THIS WEEK @ FMC – November 27-December 3, 2024
Happy New Year! I do realize January 1, 2025 is over a month away. However, in the church liturgical year, this week marks the beginning of a new year. Traditionally, the Sunday drawing the church year to a close (the Sunday before Advent begins) is observed as Christ the King Sunday. Themes for this Sunday […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – November 20-26, 2024
Advent begins this year on December 1! To guide our worship services, we’ll be adapting resources created by A Sanctified Art around the theme Words for the Beginning. A devotional booklet with artwork, poetry, hymns, and questions for journaling and reflecting is available. Hard copies are on the table in the foyer at church, and […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – November 13-19, 2024
a blessing for keeping your heart soft when everything is broken (by Kate Bowler) Blessed are you who see it all now. The terrible, beautiful truth that our world, our lives seem irreparably broken. And you can’t unsee it. The hungry kid. The exhausted mom. The woman who wonders if any of this is worth […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – November 6-12, 2024
“What kind of person would I like to be?” … all the time, in every sphere of life, including politics? This identity and purpose clarifying question is at the core of the book The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life, written by Michael Wear, and the focus of our […]
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