I won’t presume to know how you all are feeling, exactly. If you’re like me, you might feel a bit like we’ve entered the Twilight Zone–more than once I’ve had to ask someone what day of the week it is….
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There is a movement that is always afoot in Christian circles. It’s a movement to return to the worship ways of the early church, the one that formed in the wake of Christ’s crucifixion. Some folks will become disenchanted (not…
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Get in a Prayerful Way this Lent As Christians at Lent, we cannot avoid the wilderness. So, let’s not run from it, let’s go into the wilderness with Jesus. “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness…
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The Pastoral Relations Committee meets on Sunday, Feb 16th at 11:30am in the Pastor’s Office.
How woke are you? You’re familiar with that term, “woke”? It’s a word that means being aware of the reality around you, specifically when it comes to systemic oppression as we often talk about when we look at the racism…
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About that “and” . . . Welcome to and. It’s where we all are right now, that stepping stone between before and after. In fancy vocabulary terms, that “and” represents my favorite word: liminal. Liminal means the space, place, or…
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by Vicki Harris Good-bye’s are never easy, even when they are tied to joyful occasions! Sunday, January 5, was not only the first Sunday of a new year, a year when we have the awesome opportunity to welcome a fantastic…
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You are cordially invited to Nikki Shaw’s Ordination on January 5th at 2 pm at Peace United Church of Christ, 9123 Aboite Center Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46804. Nikki, who will join us in January as our new settled pastor,…
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The Advent wreath is a traditional fixture in Christian worship, anticipating the coming of Christmas. It is a relatively brief, compact season in the church’s liturgical observance, consisting of four weeks. The wreath is adorned with four candles (typically three…
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Dear Friends, It was a thrill to receive the news that following the worship service on November 3rd, the congregation voted to summon Nikki Shaw as FCUCC’s next Pastor and Teacher. I’m quite happy for the church, the Pastoral Search…
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