A message from the Pastor: February/March 2015
Dear friends, When I make a cake, one of the first steps is to line the cake pans with waxed paper. I trace around the outside edge of the pan onto the paper and then I cut out the circle. …
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Ash Wednesday at FUMC
Renew your spiritual connection during the season of Lent, beginning on Ash Wednesday, February 18. Join us for a simple soup supper at 6:30 followed by worship at 7:30 p.m. – a service that will help us to mark the …
Blizzard Notice :: Sunday, February 15
We expect a blizzard from Saturday 2/14 night through Sunday 2/15. Mayor Dolan will be declaring a state of emergency, including a parking ban, from 11:30 pm Saturday 2/14 through Monday morning. There will be no Sunday School or choir …
A message from the Pastor: January 2015
Dear friends, This issue of the Gleam goes to press in the midst of Christmas preparations. The or- gan has been tuned. The poinsettias are in the office, staying warm till Christmas Eve. A big pile …
A Gift of Love
Looking for the perfect gift for someone who has everything? Why not save a life in their name? The Christmas Tree in the sanctuary is covered with ornaments which our Sunday School children have created. When you make a $10.00 …
A message from the Pastor: December 2014
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 …
A message from the Pastor: November 2014
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 …
A Message from Our Pastor: June
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 …
A Message from Our Pastor: May
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 …