by Stacey Hilliard | Sep 24, 2025 | News
On Sunday, September 28, at 10am, we will welcome Rev. Michael Reed to the pulpit to share with us the mission of Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light: to inspire and support people of faith and conscience to respond to climate change and care for the environment. We hope you’ll join us!
About Rev. Reed
Rev. Michael Reed serves as Executive Director of Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light (MassIPL), leading statewide efforts to equip and mobilize faith communities for climate justice and environmental sustainability. An ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church, he holds graduate degrees from the University of Edinburgh (M.Th.) and Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div.). Earlier in his ministry, he founded The Maker’s Place, a United Methodist nonprofit in Trenton, NJ, that brought together hundreds of congregations to support families with young children in poverty. Recently named an Interfaith Innovation Fellow with Interfaith America, Michael is deeply committed to collaboration across religious traditions to bring about transformative social change. He lives in Andover, Massachusetts, with his wife and their two young children.
About MassIPL
Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light (MassIPL) is a statewide network of more than 200 houses of worship across Massachusetts. Our mission is to inspire and support people of faith and conscience to respond to climate change and care for the environment — by helping communities Pray in ways that ground climate action in faith and spiritual values, Actby stewarding their buildings and resources to cut emissions and strengthen community life, and Mobilize around climate as a matter of justice and morality. ‘
To learn more and get involved, visit www.massipl.org, or send a text message to Rev. Michael Reed at (617) 297-8501.
by Stacey Hilliard | Sep 21, 2025 | Sermons
This week we walk with Jacob out of the ford of the Jabbok River as he comes face to face with his brother and his army. The story has always reminded me of one of Jesus’ most famous parables. Watch or read and see if you agree.
– Pastor Anne
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by Stacey Hilliard | Sep 14, 2025 | Sermons
As we continue to follow the story of Jacob, this week we’ll find him at a fork in the road—or, more accurately, a ford in the river. Danger lies both behind and before him and he spends a night stuck there, in the ford of the Jabbok River (pictured here). He is blocked from turning back and in front of him is an army of 400 men with a score to settle. What does he do? Why should you care?
– Pastor Anne
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by Stacey Hilliard | Sep 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
BOOKENDS NEEDED
We appreciate the always generous donation of books to the faire. To improve the shopping experience of our guests on faire day, we need donations of book ends to help display all of those books. If you have any to give or loan, please bring them to the church and give them to Pam Donaldson or leave them on the table outside of the church office on the second floor.
DEADLINE FOR JEWELRY DROP-OFF: OCTOBER 1
If you have Jewelry to donate please drop off at Karen Beals home (8 Wilson St., Winchester) and put in the box on her front steps or you can leave in the office and she will pick it up there. We ask that if you are donating any jewelry please do so by October 1st so that Karen and her committee have time to tag and price. Thank you.
WHITE ELEPHANT
Beginning Sunday November 2nd you are invited to drop off your “white Elephants”. We are asking you to unpack your bags and boxes onto the tables that will be set up in the hallway downstairs in the Sunday School area. You can then put your bags and boxes under the tables to be used at the end of the faire to transfer to the transfer station. Please only donate items that you would want to buy yourself.
Reminder#1: We will not except any electronics, computers, printers, stuffed animals, or pillows.
Reminder #2: We need 3 or 4 people with dump stickers to help take what is left over to the transfer station on Saturday after the Faire.
2025 CHAIRPERSONS
The success of our Holiday Faire is dependent on all of us getting involved. Here are many of the areas in which you might offer your help. If you have any questions, please contact the chairperson leading the area(s) in which you’re interested, or contact Pam Donaldson
Christmas Room – Laura Myers
Cookies Table – Linda Yew
Jewelry – Karen Beals
Bake Table – Sue Powers
Boutique – Sandra & Sonja Lawson, & Joanne Hobson
Books – Audrey Killion
Luncheon – Colin & Linda Simson
Publicity – Rosemary Monk
Apple Pie Making – Carol &Warren Butt
White Elephant/Books – MaryJane Sullivan
by Stacey Hilliard | Sep 8, 2025 | Archived
On Wednesday, September 17, 9:30am-3:30pm, Rolling Ridge will offer a “Day Apart” retreat they’re calling “God in Yoga.” God in Yoga approaches yoga through a Christian lens. Participants will explore a means of alleviating the stress that is so much a part of today’s world.
No yoga experience required. The day will include “breath prayers, scripture in yoga movement, anointing during meditation, a time to listen to God and a different way to pray. The day will consist of gentle yoga, chair yoga, and yoga nidra where we will meditate on God’s Word through lecto divina.”
Learn more and register online, HERE. If you’d like to carpool, contact Bernadette.
Cost: $89 (includes program from 9:30-3:30, pastries and lunch)
