Worship Series "Drawn In"
How Do You Create? During our worship series on creativity, "Drawn In," we want to hear from you! How do you join God in making the world a better, more beautiful place? Do you take pictures, play an instrument, work with the homeless, write? We are looking for people to share music during our prelude or share a testimony about how they create. See Jason if you are willing
to share!
The sixth and final movie in our Foreign Film series is coming up soon. Join us at 6:30 PM on Friday, February 8th to watch the documentary, “A Small Act” - the story of Chris Mburu, who, as a child in Kenya, received a scholarship to attend secondary school, funded by a generous
stranger in Sweden.
An apt close to our film series, this true tale illustrates our theme of ordinary people stretching to reshape their lives in hope-filled ways. Because of violent scenes, this is not a film for children.
Our schedule for the evening:
6:30 PM - gathering, chatting, snacks provided
6:45 PM - a What’s Next? conversation
7:00 PM - movie
8:30 PM - a brief break for those who need to leave, then a discussion about the film
Gleaning
Saturday, February 9th is our annual church-wide gleaning day! While some in our congregation glean every Saturday, once a year we all take part together. What is gleaning you ask? It is the practice of going into fields that have either already been harvested or left unharvested to pick fresh produce that goes to food banks in Palm Beach County. This is a great way to quite literally do the heavy lifting of helping to ease hunger
in Palm Beach County. We hope you will join us.
Church Campout Overnight
March 9-10
If you enjoy camp activities including nature hikes, canoeing, fishing, swimming (in March) and singing around a campfire, please sign up to join church members at Everglades Youth Conservation Camp for an overnight on Saturday, March 9-10. The activities will start with lunch on Saturday
and conclude after lunch on Sunday. Cost is $15.00 per person for food and either $9 per person if you have a tent, or $12 per person for a bed in a cabin. Deadline for signing up is February 17. See Marilyn Stone for a reservation form or contact her at 605-464-0428 or stonemarilyn@gmail.com
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On Sunday February 24th and March 3rd, we're taking requests! Is there a spiritual topic you would like to hear Pastor Jason address? What are some of your favorite songs and hymns that we haven't sung in a while? Let us know on your Connection Card and we will
incorporate some into our worship on these Sundays.
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Busy:
Reconnecting With an
Unhurried God
The season of Lent has often been a time when we think about "giving something up”—a holdover from its penitential flavor in the medieval church. But what if we thought less about "giving up" and more about "making room?" In this Lent series, we will find out what it
really costs to be so busy. Let us reconnect to an unhurried God. Join us for what promises to be a unique worship experience beginning Sunday, March 10th.
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Nehemiah Action April 8th
Our justice ministry's annual Nehemiah Action will be Monday evening, April 8th, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. This is the one time a year when we ALL come out and join 3000 other people of faith in holding our public officials accountable in insuring that all the residents of Palm Beach County are
treated fairly with justice. This year we are focusing on the issues of homelessness and police and community relations. Our people are our power - mark your calendars now to join us.
| Ash Wednesday is March 6th this year. Join us from 5:45 - 6:30 in the sanctuary for a brief service of song, scripture, and prayer as we enter the season of Lent, a period of more intentional attention to our spiritual lives.
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Sunday, 2/24
11:30 a.m.
(after Sunday services)
This is a fundraiser to benefit our own Jolynn Spangler in her ongoing efforts to be re-united with her daughter, Joyce!
Any contributions to the sale can be dropped off at the church office on or before Friday 2/22 between the hours of 9:00 am and 2:00 pm.
| Barbara and Brenda have retired from weekly cooking of our Church
Community Dinner. The service and fellowship of this program continues. Right now Janet Lisle and Marilyn Stone are coordinating the program. If you like to cook or have a menu idea, please contact Marilyn or Janet. You are not signing up to be the cook every week, just for the week you choose. You also don't need to do all the preparation, others are willing to help. We have 20 volunteers who help with various tasks and cleanup. Come share your skill and experience
and join the fun!
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WPB City Commission
Mini-Action
We have the opportunity to practice justice next Monday afternoon (2/11). The West Palm Beach City Commission will be discussing providing $35,000 to the Community I.D.’s program. This money is desperately needed to get the program up and running by March. We will be meeting in the West Palm
Beach City Hall courtyard at 4:45 to prepare to be in the meeting at 5:00 PM. See Pastor Jason for more information.
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23RD 2:00 p.m.
In this spirited and uplifting folk musical, a young parolee starts her life anew in Gilead, Wisconsin, and the moribund town begins to awaken with
her.
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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. | 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!
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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!
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