Sunday, February 23rd, 2020
Sunday, February 16th, 2020: Pulpit Exchange
It is a unique situation to have our Senior Pastor’s spouse be an ordained American Baptist Minister serving the First Baptist Church of Burlington. Over the years, Rev. Karen Mendes has blessed us by her preaching. In the last couple of years, she and our own Rev. Mark Mendes have exchanged pulpits so that when Rev. KAREN Mendes is here, Rev. MARK Mendes is preaching at the First Baptist Church. This will happen on February 16th at both services. You do NOT want to miss this. Rev. Karen is a great preacher and brings gifts beyond measure.
Sunday, February 9th, 2020: The Renewal of Wedding Vows
Are you thrilled to still be married to the love of your life even after all these years? Is your spouse the most important person in your life and you rarely tell him/her? Are you looking for a special way to commemorate your anniversary? Well, have we got a treat for you! After each worship Service, there will be a service where you can renew your vows before God. We will renew vows immediately after the worship service. We will re-state our vows, listen to an appropriate scripture and then have the opportunity to embrace and or kiss your partner. We will seal the deal with a gift to commemorate the occasion. So be sure to come to either service on February 9th, the Sunday before Valentine’s Day.
Sunday, February 2nd, 2020
SPIRIT@FIRST February 2020 Newsletter
Dessert & Discussion with the Three Junction Clergy
Wednesday, January 22nd @ 7-8:30pm – Holy Family Fellowship Hall (near Summit Street School )
Have you ever wondered what Catholics think about the afterlife or homosexuality? Or have you ever wanted to know how Episcopalians walk the tight rope between Catholic like practices in worship and the Protestant’s or how our shared story grounded in the English Reformation departed from one another? How do Father Charlie of Holy Family, Priest Kim Hardy and Rev. Mendes differ in how they spend their days and appropriate the Christian faith into their particular tradition? And wouldn’t it be fun to observe Father Charlie and Rev. Mark disagreeing over some deep theological issue? Well, you have that opportunity at the Holy Family Fellowship Hall by the Summit Street School. Each clergy will have some opening statements and then most of the time will be saved for questions and answers. So come, bring a friend and your toughest questions.