During worship at First Congregational UCC on January 15th, a member of our church named Greg Saum-Blystone shared some inspiring words as he spoke about why he is participating in the Love for All Marriage Equality March. Learn more about how you can participate in this march.
On January 16, 2012,
in Front Page,
by Pastor Brooks
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On January 10, 2012,
in Front Page,
by Pastor Brooks
Dear Church Family and Friends,
For too long people of faith have been associated with opposition to marriage equality. In the state of Washington, we have the opportunity to change that. We can turn the tide and show that it is now time to associate people of faith with support for marriage equality. You can help us accomplish this by participating in “The Love for All March for Marriage Equality” that will take place over the course of seven days as we walk from Vancouver to Olympia. There are four ways you can participate and three of them do not even involve marching:
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On January 9, 2012,
in Front Page,
by Pastor Brooks
UPDATE: Since the original posting of this letter, Luke Fielder has been reinstated as a worker at the Vancouver Hilton! Thanks to all those who called the hotel!
Dear Church Family and Friends,
Please offer special prayers this Christmas season for a worker at the Vancouver Hilton named Luke Fielder. He was fired the day after he spoke at a candlelight vigil outside the hotel and five days before Christmas. Shortly after Luke filed a complaint against the hotel with the National Labor Relations Board the hotel management began to question the paperwork for a medical diagnosis that they had known about since July. Rather than giving Luke time to get a signature from his doctor who was on vacation, they chose to fire him on the spot. This was a devastating act of retaliation for Luke and his family just days before Christmas. Today a delegation of more than 30 people that included clergy and local community members called for his immediate reinstatement.
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On December 22, 2011,
in Front Page,
by Pastor Brooks
On Christmas Eve, we will have a candlelight service at 8 pm. For this service, there will be carol singing, a children’s story, and a series of reflections entitled “The Light of Christmas.”
On Christmas Day, we will have a 10 am service that will include communion and the singing of carols.
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