THIS WEEK @ FMC – May 24-June 6, 2023
“What is your only comfort to be courageous in life and in death?” * So begins one of the prayers in a beautiful book written by K.J. Ramsey I ran across when I was just starting to walk down the path of uncertainty leading to a cancer diagnosis. Full of photos and prayers and poems […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – May 17-23, 2023
While they were talking about this [how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread], Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” … and he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – May 10-16, 2023
“Creator Spirit, you clothe the flowers of the field; enable us to rejoice in all the gifts with which you fill us, and may that be enough for us. Amen.” (Voices Together #1018) SUNDAY MORNING Worship at 9:30am The link to join is on our website: www.hutchfmc.org Join 5 minutes early for announcements. COLD, FLU […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – April 26-May 9, 2023
“God of the galaxies, God of the starburst and sunlit morning, God of the forest and shining sea, God of the blooming desert and rolling grasslands – shine on us today and bless us with your presence.” (Anne Rowthorn) PLEASE NOTE: Our next THIS WEEK will post on May 9. Check these announcements regularly for […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – April 12-25, 2023
“The great Easter truth is not that we live newly after death, but that we are to be new here and now by the power of the resurrection.” –Phillips Brooks (1835-1893 American Episcopal clergyman) PLEASE NOTE: Our next THIS WEEK will post on April 25. Check these announcements regularly for events planned for April. SUNDAY […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – April 5-11, 2023
As we journey further into Holy Week, I invite you to take time to enter into and listen to this tender story of friendship, love and insight in the midst of turmoil and conflict. Who do you identify with most in this story and why? What emotions or thoughts come to the surface? Do you […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – March 29-April 4, 2023
While I don’t spend much time on Facebook, there are sometimes some real gems worth reading and sharing. The prayer below was posted by the Northumbria Community, “a dispersed network of people from different backgrounds, streams and edges of the Christian faith.” You can learn more here: https://www.northumbriacommunity.org/ or look for them on Facebook. This […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – March 22-28, 2023
Since the end of January my Monday nights have been full of singing Handel’s Messiah. All of that culminated with Reno Choral Society’s performance this past Sunday afternoon. Monday morning when I woke up, I still had Messiah choruses running through my head, and I keep hearing the various members of my family who also […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – March 15-21
Lent’s invitation to let go, to step into the uncertainty of the unknown, gives rise to a whole range of reactions, resistances, and feelings. This morning my friend, Pastor Steve Garnaas-Holmes’ meditation on Psalm 23 spoke into my own experience of uncertainty, and in case you, too, need some soothing for your soul, I’m sharing […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – March 8-14, 2023
“What have I left undone?” I’m still pondering this question, posed by the man with many possessions to Jesus (in Matthew 19). It has quite a ‘to do list’ feeling to it: what’s the task I have yet to do to be ‘finished’ with achieving eternal life? And, I also hear an openness in the […]
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