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This year our church embarked upon a special undertaking called The Moses Project: A Year of Reflection, Action and Celebration. As part of this, we have partnered with a statewide
Continue readingAn Inspiring Life
Dear Church Family and Friends, I suspect that many people like myself have found themselves deeply moved by the story of Christina-Taylor Green, the nine year old who was killed
Continue readingA Spicy Thanksgiving Reflection
Dear Church Family and Friends, I am a man who likes spicy food, so for me Thanksgiving turkey and mashed potatoes would be insufferably bland without a little help from
Continue readingA Mission and Vision of Love: Letter from the Pastor
Dear Church Family and Friends, In the midst of the recent attention given to the suicides of gay teenagers, a writer for The Nation named Richard Kim made some points
Continue readingThe Mother of All Novels: Letter from the Pastor
Dear Church Family and Friends, Recently, I compiled a list of ten books that I thought I needed to read for one reason or another. I have created similar reading
Continue readingAn Invitation to Monkey Around: Letter from the Pastor
Dear Church Family and Friends, Two years ago my then four-year-old niece introduced me to the pleasures of making monkey bread. For the uninitiated, monkey bread is a sticky, gooey
Continue readingFinding Your Song: Letter from the Pastor
Dear Church Family and Friends, In his most recent book Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone, the world-renowned Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano writes of the unacknowledged, though often stolen and plagiarized,
Continue readingJack Bauer: A Spiritual Role Model?
Dear Church Family and Friends, I have to admit I am sucker for television shows and movies that are full of suspense and political intrigue. Last month marked the end
Continue readingHands Across the Sand
The Mission and Outreach ministry at First Congregational UCC is co-sponsoring a local gathering as part of an international day of action on June 26th. Throughout the world, people will
Continue readingHiking in God’s Cathedral
On Saturday, July 10th, our church hiking group will head to Ramona Falls. Hiking books describe the hike as a moderate 7 mile hike with an elevation gain of 1000
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