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Please join us to celebrate Holy Week this year! Holy week events at FUMC marry community gatherings with our own special FUMC events. Please see the event schedule and bring a friend, we look forward to celebrating with you. Sunday, …
This Sunday is Palm Sunday. It is a wonderful day of celebration as we remember the day Jesus was welcomed by the crowds into Jerusalem. It’s fun to be in a parade. It is fun to wave our psalms and …
Tomorrow is the first day of spring! It has been a cold and snowy winter but soon the flowers will be blooming, and the trees will be full of beautiful, new green leaves. The first flowers are already starting to …
When my daughters were growing up, we loved to take long trips by car. We drove to Chicago, Louisiana, and Prince Edward Island, to name a few of our vacation destinations. On the way, we would do a lot of different things …
Melrose Interfaith Clergy Association Statement on Communal Safety As clergy and faith leaders in Melrose, we stand united by a shared moral commitment to the dignity and sacred worth of every human being. While our faiths differ in practice and …
A Statement on Communal Safety from Melrose Interfaith Clergy Association 2/11/26 Read more »
One of the first things I learned about First United Methodist Church when I first arrived here in July of 2019, it is a church that puts faith into action. We are a congregation that moves beyond our church walls …
SOUP AND SPIRIT Wednesday nights February 25 – March 25 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm. We will gather at 6:30 for soup and a time of study and reflection. The study will be hybrid, so you can join us in person …
There have been several United Methodist bishops who have written pastoral letters to the Church concerning the activities of ICE and the Trump administration’s immigration policy. Below, I am sharing with you the letter by Bishop Jung, Resident Bishop of …
This Sunday in worship, we will be reflecting on Matthew 4:12-23, the story of Jesus calling his first disciples. Matthew’s telling of the call of those first disciples is a story of two kingdoms — the heavenly Kingdom and Rome. …
Most Sunday’s, during prayer time, I ask the question, “where have you seen God in the last week?” This is an important question because it gives us the opportunity to review our week and recognize our blessings. Hopefully, over time, …