Longtime administrator Michael Spindle will be leaving at the end of June. As difficult as it will be to replace him, the answer was under our own nose. Michael worked very well with Steve Swope, and he was sure that Steve would be a good “fit.” Our moderator, Renae, Admin
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May 4, 2018 Dear Friends, Please join us on Sunday, May 20th for our Annual Spring Congregational Meeting. The meeting will follow immediately after the 11:00 service. Highlights of the meeting will include: Discussion and voting on a proposed bylaws change, an update on the Building Project, ratification of
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The Rev. Paul Tellström began his sermon with a description of a 10-year-old and his mother talking about an active-shooter drill in schools and ties it to the procession into Jerusalem known as Palm Sunday and the rope around the donkey. What, he asks, is holding us back?
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The Rev. Ken Wyant and the Rev. Paul Tellström, senior pastor at IUCC, looked at all sides of the “aid in dying” issue during the Sunday sermon. A clip from NBC News about Brittany Maynard, whose story sparked the resolution offered at last summer’s UCC General Synod in support of
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What does it mean to be an immigrant-welcoming church? Pastor Sarah Fiske-Phillips looks beyond the political aspects and reframes the question in terms of the extravagant welcome we strive for as Christians. “What we can all do is sit down with a cup of coffee … and tell people they
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For parents, grandparents, all of us, the recent violence in Florida has become just too difficult to bear. In this Lenten series sermon, the Rev. Dr. Paul Tellström looks at the UCC “Resolution on Gun Violence: Exploring a Public Health Emergency.” It calls for a lifting on restrictions on research
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Pastor Sarah Fiske-Philips draws on her recent experiences as an ER chaplain and recent discussions about what might bring people her age into the church to explain the value of tradition while embracing newness.
Continue readingPastor Paul’s sermon on Sunday touched on finding joy even when darkness seems to surround us. The message of Advent, he said, is to be present, to be kind, to be of real help and to do so reliably. Watch the video here. You can find other sermons and choir
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Tuesday afternoons at 4:00 pm in Plumer Hall Please join us for Bible Study, facilitated by Rev. Ken Wyant, presented by our Adult Programs Ministry All are welcome. For details contact Ken at kenwyant@earthlink.net
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