Dear First Pres,
Last weekend, thirty-two of our elementary students went to winter camp at Sugar Pine along with five FPC cabin-counselors. Looking at the camp picture, I felt like I went back in time to Where's Waldo...only this time it's "Where's Miss Margie?" Can you find the FPC'ers in the picture?
Dear First Pres,
Dear First Pres,
The Lenten season has begun; last night’s Ash Wednesday service was a wonderful start to this special season in the life of the church set aside for spiritual reflection, renewal, and restoration. Last night’s Old Testament reading was Joel 2:1-17 in which the prophet urges the people of God to return to their Lord with all their hearts. They had fallen away from God, and His judgment was looming. Still, God’s call was for them to return to Him.
Dear First Pres,
Dear First Pres,
Dear First Pres,
Dear First Pres,
You might find it odd, but I love our annual congregational meeting. I love getting the chance to celebrate God’s faithfulness. I love getting the chance to talk together about what’s happening in the coming year. I love creating space for a dialogue with the congregation about the future of our church.
It was very moving for me on Sunday morning to see so many of you come forward to remember your baptisms with thanksgiving and resolve. I know that this time of remembrance is a bit of new thing around FPC, so I’m grateful for your willing participation. My own baptism seems so long ago; it is an incredible blessing to me to experience the physical reminder that I belong to Christ as the New Year begins. I pray it was and is for you.
Dear First Pres,
Dear First Pres,
