Posts by Jim Foudy (Page 20)

We are called to be witnesses against hate

June 19 — I awoke this morning to two news alerts on my phone: both describing fatal attacks against Muslims. Early this morning in London, a man used a vehicle to plow through a crowd of Muslim worshippers who were just finishing their evening prayers for Ramadan near the Finsbury Park Mosque. While more details have yet to emerge, there seems to be…

Coming Out White discussion continues

The Coming Out White group met on May 8, with twelve people attending. We talked about how the six week Coming Out White series had affected us and some of the issues that are now pressing on us that are related to that, with some ideas about what we want to do at future meetings. We will continue meeting once a month.…

Update: Our work to transition to a new settled pastor

May 21, 2017 Here’s where we are in our work to transition to a new settled pastor. Our Profile Writing Committee has been meeting regularly on Thursday nights since the end of March and will continue through the summer, with the goal of having a draft of the Church Profile ready by the end of September and completed in October. Those serving…

Our profile is more than words — Photos needed

Your Profile Writing Committee wants to create a photo and a video essay of who we are as a church and we need your help. We need photos and videos of the things we do at church. We need photos of people in the kitchen during coffee hour, we need photos of the people enjoying coffee hour, and we need photos of…

Take our survey

The Profile Writing Committee is actively seeking information and opinions from church members. They have created a survey, which is anonymous. A link to a PDF of the survey appears below. Print it out, complete, and drop it off in a box in the church dining hall. Deadline for completed surveys is Sunday, June 4. CHURCH SURVEY