News Here you will find information on some of the exciting things going on at FCC. Visit this page often to review featured events, ongoing opportunities, and various updates from the congregation. Gratitude: Guest Columnist Jamie Rudd Jan 5, 2021 | COVID“Adopting an Attitude of Gratitude” was the culture topic at Nebraska Medicine for the month of December. How timely. On December 23rd, as I sat briefly in a chair in a... Scott’s Column: The Consolations of Poetry Dec 31, 2020 | NewsI encountered my slogan for the year 2020 in the Selected Poems and Prose of Paul Celan: This cracked year with its rotting crust of madnessbread. Back in March,... Advent – Guest Columnist, Fred Nielsen Dec 9, 2020 | AdventThis the first real Advent of my life. There were other Advent seasons, of course, all of them arriving precisely on schedule according to the liturgical calendar, all... Scott’s Column: Gratitude Nov 18, 2020 | NewsMy sister ordered Sebastian an Advent calendar. He knows it has arrived but hasn't seen it yet. The other day he asked what day he could open it up and begin opening... Scott’s Column: Mayflower Compact Nov 11, 2020 | NewsOn November 11, 1620 the Mayflower floated in Provincetown Harbor (the landing at Plymouth was a month away). The crew was grumbling. The voyage had been delayed,... An Interview With… Barb & Bonnie Oct 28, 2020 | Interview With . . .Long time finance guru, Lou Lamberty recently stepped down from keeping the books at First Central. He left it all in the very capable hands of Barb Switzer and Bonnie... Advent Devotionals Oct 22, 2020 | EventsAdvent approaches. Already. In honor of the season (and what will likely be a weird season at that) and our upcoming Advent Series, “A New World,” we are putting... Katie’s Musings – But/And Oct 14, 2020 | katie's musingsI’ve been thinking a lot about language and the way we use it to talk about life and each other and about God, particularly in the present covid/election/world-on-fire... Tug, My “AA” Buddy Oct 7, 2020 | Events, NewsThank you Kathy Hoyt sharing this story of her faithful Tug at this year's Pet Blessing! Unlike the rest of us, Tug is getting older. He’s not the same one or... Scott’s Column: Sandhills Retreat Sep 28, 2020 | NewsShortly after I arrived at Kamp Kaleo last week, our denomination’s campground and retreat center in Burwell, Nebraska, David Butz, the director, asked if I wanted to... « Older Entries Next Entries » Archives Archives Select Month November 2024 October 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 May 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 May 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 Categories Advent COVID Education Events Interview With . . . katie's musings Mental Health News Synod Recent Posts Scott’s Column: More on Awe The Dark Years? Thanksgiving Dinner Transgender Day of Remembrance Scott’s Column: A Pastoral Word for Young LGBTQ+ People After the Election
Gratitude: Guest Columnist Jamie Rudd Jan 5, 2021 | COVID“Adopting an Attitude of Gratitude” was the culture topic at Nebraska Medicine for the month of December. How timely. On December 23rd, as I sat briefly in a chair in a...
Scott’s Column: The Consolations of Poetry Dec 31, 2020 | NewsI encountered my slogan for the year 2020 in the Selected Poems and Prose of Paul Celan: This cracked year with its rotting crust of madnessbread. Back in March,...
Advent – Guest Columnist, Fred Nielsen Dec 9, 2020 | AdventThis the first real Advent of my life. There were other Advent seasons, of course, all of them arriving precisely on schedule according to the liturgical calendar, all...
Scott’s Column: Gratitude Nov 18, 2020 | NewsMy sister ordered Sebastian an Advent calendar. He knows it has arrived but hasn't seen it yet. The other day he asked what day he could open it up and begin opening...
Scott’s Column: Mayflower Compact Nov 11, 2020 | NewsOn November 11, 1620 the Mayflower floated in Provincetown Harbor (the landing at Plymouth was a month away). The crew was grumbling. The voyage had been delayed,...
An Interview With… Barb & Bonnie Oct 28, 2020 | Interview With . . .Long time finance guru, Lou Lamberty recently stepped down from keeping the books at First Central. He left it all in the very capable hands of Barb Switzer and Bonnie...
Advent Devotionals Oct 22, 2020 | EventsAdvent approaches. Already. In honor of the season (and what will likely be a weird season at that) and our upcoming Advent Series, “A New World,” we are putting...
Katie’s Musings – But/And Oct 14, 2020 | katie's musingsI’ve been thinking a lot about language and the way we use it to talk about life and each other and about God, particularly in the present covid/election/world-on-fire...
Tug, My “AA” Buddy Oct 7, 2020 | Events, NewsThank you Kathy Hoyt sharing this story of her faithful Tug at this year's Pet Blessing! Unlike the rest of us, Tug is getting older. He’s not the same one or...
Scott’s Column: Sandhills Retreat Sep 28, 2020 | NewsShortly after I arrived at Kamp Kaleo last week, our denomination’s campground and retreat center in Burwell, Nebraska, David Butz, the director, asked if I wanted to...
