The Challenge of Paul: How to Make a Just World Our exploration of Paul resumes with this DVD-based series featuring John Dominic Crossan. Traditional Christian notions about the relationship between God and Justice have tended to convey that God will ultimately reward the good and punish the bad. Each one of us has engaged in […]
Calling all children! We invite you to join Ms. Julia on Zoom following worship for a Godly Play story each week at 11am! Children are invited to find a cozy and (hopefully) quiet spot at home to settle down and spend some time listening for God! Please contact jlibrizzi@umc-kzo.org for the Zoom link.
You are invited to join us for Coffeehouse Worship! “Thomas, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So, the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark […]
You're invited to join us for Zoom fellowship from 9:15am to 9:45am every Sunday before online worship. We all gather in one Zoom room to begin. (CLICK HERE for the link and use passcode 676000 if prompted.) Occasionally, we will utilize breakout rooms for smaller group discussion. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday […]
In person Communion @ 8:30-9:15am at FUMC Online Worship @ 10am Christ the Lord is risen! Alleluia. Come, join us for Easter as we sing our praise and raise our joys and triumphs high with trumpets declaring that love’s redeeming work is done. We will celebrate the Risen Christ with a virtual choir, brass, handbells, […]
Online Worship @ 6pm In person Anointing & Prayers at the Cross @ 7-8pm at FUMC We invite you to continue in Holy Week Worship on Good Friday, this time, “staying with” Jesus in his moment of suffering. The temptation is always for us to move to Easter Resurrection quickly as possible, and this may […]
Online Worship @ 6pm In person Communion & Symbolic Hand Washing @ 7-8pm at FUMC You are invited to Holy Thursday to remember that we are healed and still healing. A woman with an alabaster jar anointed Jesus out of love and devotion. We receive an anointing to prepare ourselves to receive the Spirit of […]
We have seen that the stories of Jesus’ healing ministry are filled words and deeds. Our ability to forgive ourselves and others is the foundation that can transform infirmities and allow us to move on. We integrate our beliefs and actions for the health of the whole. The parade of compassionate power we celebrate today […]
In the season of Lent, we often focus on our spiritual health and how we might expand it or rather just nurture it with more intention, so that we may be prepared to celebrate the resurrection, the new life that is possible as we embrace the ways of love that Christ has taught us. For […]
Prolonged times of difficulty can impede our ability to stay creative. The picture of our lives is dulled and hope for a brighter future can fade. We need a touch of inspiration to awaken us from our sleep, as we hear in one of this week’s healing stories. We also awaken to our agency to […]
Have you ever walked along the shores of Lake Michigan or another body of water and picked up stones as the waves lap across them? Perhaps you’ve been lucky enough to find a piece of glass that has been tumbled through the waters. When you pick these objects up, do you ever wonder what their […]
God gathers us as a Beachcomber gathers and marvels at every precious surviving piece of beach glass she finds. We are never alone, we are never lost to the One who seeks humanity’s wholeness. We affirm our commitment to be the Body of Christ that knows we cannot be personally healed until we see the […]
