Category Archives: Spire link
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Confirmation 2017: Christianity 101
Posted on January 26, 2017 by Nancy in Latest News, Spire link, Youth10th and 11th Grades Sunday evenings, 5:30-7:00 PM March 5-April 30 Calling all 10th and 11th graders to join us for Confirmation this Spring! Rev. Will, Rev. Judy and Ben will be leading eight sessions that walk the youth through the basics of the Christian faith to increase their knowledge base about our religion while […]
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Strategic Decisions with the Leadership Team
Posted on January 26, 2017 by Nancy in Latest News, Spire linkJanuary 2017 Leadership Team Update If the practical really is divine, then the Leadership Team was very close to God this month as we focused on some strategic financial decisions. In December, the Leadership Team gave our treasurer, Bruce Lauterwasser, the direction to attempt to develop a balanced budget for 2017. In presenting a draft […]
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Special Congregational Meeting, January 8, 2017
Posted on January 26, 2017 by Nancy in Latest News, Spire link, WorshipA Special Congregational Meeting was held in the sanctuary after worship on Sunday, January 8. The meeting was called to hear a report of the Fisk Organ and Ripley Chapel Working Group and to consider two motions. Bruce Alexander, leader of the Working Group, reported on the preparations to undertake the full restoration of the […]
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Learn About the Old Testament at the Library
Posted on January 26, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire linkHopefully you have been noticing the different displays of church library books in the lobby, changing as the season or current church focus changes. This month’s display features books on politics and religion—a timely topic. Come and investigate! The library is also offering an exciting new set of DVDs from The Teaching Company, The Great […]
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Death Over Dinner
Posted on January 26, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire linkSave the Date: March 26, 6:30 PM The Adult Faith Exploration Ministry is hosting a special conversational dinner inspired by two national initiatives: Death Over Dinner and The Conversation Project. Both organizations are dedicated to breaking the taboo regarding conversations about end of life. The project “Let’s Have Dinner and Talk About Death” aims to […]
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Lenten 40 Challenge
Posted on January 26, 2017 by Nancy in Community, Health and Wellness, Spire linkMindfulness provides a simple but powerful route for getting ourselves unstuck, back into touch with our own wisdom and vitality. —Jon Kabat-Zinn We invite you to adopt a health-promoting habit for forty days. You determine the personal lifestyle practice—mind, body or spirit—which fosters greater wellness. Commitment and passion rather than the size of the change […]
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Upcoming Youth Events: Winter/Spring 2017
Posted on December 29, 2016 by Nancy in Latest News, Spire link, YouthHigh School Mission Trip (9th-12th grades) Tuskegee, Alabama February 19 – February 25 SIGN UP HERE! This year we will be heading to Alabama to with with Alabama Rural Ministry. While there, the youth will be helping to fix houses for veterans and the elderly who are on a fixed income and can not afford to make […]
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Bible Study—Four Sundays in January
Posted on December 28, 2016 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire link, WorshipJanuary 8, January 15, January 22, and January 29 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM, Henry Room “Epiphany: the season of the weird. It starts on January 6, twelve days after Christmas, when the Magi, three foreign kings or astronomers or both, arrive at Jesus’ cradle bearing an odd assortment of gifts: gold for a king, […]
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More Light
Posted on December 28, 2016 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire linkThe twelve days of Christmas end on January 6. This marks the beginning of the season of Epiphany in the Christian calendar. Epiphany means “manifestation, disclosure, or revelation.” As the light continues its slow grow with each passing day for those of us in the northern hemisphere, we are invited to reflect upon ways that […]
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Leadership Team December Update
Posted on December 28, 2016 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Spire linkAs we completed our headlong rush through Advent, the Leadership Team pondered this question at our December meeting: What would Jesus think of our celebration of Christmas today? We shared thoughts on how we each preserve meaning in the season personally, as well as how our joint worship can reflect the joy of Christ’s arrival. […]
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