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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 …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Yesterday we began our 2022 journey through Lent. It is a journey filled with blessings that will prepare our hearts for the joy of Easter. There are many opportunities from the church this Lent. Below four are highlighted: …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Last week instead of my regular article, I gave this space over to a letter from our partners in ministry in Haiti. One of the ways we have been in ministry with them is providing rice …