http://fccminneapolis.org Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:05:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en February 14 is the last Sunday before Lent, so we are having our Second “Fat Sunday” worship service with the Dixieland Jazz Band the Mouldy Figs. Laissez les bons temps rouler! (Let the good times roll!) We will also celebrate FCC’s 133rd birthday on Sunday, Feb. 14, with worship in the ... http://fccminneapolis.org/2010/02/06/fat-sunday-events-first/ For the second year, we will share Ash Wednesday Worship with our sisters and brothers at the Spirit of Stephens Catholic Community.  It will be an Evening Prayer Service in the Catholic tradition with Scripture, singing and the sharing of ashes.  Come and join us on Wednesday, February 17 at ... http://fccminneapolis.org/2010/02/05/ash-wednesday-worship-at-first/ Among the many things I read – fiction/non-fiction, e-mails, snail mails, histories, and the like – one of the more fascinating pieces of late has been a book by Patrick Kiefert called We Are Here Now, which our Transition Team has been perusing.  It talks about the new shape of ... http://fccminneapolis.org/2010/02/05/book-challenges-transition-team-to-consider-how-church-can-be-%e2%80%98missional%e2%80%99-in-21st-century/ The following is the written text from Transitional Pastor Bob Brite's Questions of Faith time.  Every six months or so, Pastor Bob takes questions from the congregation and tries to respond (not answer).  Below are his responses. 1.  How does one develop faith? The starting point is recognizing that life is ... http://fccminneapolis.org/2010/02/02/questions-of-faith-january-31-2010/ Associate Pastor Dennis Sanders will be in the church library on Wednesday evenings beginning at 7pm for vespers or evening prayer.  This gathering is a time of rest and quiet, where Scripture will be read and we will come before God in prayer.  Our time together will no more than ... http://fccminneapolis.org/2010/02/01/prayer-time-moves-to-wednesdays/ First Christian Church, Minneapolis along with Plymouth Creek Christian Church in Plymouth are coming together over February to try to help our sisters and brothers in Haiti. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="254" caption="courtesy of Eric Celiz/CWS"][/caption] When the quake struck Port-au-Prince on January 12, Church World Service cleaned out its warehouse of Hygiene ... http://fccminneapolis.org/2010/02/01/donate-hygiene-kits-for-haiti/ First Christian celebrated Laity Sunday on January 24.  The Transition Team of First Christian led the worship service with Board Chair Tom Curry and longtime member Bobbie Hall giving the sermon for the day.  Below is the text of Tom's part of the sermon. As a look around this sanctuary today ... http://fccminneapolis.org/2010/02/01/laity-sunday-half-sermon/ Around the time of the Annual Meeting, someone asked if I would like to give my pastoral assessment of congregational progress since I began my time with you began.  I’ll do so in the way of offering what I call spiritual insights. [caption id="attachment_391" align="alignleft" width="151" caption="Pastor Bob Brite."][/caption] First of all, ... http://fccminneapolis.org/2010/01/31/assessing-progress-and-offering-spiritual-insights-and-challenges/ During the sermon time on Jan. 31, Bob will be doing “Questions of Faith.”  Index cards will be provided in worship bulletins; if you have any questions about faith life, church life, theology, or mission, write them down AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SERVICE, and Bob will pick them up ... http://fccminneapolis.org/2010/01/24/%e2%80%9cquestions-of-faith%e2%80%9d-sunday-on-january-31/ January 24 is Laity Sunday, and the service will be led by members of our Transition Team.  The sermon time will be given over to Skip Wolverton, Tom Curry, and Bobbie Hall to offer their spiritual reflections on congregational life in the wake of our current transitions.  (Though we hear ... http://fccminneapolis.org/2010/01/23/january-24-is-laity-sunday/