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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.
Scott’s Column: Drumming

Scott’s Column: Drumming

Back in January 2017 the Long Range Planning Task Force held a brainstorming session for the congregation.  Grant Switzer attended and shared one activity he wanted to...

Scott’s Column: Stephen Hawking

Scott’s Column: Stephen Hawking

Theoretical physicist and pop culture icon Stephen Hawking died last week.  I read  his popular book A Brief History of Time when I was in college.  At the time I had a...

Scott’s Column: Food Stories

Scott’s Column: Food Stories

Food Stories For the March gathering of the First Central Book Club, we read Michael W. Twitty’s The Cooking Gene.    The book is both memoir and exploration of the...

Katie’s Musings: Mr. Rogers

Katie’s Musings: Mr. Rogers

I'm not a very frequent crier, but there are two things that are guaranteed to get to me: The part in the 7th Harry Potter Book where he’s about to go meet Voldemort...

Scott’s Column: Welcome Everyone?

Scott’s Column: Welcome Everyone?

Welcome Everyone? Six years ago a young adult couple was meeting with me to discuss joining the church.  They said, “Okay, many churches say they welcome everyone, but...

Katie’s Musings: Thoughts and Prayers

Katie’s Musings: Thoughts and Prayers

Another day, another school shooting. That sounds callous.  I don’t mean it to be.  Apologies. It’s just that there have been eight shootings at US schools that have...

Scott’s Column: My Memoir

Scott’s Column: My Memoir

In late April 2005 I began posting my coming out story on my personal blog.  After decades of being in the closet, I had only been publicly out as a gay man for a few...

Katie’s Musings: Color-by-Numbers

Katie’s Musings: Color-by-Numbers

It’s a color-by-numbers world out there. 2’s are red, 6’s a sky blue,  9 is goldenrod yellow, 11 is that weird shade of pale pukey green that always stays sharp as new...

Scott’s Column: Our Holidays

Scott’s Column: Our Holidays

Our Holidays “I’m not ready to be this old,” said my sister Kelli.  It was New Year’s Day, the day before Mom’s surgery, and Mom had just spent an hour with the two of...

Katie’s Musings: Resolution

Katie’s Musings: Resolution

This year, I am making one resolution. Just one.  I am resolved to banish limiting language from my vocabulary. This fall, I've been profoundly impacted by the book...

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