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Dear friends, What do you really want for Christmas? Children write letters to Santa and adults also make wish lists this time each year. Gifts are received, and lists are checked off. While the gifts may be thoughtful, the sizes …
Dear Friends, Money makes you happy. But, of course, we in the Church already knew that. Conventional wisdom says that money can’t buy happiness. However, research says otherwise – that money can bring happiness – if you spend it on …
Dearest Family: As we come to that point when we must surrender a way of life we have come to cherish, Anona and I must say our “farewell” to you with much sadness. Our hearts, which so often have been lifted …
Dear Church Family, I write this May Gleam article basking in the afterglow of what seemed to me a deeply meaning-ful Holy Week in our church; and I know that I express the gratitude of our congregation for the very …
Dear Church Family: Jesus of Nazareth requests the honor of your presence at a special observance of the Passover Seder Feast, to be held in his honor on Thursday evening, April 17, 2014, be-ginning at 6:00 p.m. This special banquet …
First United Methodist Church is pleased to host the Ithaca College Choir as part of their 2014 Spring Tour! The Ithaca College Choir, under the direction of Dr. Janet Galván, will perform its program “Ithaca, My Ithaca” on Thursday, March …
Dear Church Family: In the fourth chapter of Matthew, as he begins his ministry, Jesus calls for repentance, expects Simon Peter and Andrew to drop their nets and follow him, and calls James and John to leave their Father Zebedee …
Packing UMCOR Health Kits for MLK Weekend Service When: Sunday- January 19th after the 10:30 sanctuary service Why: The United Methodist Committee On Relief is asking United Methodists to provide health kits that can be sent to those dealing with …
Dearly Beloved: Last month we began our Advent journey with the venerable tradition of The Hanging of the Greens. Our liturgy began with several questions concerning how we would prepare our house for the coming of the world’s Savior. In …