A note from Stacey
Dear Friends, Last fall, your Leadership Team decided to designate 2016 as a year of growing deeper in faith at First United Methodist Church. Being a follower of Jesus means many things to many people and there are many ways …
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A Note from our Pastor
In the church, during January and February we observe the season of epiphany. Epiphany comes from a Greek word that means “manifestation” or “sudden appearance.” This season lasts from Jan. 6 until the beginning of Lent (very early this year …
A note from our Pastor
Dear friends, Every year, we say we’re going to cut back, simplify, and have a family Christmas that focuses on the real reason for the season – Jesus. But every year, advertisements beckon, the children plead, and it seems easier …
A note from Stacey
Dear friends, “If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything had become new! All this is from God…” (1 Corinthians 5:17,18) Sometimes I think we should celebrate the New Year on …
From the Pastor
Dear friends, “The main thing is to keep the main the main thing.” Rick Warren reminds us of this old adage. Warren is a pastor and spiritual leader and author He reminds us that it is important for a church …
Pastor Stacey’s Summer List
Dear friends, These wonderful, precious days of the New England summer have begun, inviting us to a change of pace. Time with friends and family, opportunities to enjoy God’s creation, a chance to step outside some of our usual routines. …
A Message from the Pastor for April & May 2015
Dear friends, Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! The signs of Christ alive in the world are all around us, if we have eyes to see and ears to hear. On Easter the sanctuary was filled with those who …
A message from the Pastor Lent and Holy Week
Dear friends, Easter is quickly approaching and we look forward to the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection. But before Easter comes Holy Week. Sometimes we may be tempted to skip over the pain and the questions and the struggles of Holy …
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. …
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 …