This Sunday- halfway between Christmas and New Years Day- in the waning days of a year filled with much tumult and also some reasons for hope, is a fine time for a holy pause. No need to rush, no fireworks, nothing to buy or prove or produce. In the pause, let us stop and see … Continue reading What We Need Is Here
Join us for our traditional service of lessons, carols, and candlelight. The service traditionally concludes with the electric lights turned off, and then congregation lighting their candles from one common source, passing the flame down the pews, “sharing the Christmas light” with each other as we sing “Silent Night.”
We retell the stories of Jesus’ birth, following the stars and the Magi to a migrant baby far from home.This is a semi-rehearsed interactive pageant-lite. Both adults and children: if you want to read a line or two, or dress up like Mary and Joseph, please contact Rev. EB by Friday, December 13. Children who … Continue reading Rulers and Refugees
On this Sunday, we center in the inherent worthiness of every person and our witness against mass incarceration. We hear from congregants participating in Partakers’ “College Behind Bars” program providing community mentoring for incarcerated women and men pursuing their degrees and educational opportunities. We will also take a special collection for Partakers.
We retell the stories of Jesus’ birth, following the stars and the Magi to a migrant baby far from home.This is a semi-rehearsed interactive pageant-lite. Both adults and children: if you want to read a line or two, or dress up like Mary and Joseph, please contact Rev. EB by Friday, December 13. Children who … Continue reading Rulers and Refugees
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A new season of joy, of giving and receiving and a new year of dreams and promises are fast approaching. This Sunday let us reflect on how we can enhance the way we usually relate to others, and especially during this holiday season by practicing a more compassionate and generous rule than the proverbial golden … Continue reading The Golden Rule. Can It Be Improved?
The church is about to finish the last major projects in our recent capital campaign. In this season of thanksgiving, let’s take a moment to remember what we’ve accomplished, what it means for our congregation and community, and pause to be thankful for all that.
On this Sunday, we reflect on the strengths of our congregation, in a service led by members of the Growing First Church Task Force. Conversation will continue over lunch in the church hall from 12:30-2.
Join Rev. Rosemary for a service exploring what it means to listen with intention to different kinds of soundscapes: human, natural, and musical.
