THIS WEEK @ FMC – December 11-24, 2024
An excerpt from the Third Sunday of Advent reflection: Do the Good that is Yours to Do (by Kayla Craig; part of A Sanctified Art: Words for the Beginning worship resource) This Advent, in the quiet spaces of our hearts, where God’s still, small voice speaks, we are called to discern what is ours to […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – December 4-10, 2024
A prayer for Advent: Almighty God, who came to us long ago in the birth of Jesus Christ, be born in us anew today by the power of your Holy Spirit. We offer our lives as home to you and ask for grace and strength to live as your faithful, joyful children always. Through Jesus […]
Read postTHIS 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 […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – October 30-November 5, 2024
Relationship and community building are one of the many reasons I’m grateful for the work and ministry of Mennonite Central Committee. Our Wednesday evening sessions have already given us a glimpse of this “faith in action” through stories and updates giving concrete examples of love of enemy and neighbor alike. I also find MCC’s e-memo […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – October 16-29, 2024
Season of Creation 2024 Prayer Triune God, Creator of all, we praise you for your goodness, visible in all the diversity that you have created, making us a cosmic family living in a common home. Through the Earth you created, we experience love and nourishment, home and protection. We confess that we do not relate […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – October 9-15, 2024
For The Healing of the Nations This hymn has stuck with me this week, especially as we lament the anniversary of October 7, including all that came before and all that has come after. The weight of this (and other) conflicts resulting in tragic and senseless destruction of humanity and creation is something we must […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – October 2-8, 2024
Creating God, Your Fingers Trace Creating God, your fingers trace the bold designs of farthest space Let sun and moon and stars and light and what lies hidden praise your might. Sustaining God, your arms uphold earth’s mysteries know or yet untold. Let water’s fragile blend with air, enabling life, proclaim your care. Redeeming God, […]
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