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Dear FUMC Family and Friends, What is the best time of the day for you? Are you more productive in the morning, the afternoon, the evening, or, perhaps, late at night? My mother is a morning person. For part of her childhood she …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Sandra got a new Bible today. In the front of it there are pages to record important family information, such as weddings and names of family members. It reminds me of the large, old family Bible my …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, This Sunday is Pentecost. Early Methodists, following the Anglican tradition, called it Whitsunday, or Whitsun. This practice lasted well into the 20th century. In fact, I have a copy of the 1944 Methodist Book of Worship which calls …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, While attending a family wedding in Costa Rica a few months back, I encountered the phrase “Pura Vida” over and over. Though probably unofficial, it is the motto of Costa Rica. If you translate it literally, it …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, As I wrote in a recent E-News article, I attended my first Boston Marathon this year. The section of the racecourse where I was standing was just a few miles before “Heart Break Hill.” Soon the runners …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, As you may be aware, on May 1, conservative United Methodists, who have been planning for a long time to leave the denomination over LBGT issues, formally launched a new denomination, the Global Methodist Church. …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, This year, we attended our first Boston Marathon. Every year we talk about going, but something always comes up. However, this year we finally got to go. It was a lot of fun, and another thing is checked …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Growing up, I often heard “April showers bring May flowers.” However, where I lived, the flowers bloomed in March and April, so the saying never made any sense to me. I finally began to appreciate it …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Happy Easter! In the rhythms of the church, Easter is not marked by a day, but by a season. For 50 days, from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday, we celebrate Easter and the gift of the …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, I hope that you are having a blessed Maundy Thursday. This evening we enter into what Christian Tradition calls the Triduum. The Triduum are the 3 days of our commemoration of Jesus’ passion. The Triduum begins at sundown …