This Week at FCCLW 1/15/17

Published: Thu, 01/12/17

January 15, 2017

The Enneagram Journey

Beginning Wednesday, January 25th at 6:30 PM, we will be engaging a twelve week study of the Enneagram. The Enneagram is an ancient, newly discovered tool that is beneficial for people in the personal, interpersonal and social spheres of human existence. It is extraordinarily useful because it works. Each of us has life experience that has given us a degree of self-knowledge; however there is always a deepening clarity we discover through our Enneagram type. The awareness that comes is like a light shining in one’s closet.

This 12 week course will be facilitated by Pastor Jason and include teaching by Suzanne Stabile who has 20 years of experience in teaching the enneagram. The cost of the material is $50. You can find out more information on the website.

Journey of the Universe This film presents for the first time an epic story of comic, Earth, and human transformation. Beautifully filmed on the Greek island of Samos, evolutionary philosopher Brian Thomas Swimme weaves a compelling story of the unfolding universe and humanity’s evolving place in it. This engaging narrative combines scientific discoveries in astronomy, geology, biology, ecology and biodiversity with humanistic insights concerning the nature of the cosmos. Big science, big history, big culture, the Journey of the Universe project was created by Brian Thomas Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker with a team of expert scientists, scholars, and filmmakers. Join us on Friday, January 27 for a potluck dinner at 6:00 PM and film and discussion at 6:30. CLICK HERE for more information Souper Bowl of Caring Join us Sunday, February 5th after the worship service for our annual tailgate party sponsored by our Men's Fellowship. We will also be collecting your spare change and bills for CROS ministries in the national Souper Bowl of Caring. This year, we will also be having a chili cook off. If you would like to enter your best recipe, see Christopher Lepard. Tickets will be available for purchase to vote for your favorite! Renewal Book Club The book selection for January is Rise of the Rocket Girls, The Women Who Propelled Us. from Missiles to the Moon to Mars by Nathalia Holt. On Tuesday, January 17 at 6:30 pm in the church parlor, we will be discussing this book and this amazing period of U.S. history when both women and rockets achieved new heights! It is not necessary to read the book to join us for conversation. See As God Sees In this focus scripture, Jesus is baptized by John the baptizer, not the other way around as scripture tells us John would prefer. Jesus’ ministry begins by turning our ideas about him and how God works upside down. God calls us to a deeper relationship with God, a deeper understanding of God, in our baptism. We are called beyond the things we know and understand in the world around us. We are called to imagine how God wants the world to be – how God sees the world. In our own baptism we bathe in waters of Kin-dom understanding and truths. You can watch this week's sermon HERE. This week, play in some water; visit a river, lake, or other body of water; or touch wet fingertips to your forehead in the shower and think about to what God has called you through baptism. Red and White Ball You are invited to attend our annual Valentine’s Day banquet on Friday evening, February 10th at 6:00 PM. There will be a delicious catered dinner, dancing, and a great time with a great group of people. Proceeds from this event will help fund our kitchen renovation fund. Tickets are available Sundays after worship. Facebook Live As much as we love gathering together on Sunday mornings, there are times when we are out of town or otherwise unable to be there in person. You can now watch our worship service live on Facebook right on your computer, tablet, or smart phone. At 10:30 on Sunday just head over to our Facebook page and join us!		Florida U.C.C. Women The First Congregational Church will host the February 4th meeting of the Gold Coast Regional Florida U. C.C. Women (advanced registration required, see Carol Lewis, Ginny Somerville, or Janet Lisle) Toiletries The Mission Committee would like to replenish the following toiletries (sample/trial size, please) for our Community Dinner give-away; Razors Tooth brushes Tooth Paste Hand Sanitizer Small Tissue Packages Online Giving Have you explored the opportunity of electronic giving? You can choose to have a set amount taken from your bank account on a regular basis or you can make a one (or more) time gift by checking account or credit card on our website. Your regular electronic giving means that your gift is available for ministry even when you are away (or forgot your checkbook!). Thank you for your continued support of the ministry of First Congregational Church! Hey, Thanks! You're sharing this newsletter with your friends! More people read (or at least opened) our newsletter than we send out. If there is something here that interests you, it may interest someone else. If a friend sent this to you and you would like to receive it regularly, you can subscribe on our website. Facebook First, go to our page and "Like" us. However, just liking us does not mean that you will see everything we post. Each of our Facebook posts only goes to about 2% of the people who like our page. To make sure you see everything, after you like us, go to the pull-down menu on the "Like" button and click "Get Notifications." This way everything that we post will show up on your own Facebook wall. If you are on Facebook, you can keep up with what is happening "between Sundays" on our Facebook page.