One way we can be of influence is by using our spiritual gifts. How de we discover them? How do we activate them?
You can download the program and notes here.
Envisioning My Future
April 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This Sunday we continued our series on Influence by engaging the opportunity we have to join with God in envisioning God’s preferred future for us and for our world.
You can download the program and bulletin notes here.
Great American Cleanup
April 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We will be participating in the Kiwanis Club Snook Island Clean Up day as part of the Great American Cleanup and Mission 4/1 Earth. We will meet at 8:00 AM at the Lake Worth Municipal Golf Course on Saturday, April 27th. Bring a hat, sunscreen, closed-toe shoes. Gloves and trash bags will be provided.
The attached registration form can be brought the day of the event. However, please let us know if you will be coming so we can provide the event with a general headcount. We’re looking forward to a great morning of earth care and fellowship!
Picnic on the Grounds
April 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Join us after worship for our annual church-wide picnic. We‘re serving up hotdogs and hamburgers with all the fixin’s. We’re also going to play some games, crown the winner of our baking contest, and, for the brave of heart, belt out our favorite tunes in karaoke.
If you are bringing a baking contest entry, take it over to the fellowship hall before worship and fill out an entry form. If you are going to sing, check in with Mark right after the service to pick out a song.
You can let us know you will be coming by signing up on the poster in the lobby on Sunday or by filling in the form below.
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Leading Myself
April 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Here is the second in our series, “Influence.” This week we examine how we influence/lead ourselves using the example of the most influential being ever, Jesus.
Economic Justice Workshop
March 13, 2013 by 1 Comment
A Workshop on Economic Justice will be presented by Dr. Edith Rasell on Sat., March 16, 2013 at 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at the First Congregational Church, 1415 No. K St., Lake Worth, FL 33460. A continental breakfast & sign in begin at 9:30 am.
The morning program will focus on the state of the economy today and the structures which promote the serious and unjust gaps in wealth as well as what is required to address these issues. In the afternoon, Dr. Rasell will help us explore these economic problems from a faith perspective and what it means to be an economic justice church. You are invited to come for part or all of the day. The cost, including breakfast & lunch, is $10.
Dr. Rasell is a Ph.D. economist formerly with the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank in Washington D.C. She is now the Minister for Economic Justice of the UCC Justice & Witness Ministries office in Cleveland. For more info and to register, contact Carol Lewis at 561-346-4161 or clewismft@aol.com.
New Teaching Series: Influence
March 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Beginning Easter Sunday March 31st, 2013, Pastor Jason is beginning a brand new series, Influence: How I’m Wired to Make a Difference in the World. As followers of Jesus, one of the most influential beings in the history of the world, we are called to do more than complain about the problems and people in our own lives and in our world. We are called to make a difference. But how?
What if, like that first domino that starts the chain reaction of hundreds or thousands of toppling dominos, we could become people that begin a chain reaction with our friends and community?
In this six-week series, we will discuss
- The Power of Influence
- Leading Myself
- Envisioning My Future
- Activating My Gifts
- Deepening my Faith
- Engaging My World
- Reproducing My Influence
And of course, we will have the same great inspirational music you have come to expect each week at First Congregational United Church of Christ. And there will be fun, interactive experiences planned for your children. We hope you will be able to join us as we come together to worship and discover how we’re wired to make a difference in the world!
We Went Gleaning!
March 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
On Saturday, March 2nd, 20 members and friends of First Congregational United Church of Christ headed out to Bedner’s farm in western Delray to pick green peppers.
Gleaning is a biblical initiative that involves volunteers picking produce from farmers’ fields that have been left from commercial harvesting methods. The food is distributed through the Food Recovery Program, operated by Village Baptist Church and the Palm Beach County Food Bank, to local agencies that work to feed the hungry in our community.
Keith Cutshall, CROS gleaning coordinator, explained that in earlier times when food was grown closer to where people lived, farmers would intentionally leave produce behind in the field for those who needed it. As farming became industrialized and removed from close proximity to communities that was no longer possible. Keith explained that the CROS gleaning program and our participation in it served as a bridge between available produce and those who need it.
We plan on gleaning once more this season, probably in May. Keep an eye out so you can participate in this vital, fun ministry!
Michelle
Steve
Trish, Emerson & Jason
Cathy and Carla
Jill
Group
Pat and Michelle
Loading the Truck
Steve
Suzanne
Carla
Sergio
Ilene
Maria
Enduring Love
March 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
For all those who hunger, all those who thirst, there is food and drink available. But, do we know what we hunger for? The Psalmist in Psalm 63 finds it in the place of worship.
