Category Archives: Worship

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  Join Us for Worship Streaming This Sunday at 10 am (March 29, 2020)

  Posted on March 27, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  It’s the 5th Sunday of Lent and we’ll be streaming the worship service again from the sanctuary at 10am on Sunday morning. We approach the 5th word of the 7 Last Words of Jesus from the Cross and listen to Jesus’ gutted cry:  “I thirst!” How does his thirst meet ours in this season of Lent and […]

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  Join Us Virtually on Sunday at 10 am (March 22, 2020)

  Posted on March 21, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  Week two of worshiping together while apart. We heard a lot of encouraging feedback from last Sunday and some helpful suggestions. We hope that today will connect us on even deeper ways – although I don’t think much could compete with those beautiful babies. We are continuing our Lenten theme of the Seven Last ‘Words’ […]

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  Suspending In-Person Worship and Activities at First Congregational

  Posted on March 13, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Worship

  March 12, 2020 Dear Friends, When the ministers and staff of First Congregational Church met yesterday for our weekly meeting, we were greeted with the news that two adult Winchester residents tested positive for COVID-19 and were isolating at home. This news coupled with 92 state cases and the State of Emergency declared by Governor […]

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  Maundy Thursday and Good Friday Vigil

  Posted on March 10, 2020 by Nancy in Spiritual Practice, Worship

  April 9-10 Jesus asked his disciples to stay awake and pray with him during his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before his death. We respond to Jesus’ call by holding vigil in our still and darkened Sanctuary, being present with Creator, Christ, and Spirit overnight from Maundy Thursday into Good Friday.  After the […]

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  First Congregational Church and Coronavirus

  Posted on March 6, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship, Youth

  Dear Church, Your Ministry Team and Staff have been in conversation about our church’s response to the Coronavirus outbreak; what we need to be doing now and what we might need to be prepared for in the future. We see three levels that we’d like to address with you at this juncture. FIRST, we wanted […]

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  Join Us for Worship This Sunday at 10 am (March 8, 2020)

  Posted on March 5, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  This Sunday is the second in the season of Lent. We will continue the preaching series on the seven last words of Christ. This week, Rev. Judy will preach on Jesus’ words to the criminal who hangs beside him: “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” The choir will continue […]

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  Music Notes for Lent

  Posted on March 4, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  Each week, the FCCW Choir will provide a movement of Haydn’s dramatic and moving oratorio,  Die sieben letzen Worte des Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Our Savior on the Cross), Hob.XX:2.  Originally composed as an orchestral work in 1786, Haydn subsequently made a string quartet arrangement, solo keyboard version and, finally, an […]

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  Join Us for Worship & Communion This Sunday at 10 am (March 1, 2020)

  Posted on February 28, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  We begin Lent this Sunday and our worship series on the 7 Last Words of Jesus from the cross. The first “word” is from Luke’s account of the crucifixion: “Father forgive them; for they know not what they do.” Rev. Will’s sermon will be focused on this phrase and the choir, accompanied by the Aryaloka String Quartet, will […]

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  Ash Wednesday Service Feb 26, 2020

  Posted on February 20, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ripley, Worship

  Join us for a brief service in a candle-lit Ripley Chapel to begin Lent this Wednesday at 7 pm. The service is a time of preparation and reflection for the 40 days to come when we remember our human mortality and dependence upon God. We’ll gather in the round and share in scripture, song, and […]

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  Join Us for Worship this Sunday at 10 am (February 23, 2020)

  Posted on February 20, 2020 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Worship

  In many ways this Sunday seems like the most ordinary of Worship Services, but in one way it marks a big transition in our Worship life. This Sunday is Transfiguration Sunday – the last Sunday before Lent, Holy Week and Easter. A mist of our Jewish roots floats through it. The Choir will sing a Hebrew Blessing, as […]

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