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Live in-person and live streamed from the stunning Ripley Chapel, please join us for our final concert of the 2025-26 season – Solar Winds and “Impressions of Spring,” a compelling and inspiring program of music written especially for woodwinds.
Solar Winds […]
Last Saturday, our church provided a fun Cuban-themed dinner for the guests at The Dwelling Place in Woburn. Huge thanks to our posse of volunteers: John and Kris Montgomery, Sarah and Andy Gallop, Marianne Iacuzio, Susan Sawyer, and Jonathan and Betsy Goodell.
And […]
Last Sunday, a group of Junior Forum and Forum members ranging from sixth grade to senior year helped support our annual Youth Sunday worship service. If weren’t able to attend the service, we certainly encourage you to watch the livestream […]
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The Pine Ridge Service-Learning trip participants send a BIG thank you to everyone who helped donate and/or participated at the Palm Sunday Fundraiser. We were able to raise ~$3000 to support the trip costs and to purchase supplies to bring to […]
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“If they remained silent, the stones would shout out.” (Luke 19:40).
On the day of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the religious authorities demanded that his disciples remain quiet. Yet, Jesus knew that his people and all Creation could not help […]
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Jesus told this parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed.
Though the smallest of all seeds, it grows into a tree so that birds perch in its branches.”
Matthew 13:31-32
At the heart of Jesus’ teaching is the […]
Take an exciting road trip with Stepping Stones Adventure this summer! Along the way, we’ll explore, make new friends, and learn how to spread God’s love by choosing kindness—at home, at church, and everywhere we go! 3 Days for FREE […]
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This Week in Worship
This Sunday, members of our Junior Forum and Forum youth groups will help lead worship! Guided by our lectionary readings from Psalm 16 and John 20:19-23 and using liturgy from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s UWorship Resource, we […]
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Health & Wellness Ministry presents an Eleventh Hour talk, Collaborative Problem Solving: Curiosity Over Conflict
Sunday, April 19 after worship in the Palmer Room
Our speaker, Lizzie Linn, is returning to FCCW after her well-attended talk last spring, Mindfulness: Practice Being Present. We hope […]
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“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”
–Charles Dickens.
Dear Members and Friends of First Congregational Church:
Hello from your Outreach […]
