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Souper Bowl of Caring 2019
It is again time for the Souper Bowl of Caring for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me Matthew 25:35 (NRSV) The quote from Matthew is central to several of our core values, namely, love and welcoming community. This year, for the 19th consecutive year, we are participating in the Souper Bowl of Caring to benefit the hungry of Fairfield County.…
Souper Bowl of Giving Results
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our 2018 Souper Bowl of Giving food collection this year. We had 455 items dropped in the shopping cart and another 33 lbs of food given online this year. We can’t forget, however, that hunger is a problem in Fairfield County all year long. While this is a great start to the year, Jesus calls on us to feed the hungry and clothe the naked all the time. [slideshow_deploy id=’5390′]
Charge to the Congregation
Note: The following is the charge to the congregation I gave during Pastor Mindy’s installation on Sun, 30 Nov (with the parts I left out when I lost my train of thought) –Jim I was honored when Mindy asked me to take this part in her installation. I’ve been to many installations over the years due in part to my tenure on the Association Department for Church and Authorized Ministry (DCAM). In fact, the liturgy of installation that we just…
Core Values: Part 2 – Leadership
This is our second of five posts introducing and discussing the core values discerned at our congregational gathering in September 2013, this time the core value is leadership. This one actually came as a bit of a surprise to me when the search committee tabulated the results from the event in September. I really expected to see “mission” here, the more I thought about it, though, it did make some sense. There are several important aspects to this core value.…