Stories of the Cross - January 2021
A source of gratitude Several weeks ago, a nurse was reviewing their morning lists for things that I keep track of. Different tasks to...
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Pastor Bill
- Jan 4, 2021
- 4 min
"Getting Parsonal" - January 2021
I’ve decided on my New Year’s resolution for 2021: to be grateful. My goal will be to live day by day, week by week, even moment by...
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Pastor Bill
- Dec 2, 2020
- 4 min
"Getting Parsonal" - December 2020
I have long been fascinated by the varying rate that we can perceive that time is passing. There are moments when it passes very quickly...
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Becky Smith
- Nov 23, 2020
- 1 min
Hike For Hope -2020
This year Lazarus House held their annual Hike for Hope, although like most fundraisers this year they had to re-imagine it due to the...
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Josh Ferry
- Nov 6, 2020
- 2 min
Stories of the Cross - November 2020
From Rev. Bill: I’ve carried the little, wooden cross in my left pocket almost every day since they first were made available at First...
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Pastor Bill
- Nov 6, 2020
- 3 min
"Getting Parsonal" - November 2020
Shaped like a thick, yellow bowl with a plunger poking out of it, the first anchor I saw in person was not at all what I had expected. It...
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Outreach Committee
- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
Outreach News - October 2020
OUTREACH NEWS: Random Acts of Kindness Ministry As we say goodbye to summer and welcome fall, we still find ourselves living with the...
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Josh Ferry
- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
Stories of the Cross - October 2020
...God places people in our path that are meant to be there, both for our comfort and for us to comfort others.
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First Church
- Oct 1, 2020
- 3 min
"Getting Parsonal" - October 2020
Now is the right time for planting hopes and dreams in God’s promised future.
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Pastor Bill
- Sep 2, 2020
- 3 min
"Getting Parsonal" - September 2020
September is here. Already? Finally? Really? How?!
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Outreach Committee
- Sep 2, 2020
- 2 min
Outreach | Random Acts of Kindness | September 2020
For September, we would like to start with kindness for yourself. In times of stress and uncertainty, it is important to remember that we...
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Josh Ferry
- Sep 2, 2020
- 2 min
Stories of the Cross - September 2020
We only know how each of us is drawn to the wood – the smoothness, ridges, and the way it feels in our hands.
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First Church
- Aug 25, 2020
- 2 min
The Chapel School - August 2020
We continue to work over the Summer to prepare for our “new normal” opening for The Chapel School. We are writing our reopening...
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First Church
- Aug 25, 2020
- 4 min
Outreach | Random Acts of Kindness | August 2020
Why is kindness important? It is important to us as social beings, which have lived in community throughout all time, because we rely...
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First Church
- Aug 25, 2020
- 2 min
Stewardship - August 2020
Spreading joy, friendship and compassion is a cornerstone of First Church. We have seen this time and time again during weekly worship...
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First Church
- Aug 12, 2020
- 2 min
Stories of the Cross - August 2020
You never know when someone will cross your path and make a difference.
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Pastor Bill
- Aug 6, 2020
- 2 min
"Getting Parsonal" - August 2020
As I head inside, I remind myself to savor these summer days. The heat will not be with us long, though in the coming weeks, it may...
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First Church
- Jul 9, 2020
- 4 min
"Getting Parsonal" - July 2020
As a child I was fascinated by worship. I observed the pastors and congregation closely on Sundays, not only listening for the sounds of...
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First Church
- Jul 7, 2020
- 1 min
Stories of the Cross - July 2020
A source of beauty A member of First Church went to see an ailing aunt and uncle at their home. It was important to see them, as her...
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First Church
- Jun 15, 2020
- 4 min
"Getting Parsonal"- June 2020
Though as recently as last weekend we had a chill in the air sufficient to make me contemplate lighting a fire in the parsonage...
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