by emilyhullmcgee | May 13, 2021 | News
Last night, our pastoral staff and Covid Task Force shared the following details with the congregation regarding our regathering in person for worship beginning on May 23. Please read on for a full rundown of details regarding the shape of worship upon our return. If...
by emilyhullmcgee | Mar 21, 2021 | News
Holy Week & Easter at First on Fifth Holy Week Stations of the CrossMarch 29 – April 2, Monday through Friday, 11:00am-1:00pm, Sanctuary We welcome members and guests from the community for a time of Holy Week reflection and prayer to walk the Stations of the...
by admin | Jun 12, 2020 | News, Senior Adults
If you’re one who is settling into a new rhythm for your days and wanting to find ways to connect with your church family, here are a smattering of regular options for you to do so! Sign up for First Words, a weekly devotional email from a member of your...
by emilyhullmcgee | Jun 9, 2021 | News
Updated Covid Protocols for Regathering - August 2021 Updated August 22, 2021 The Covid Task Force met this week, as we watch the recent spread of Covid-19 in our community and respond in ways that care for our neighbor. We are so fortunate as a congregation to have...
by emilyhullmcgee | Apr 3, 2021 | News
Easter Celebration, and Come Get a Plant! We gather on Sunday morning, April 4, at 10:30am for an Easter Celebration across the street from our church house on the plaza of 500 West Fifth! Bring a chair or blanket, and wear your mask! Then shortly thereafter, join us...
by admin | Feb 12, 2021 | News, Senior Adults
As we did during the Advent season, this year during Lent, all are invited to post an image, a quote, a Bible verse, or a story that our ‘word of the day’ prompts in your imagination. Each day, we will share an invitation on Facebook and Instagram to do just that,...
by admin | Feb 12, 2021 | News, Senior Adults
On Wednesday, February 17, at 6:30pm, all are invited to join in our time of Ash Wednesday worship as we orient ourselves to the Lenten season with the ancient rituals of remembering ‘from dust we are, and to dust we shall return.’ All the materials you will need for...
by admin | Feb 12, 2021 | News, Senior Adults
On Sunday, February 14, from 12:00-1:00pm, all are invited to drive through the back parking lot at the church house, where there, the pastoral staff will give each individual or family a Lent-at-Home kit, filled with items to use for Ash Wednesday and for your...
by admin | Feb 5, 2021 | News, Senior Adults
This year during the Lenten season, we wonder together: as we emerge of such a long season of death, endings, trauma, and disintegration — much of which has seemed senseless and deeply tragic — what might it mean for us to remember anew the meaningful...
by admin | Jan 22, 2021 | News, Senior Adults
Throughout this season where our collective hearts and souls are in need of lifting, all are invited to gather once a month on a Thursday night via Zoom for what we’re calling “Word Made Flesh.” These member-led monthly gatherings will center the creative arts as a...
by admin | Jan 22, 2021 | News, Senior Adults
Each year as the calendar turns, our world saturates the airwaves, the feeds, the ads, the expectations with ideas about our new year’s resolutions. And the turn from a dark 2020 into a hopeful 2021 is no different! Lose that quarantine weight! Finally take up that...
