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Holy Gatherings

July 11th, 2024

Hello First on Fifth Friends! I recently came across two headlines that gave me pause: “Is this the end of the dining room as we know it?” and “The Death...

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So Much Good Happening Here!

May 23rd, 2024

Dear Beloved Community, If you have felt like this month has been full to the brim with wonderful staff news, I have even more wonderful staff news to share –...

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Every Accomplishment is Rooted in a Practice

August 19th, 2023

Thanks in part to the generosity of Amy Mac and Roper who shared with me a bounty of tomatoes from this week’s older adult tomato pick up, I decided that a sa...

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Gratitude Tethers

August 1st, 2023

When the dear old dad of my oldest friend Anna gave me a hard time last week for turning the ripe old age of 42 -- "that sure sounds like an age when you'd know...

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Sabbath Sojourn

July 22nd, 2023

Caught in the full and boisterous stretch of weeks that included our church's first time at the Pride Festival, Abigail Cook's final Sunday on our staff, the an...

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Beloved Community,

The Special Magic of Camp

July 14th, 2023

As a young person, a week away at church camp has the power to transform. And when that week is spent at Passport, anything is possible!...

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