This summer, we are going with Jesus to the mountain and hearing his ideas about how life works best for us. We have begun with the beatitudes, reflecting on whom Jesus calls blessed. Drawing on wisdom as diverse as Warren Carter (Matthew and the Margins), Emmet Fox (The Sermon on the Mount), and Mark Scandrette (The Nine-fold Path of Jesus), we are seeking to apply these principles to our individaul and collective lives. You can watch the services here.

On May 3rd and 17th, we took a deep dive  we will continue the series with Part 2 of Blessed Are the Meek. You can also read a morec concise summary of both sermons on Jason's substack, Building Soulforce.

As part of our engagement with these ideas, we have been learing (courtesy of Scandrette) some postures to practice for each of the beatitudes. Mysctical spiritualit teached that we have three centers of knowing, the head (thinking), the heart (feeling), and the body (moving). While each of us have one center we favor, it is helpful to develop each. Perhaps a part of your practice this week could be to engage your moving center with these movements.

Welcome New Members!

It was a joy to welcome Judy Kraft, Jill Beach, and Chuck Downer into the life and ministry of our church!

We have been having a rich conversation about what it woiuld mean for us to become a Just Peace Church. You can join us on site in the church office or online here. (Meeting code: 95448808629, password: fcclw) You view the study guide here. We also have hard copies available.

Pastor Jason will be speaking at this Sunday's vigil. You can find more information here.

Thank you!

Jason and Trish had a wonderful time at Seasons 52. Thank you all for your generous birthday gift!

Service for Harvey Littlefield

Long time member of Lake Worth United Church of Christ, Harvey Littlefield, passed away peacefully on the morning of Friday, May 1st. We gathered last Thursday to remember his life and support his family. Thank you to all who were able to be there.

Remembering Raphael

Pastor Jason and Carol joined folks from our community in remembering the life of Raphael Tuburan, friend of our church, embedded community member, and collector and practitioner of wisdom. 

The Hope Circle Book Club

Lake Worth UCC Member Johanna Castillo is facilitating a new group, The Hope Circle Book Club. They meet every other Thursday evening in person in our office and online. They are currently discussing The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer. You can find more information here.

Spiritual Direction 

Lake Worth UCC member Stacey Harter is a seminary student focusing on spiritual direction. She is currently open to taking new directees. You can learn more about her and spiritual direction at Nautilus Spiritual Direction.

It is easy to give online at our website lakeworthucc.org/give.

Our app is now back up and running on all of your favorite app stores. You can watch services, keep up with what we are doing, and connect with one another. Go to our app page to find the links to download.

Join us at 10:00 on Thursday morning as we gather to catch up with one another! Currently we meet only on Zoom - you can join us here. We will resume in person meetings later in the year.