Communion is one of the Sacraments that Jesus commanded His followers to celebrate. It is designed in our Reformed tradition to be a communal celebration. COVID-19 and needed practice of social distancing cause us to need to be creative as we...
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Last week I read about a group of people who went on a rafting trip down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon for 25 days, and during that time they were completely cut off from the outside world without cell phone or internet coverage. When...
Read more A Note from Peter Recently a friend shared with me a post from missionaries who are serving in Mexico. In it they said that with more and more countries closing their borders, universities, schools and public events being cancelled for several...
Read more A Note from Peter Recently a friend shared with me a post from missionaries who are serving in Mexico. In it they said that with more and more countries closing their borders, universities, schools and public events being cancelled for several...
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Hello overflow shelter volunteers, A quick and important update for you: The First Pres shelter site has shut down as of Saturday, March 21. City with Dwellings is continuing their incredible diversion work in response to the pandemic. Earlier...
Read more News of the Coronavirus has us all concerned, and I suspect you’re worried about what’s going to happen as the disease spreads just like I am. It’s easy to become fearful and to panic in moments like this. How are we to respond as Christians...
Read more Yesterday we introduced two new documents to our congregation in worship and at the Congregational Meeting. The first is new wording for the Apostles’ Creed which is a Statement of Faith we recite regularly in our worship services at First...
Read moreStrangers in a Strange Land: The Church in an Age of Exile The buds on the trees and lengthening days remind us that spring is just around the corner! And with spring comes the penitential season in the church calendar called Lent, a significant...
Read moreSession approved a new set of goals for a revised building program in its February meeting. You will recall that church leadership paused in its execution of a facilities master plan and building program, one of our 20/20 strategic initiatives...
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The People Walking in Darkness Resources for Family Worship on the Second Sunday of Advent Read Aloud: John 8:12 “Jesus said, I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” Sing or...
Read moreCovenant Partners, In the October 8th edition of 1st This Week, Tim Norton provided an update on our upcoming Egypt trip here. As Tim outlined, the discernment team of Kendra Norton, Rick Wesley, and Katherine Atala has been hard at work to...
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Hello Friends! Fall is upon us! The air is a little more crisp. Pumpkin spice is being added to almost every consumable good imaginable. That means the November discernment trip to Egypt is rapidly approaching! As many of you heard during this...
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