In the Christian tradition, we remember that Jesus gathered for a Passover feast the night before he died. We call it “Maundy Thursday” – “Maundy” means “commandment” – as it was on that night that Jesus gave his disciples the commandment to “love one another.” It was also at that meal that Jesus shared the… Read More →
Holy Week at First Christian Church
Holy Week at First Christian Church Join us for the following special services throughout Holy Week: Maundy Thursday Passover Seder, April 17, 7:00 p.m. (What’s this? Read details here!) Good Friday, April 18, Noon (followed by lunch) Easter Sunday, April 20 7:30 Sunrise Service 8:15 Breakfast 9:00 Bible Study 10:00 Easter Worship
Spring starts tomorrow, right?
Who’s tired of winter? Yeah, me too. Yesterday, the schools were closed again, the cars were covered with ice, and everyone was readjusting plans for the umpteenth time since January. I don’t know about you, but this winter is challenging the limits of my flexibility and patience. This winter has been a doozy, all over… Read More →
TWF: Third Wednesday Fellowship Dinner
Join us Wednesday, March 19, at 6:00 p.m., for our monthly TWF dinner. Food will be provided at the March 19th TWF. The menu is fried or rotisserie chicken and chicken nuggets, Mac and cheese, salad, and desert. For TWF this month, Shannon Axtell-Martin of Partners in Health and Wholeness will present FCC’s Silver Level… Read More →
Sifting and Sorting Through Our Lives
Lent began last Wednesday. Rev. Moses traced the sign of the cross with ashes on my forehead. Some people find Ash Wednesday depressing. I appreciated Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber’s discussion of how Ash Wednesday is not depressing but refreshing because we gather to remind each other of the truth: “What is so wonderful about Ash Wednesday… Read More →
More from Nicaragua
An update on my last few days in Nicaragua (Read more about the trip here and here.): Sunday morning, I had the privilege of preaching at Primera Iglesia Mision Christiana (First Christian Mission Church), which is one of the congregations that Laura Jean and Tim work closely with. Since my Spanish is limited primarily to… Read More →
From Nicaragua…
I’m visiting our Global Ministries missionaries, Laura Jean Torgerson and Tim Donaghy in Nicaragua this week. Read more about my trip here. I arrived in Nicaragua late Thursday evening and was greeted at the airport by Tim, who took me (and another visiting friend) to his home in Managua, the capital city. Yesterday, we did some… Read More →
The Church Around the World
I am heading out of town this week for a trip to Nicaragua, to visit a good friend of mine whose family has been serving as Disciples missionaries there for the past several years. I’m looking forward to seeing the good work the church is doing in a very different part of the world. I’ve… Read More →
Ash Wednesday 2014
Join us Wednesday, March 5, at 7:00 p.m., as we begin the season of Lent with our Ash Wednesday service. It’s a simple, but powerful service in which we confess before God that we live in a broken world and pray for forgiveness, reconciliation, and healing.We practice the ancient tradition of receiving ashes on our… Read More →
CMF Annual BBQ–Get your tickets
Help the Christian Men’s Fellowship (CMF) raise funds with its annual BBQ cookout! For $8, you receive 12 oz.BBQ, slaw and two rolls. Pickup will be Saturday, March 8, from 12-5 p.m. Last year the BBQ sold out by 3 p.m.! Tickets are available from CMF participants or the church office. Contact the church office… Read More →