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  • Peach Green Smoothie

    Posted on August 10, 2020 by in Health and Wellness

    Recipe offered by Pam Budner Full of peach flavor, this smoothie perfectly masks the spinach that gives it a green hue. Ingredients 1 cup soy milk, or plant-based dairy 2 scoops vanilla Life Shake Fistful baby spinach 1 green apple, chopped 1 cup frozen peaches Place all ingredients into blender in the order listed. Blend […]

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    50th Anniversary of Earth Day

    Posted on March 12, 2020 by in Environment, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News

    Sunday, April 26, 2020 On Sunday, April 26, First Congregational Church will be commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day.  Worship including participation by our youth, will be followed by a light luncheon and an 11th Hour Presentation focused on Renewable Energy by Professor Dan Kuchma of Tufts University. Given the urgency of climate change, […]

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  • Lent: An Invitation To A Deeper Spirituality

    Posted on March 10, 2020 by in Spire link, Spiritual Practice

    Our Lenten season began on February 26, forty days before Easter, this year celebrated on April 12. Interestingly, Easter is a “moveable feast” whose date is calculated by the lunar calendar. Our world is more accustomed to the “fixed” solar calendar, so Easter offers us a challenge from the beginning, since it cannot be “nailed down” […]

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    Maundy Thursday and Good Friday Vigil

    Posted on March 10, 2020 by 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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  • Ripley Presents: Hank Wonder

    Posted on December 23, 2019 by in Community, Latest News, Ripley

    Where the twang of Classic Country meets the grit of Southern Soul! Friday, January 10, 2020, 7:30 PM A Special Coffee House concert, featuring Hank Wonder, in celebration of the renovation of Ripley Chapel. Somewhere on the musical map, where the twang of Classic Country meets the grit of Southern Soul, Hank Wonder marks a […]

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  • Service of Light 2019

    Posted on December 11, 2019 by in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Spire link, Spiritual Practice, Worship

    The Service of Light is one way our church family remembers those who experience a loss of joy this holiday season. Designed to move from darkness to hope, the music, readings and candle lighting in the warmth of community open us to God’s quiet presence. We pray that our lives will be graced with the true gifts of the season, a peace which surpasses all understanding; Love Divine and encouragement that sustains us though the longest night.

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