Author Archives: Nancy
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Ways to help the Outdoor Church in June
Posted on May 6, 2019 by Nancy in Community, Outreach, Small Groups, Spire linkJune has five Sundays in it, which means an opportunity to help the Outdoor Church! There are many ways you can make a difference! On June 30, we will receive donated ingredients, make sandwiches and send them with 2 or 3 church members to Cambridge who will accompany the Outdoor Church clergy in serving the […]
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Advantages of Solar Power on our Roof
Posted on May 4, 2019 by Nancy in Community, Spire link“[In the face of devastating climatic changes] let our Faith Communities be bold and courageous as we address one of the greatest moral challenges that our world has ever faced. Let us begin a new story, one that is not dependent on fossil fuels…” —Rev. Dr. Jim Antal, author, public theologian and national spokesperson on […]
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Eastertide: Practicing Resurrection
Posted on May 4, 2019 by Nancy in Spire link, Spiritual PracticeSEASONS OF THE SPIRIT We are in the season of Eastertide, the fifty days that stretch from Easter Sunday through Pentecost. In this season we are to be practicing the reality of the new life to which we have been called. Perhaps the prayer from the UCC Book of Worship says it best: “Oh God, […]
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Easter Services 2019
Posted on April 16, 2019 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spiritual Practice, WorshipPlease join us on Easter Sunday, April 21 Sunrise Yoga in the Barn, 5:15 AM, Wright-Locke Farm Dress in comfortable layers and join us for standing poses, light movement and meditation. No mat is necessary. Sunrise Service, 5:45 AM, Wright-Locke Farm On Easter morning before the sun has risen, we gather at Wright-Locke Farm to […]
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Troubling the Waters for the Healing of the World
Posted on March 5, 2019 by Nancy in Community, Spire linkI am so excited to be going to the “Troubling the Waters” conference and training in April. The gathering takes its title from scripture—John 5:1-9 and Isaiah 43:1-9—along with other texts that tell our story of protest and resistance. It was Biblical values that moved our UCC ancestors to lead the abolition movement. They espoused […]
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Can FCCW Become an Energy as well as Spiritual Powerhouse?
Posted on March 5, 2019 by Nancy in Community, Spire linkThe Green Congregation Taskforce For the past months, representatives from Facilities as well as the Green Congregation Taskforce, have been researching and discussing the benefits of equipping FCC with solar panels to generate its own electrical power. Aside from significantly reducing the high cost of electrical usage, a solar generation capability would show that […]
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Getting to Know Kathleen
Posted on March 5, 2019 by Nancy in Community, Health and Wellness, Spire linkOur ministry team does a great job getting to know the congregation, but how well do we know our ministers? The Personnel Team will be interviewing a different member of the staff in each edition of The Spire so we can learn more about what inspires them to serve and how they recharge their batteries. […]
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Seven Deadly Sins on the Path to Wholeness
Posted on March 5, 2019 by Nancy in Health and Wellness, Spire link, Spiritual PracticeDear Friends, In past years as Lent approached, I wrote about “taking up” a Lenten health practice. It might have been fasting after dinner until breakfast, balancing work with exercise or beginning each day with Centering Prayer. These practices replace worn out routines with healthy lifestyle choices. By all means approach Lent 2019 by making […]
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Contemplative Retreat in Nature
Posted on March 5, 2019 by Nancy in Health and Wellness, Latest News, Small Groups, Spire link, Spiritual PracticeRETREAT TO NATURE MAY 17-18 Greetings, On Tuesday, I walked trails at the Church of the Woods, site of our upcoming nature retreat. Sights and sounds of spring are all around. Fifteen participants have registered for the May 17-18 Retreat and on Friday night nine additional church members will join us for the Introduction to […]
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