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Thursday, Dec 18, 2025 at 7 PM
Ripley Chapel (no livestream)
The Service of Light, held in Ripley Chapel, is a beautiful reflective ritual of prayer, candle lighting, readings and cello music. The service acknowledges the darkness and difficulty of the season for many […]
Sunday, Dec.14, 10:00 am
In the Sanctuary and livestreamed
Please join us on Sunday, December 14 at 10:00 am. for First Congregational Church’s annual Festival of Lessons and Carols, a beloved tradition from England where God’s word is proclaimed and contemplated in […]
Sunday, Dec. 21st 10 AM
Share in the love, hope, and joy of the Christmas story as the children & youth stage the annual Christmas Pageant during the worship service on Sunday, December 21st. Please sign up for one of the many […]
Sun. Dec 14 after worship
in Chidley Hall
Bakers Wanted! Junior Forum and Forum are asking bakers to donate homemade cookies or any number of specialty items such as truffles, seasonal breads, confections, etc., for their annual Cookie Walk. This fundraiser helps […]
The FCCW Outreach Ministry would like to thank our wonderful and generous congregation for all of the support over the last year.
Most recently, during the fall “Just Peace” offering, you raised $3,430 for Friendship Home, an overnight respite and activity center in […]
Hildegard Reanimated – Vision in Vision
Passionate and daring, The Pandora Consort crafts re-imagined programs dedicated to historically under-represented voices.
Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 pm
Live in person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel, First Congregational Church is pleased to present […]
Today, we are recognizing and remembering our lost non-binary, trans, and gender-expansive siblings on Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR). Twenty-six years ago, transgender activists organized the first TDoR in Boston (Trans Remembrance Project). Co-founded in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith […]
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The Outreach committee is excited to launch this year’s Giving Tree. This is one of the most important thing we do together as a congregation – putting our faith into action and making our theme of ‘Walking in Love’ real.
We […]
Dear Church,
I’m sorry that some of you continue to receive scam emails from someone posing as me or someone else on staff, requesting money or gift cards or whatever else. This continues to happen to many churches where the scammers are […]
With the government shutdown and the recent uncertainty around SNAP benefits, we are addressing food insecurity with renewed focus. As we move toward the holiday season, please consider donating a grocery gift card to help those who need food assistance.
For those […]
