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Dear FUMC Family and Friends, One of the joys that I have been rediscovering since we have begun to move out of the pandemic and its necessary restrictions is eating with friends. In the last few weeks, Sandra and I have …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, There are some important things happening in the next few weeks. 1. After reviewing the changes that the Commonwealth has made to the COVID-19 restrictions, the recommendations of the CDC, the numbers of the vaccinated people …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, Our first Sunday back to in-person worship went smoothly. It was good to be back in person. Everyone worked hard to make it a safe and worshipful morning. Some people still feel uncomfortable gathering indoors in person, and …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, COVID-19 has caused many difficulties over the past year. One of the hardest things has been the inability to gather in community to celebrate the lives and mourn the loss of those who have died. It has …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, As you have probably heard by now, on Sunday, May 2 at 10:00, we will return to in person worship, while continuing to offer virtual worship for those who do not feel safe or who are unable …
As the church reopens for in-person worship, we are also preparing for the return of Sunday school! Beginning on May 2, both virtual and in-person services will include a children’s time, and in-person worship will also offer a Sunday school experience …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, A little over two weeks ago Dr. Walensky, director of the CDC, gave an emotional press conference in which she sat aside her prepared remarks to implore people to continue to observe COVID-19 safety precautions …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, In his book Ethics, Dietrich Bonhoeffer coined that well-loved phrase that “Jesus’ resurrection is God’s yes to the new human being.” Bonhoeffer called it “God’s ultimate, splendid yes.” He went on to write “Humanity does indeed yet live …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, “Come and find the quiet center in the crowded life we lead, find the room for hope to enter, find the frame where we are freed: clear the chaos and the clutter, clear our eyes, …
Dear FUMC Family and Friends, It is 50 degrees out! Can you believe it? There are signs of spring all around. Now, I have lived in New England long enough to know that winter isn’t done. There are still cold …