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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 …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Pretzels, palms, and a good old-fashioned bake sale! I always look forward to worship on Sundays. Worshiping with you in person and virtually is a blessing and a gift. However, this Sunday is extra exciting! It will be …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, As I sit down to write this article the weather is cold. It is 39 degrees out and cloudy. We even had a trace of snow the other day. But there are signs of spring too. It will be …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, On Sunday, March 6, we held a meeting after worship to discuss the United Methodist Church’s decision to postpone the General Conference until 2024. At the meeting, information was shared about the implications of the postponement …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Recently I learned about a Swedish tradition called “Fika.” Fika can be described as a coffee break, but it is much more than that. It is a Swedish ritual. Fikas were first popularized in the early 1900s and …