician, Brian McArdle, the day off so […]
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Join us for the Christmas Pageant This Sunday at 10 am in the Sanctuary and online (Dec 18, 2022)
Posted on December 16, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Worship, YouthThis week in worship, we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Advent! Join us in person or online as we light the Candle of Love and celebrate the season with our annual, youth-led Christmas pageant! Members of our Junior Forum and Forum will lead us through the story of Christ’s birth inspired by the Gospels of Luke and […]
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Christmas Eve Services, Saturday, December 24, 2022
Posted on December 12, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship, YouthFamily Candlelight Service Saturday, Dec. 24, 5:00 PM A beautiful Christmas Eve service with participation from some of our children and the traditional lighting of candles in the darkened sanctuary to celebrate the birth of the Christ Child! Join us in person or on-line. Download the Bulletin Here: 12_24_22 5PM Family Service legal.docx Traditional […]
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Advent Worship: A Children’s Christmas Pageant
Posted on December 12, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship, YouthDecember 18, 10:00 AM Lighting of the 4th Advent candle, the candle of Love Share in the love, hope, and joy of the Christmas story as the children & youth stage the annual Christmas Pageant during the worship service. Families should look for more information from Maggie about how they can be involved in this […]
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Remember for the Holidays: COVID Safety
Posted on December 8, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, WorshipJust a reminder as we gather for these sacred occasions during this holy time of year that we want to do what we can to keep ourselves and others healthy. A few things to keep in mind: Stay home and join us on-line if you are not feeling well, especially if you are having upper […]
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Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols This Sunday at 10 (12/11/22)
Posted on December 8, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipPlease join us in person or online for our annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, a beloved tradition from England wherein God’s word is proclaimed and contemplated in a special sequence of readings, prayers, choral anthems and congregational carols and hymns. We weave together scripture, poetry and song, and trace a spiritual progression that […]
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Memorial Service for Marsha Lamson
Posted on December 5, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, WorshipYou are invited to Marsha Lamson’s Memorial Service on Saturday, December 10th at 11am in the sanctuary. The service will be live-streamed at this link https://youtu.be/D7-lb7E_SnU and will “go live” about 15 minutes before the service begins. For those attending in-person, there will be a reception in Chidley Hall immediately following the service. Here is a link to […]
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Join us for Communion Worship This Sunday at 10 am in the Sanctuary (12/05/22)
Posted on December 2, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipWe look forward to seeing you on the Second Sunday of Advent to share communion and gather in community. The Little family will light the Advent candle of peace. Our Scripture readings are Isaiah 1:1-10 and Luke 1:39-56. Maeve Hammond’s sermon will focus on Mary’s Magnificat. Afterwards, we invite the congregation to join in the […]
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A Festival of Lessons and Carols
Posted on November 28, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, WorshipDecember 11, 2022 at 10 am in the Sanctuary and livestream Please join us on Sunday, December 11 at 10:00 am. for First Congregational Church’s annual Festival of Lessons and Carols, a beloved Advent tradition from England wherein God’s word is proclaimed and contemplated in word and song: a special sequence of readings, prayers, choral […]
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