Category Archives: Youth

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  YOUTH VILLAGES BackPack Heroes Collection Drive 2026

  Posted on July 20, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Latest News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities, Youth

  The Outreach Committee and all of us at FCCW have a long standing partnership with Youth Villages and their mission to support kids and youth with behavioral and emotional issues – working to keep them in their homes and support transitional placements as well. One of their major initiatives is to provide each Youth Villages kids […]

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  Pine Ridge Reservation Service-Learning Update Poetry, pictures, and reflections by trip participants

  Posted on July 6, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Mission Trip, Outreach, Small Groups, Worship, Youth

  Dear FCCW family: greetings from Pine Ridge, South Dakota and the Re-Member compound! You are very present in our hearts and spirits as we work to serve and learn together with our Lakota relatives here on the reservation. Halfway through our week here, we have already experienced extraordinary grace, beauty, suffering, and compassion. The reservation […]

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  Pine Ridge Service-Learning Trip

  Posted on June 25, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Justice, Latest News, Mission Trip, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities, Youth

  This Saturday we are sending out 11 members of our church to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, to spend time learning from and serving the Lakota community through the local organization Re-Member. We thank you for the support you’ve given this effort through the Christmas Offering and the youth bake sale and we ask […]

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  Summer Reading Roadtrip Challenge!

  Posted on June 25, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Youth

  Summer Reading Roadtrip Challenge! Pick up your reading challenge bingo board from the church lobby or download it here. Then borrow one of the suggested books from the Stepping Stones Library to get started!

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  Church Bike Ride this Saturday, June 20!

  Posted on June 18, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Small Groups, Youth

  Please join us for a Church Bike Ride this Saturday, June 20, at 1:00 PM. We’ll meet at Michelle & Rich Crawford’s house in East Arlington at 1:00 and bike to Lexington Center via the Minuteman Bike Path. Once in Lexington Center, we’ll take a break, re-group, and then bike back to the starting point, so […]

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  Children & Youth News 06/18/26

  Posted on June 18, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Youth

  Children & Youth   Stepping Stones will gather for our last time before summer vacation for a lesson on Timothy and Paul and talk about the people in our lives who encourage us to be close with God and how we can encourage others.   And we are kicking off our Summer Reading Roadtrip Challenge! […]

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  Summer Picnic – June 14, 2026

  Posted on June 5, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities, Worship, Youth

  Annual Summer Church Picnic Dear Fellow Congregants, the annual Summer Picnic is just around the corner on June 14th, and the Justice Ministry want to make it another delicious celebration this year. We are hoping that some of you would be willing to help contribute to the feast; we have the basics covered, but we’d […]

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  Congregation 360 Minister Survey

  Posted on May 30, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Grieving in Community, Health and Wellness, Justice, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Ripley, Worship, Youth

  The Personnel Ministry is pleased to invite the entire congregation to participate in our Congregation 360 Minister Survey. This survey is an important opportunity for us to hear directly from you about the ministry and leadership of our pastors, Will and Maeve, and our other two Ministers, Jane and Maggie. The Personnel Ministry reviews the […]

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  The Outdoor Church in Cambridge

  Posted on May 27, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Justice, Latest News, Outreach, Volunteer Opportunities, Youth

  Sandwiches & Walkers Needed Sunday, May 31st, 2026 from 2-5 pm We are looking for sandwich makers and a couple walkers for Outdoor Church on Sunday afternoon May 31st. We meet at Harvard Epworth Methodist Church (1555 Mass Ave) at 2pm on Sunday afternoon, deliver sandwiches to the homeless in Harvard Square and Central Square […]

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  Stepping Stones & Youth Update 5/21/26

  Posted on May 22, 2026 by Sarah Marino in Community, Worship, Youth

  Stepping Stones will be taking a break this Sunday for Memorial Day Weekend but will return next week with a special Stepping Stones Stuffy Sunday! Bring your favorite stuffed animal to church on May 31st!! We will be sharing what we do at church with our favorite stuffed friends. Youth Programming In observance of Memorial Weekend, Junior […]

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