by Mary | Apr 28, 2022 | Events, Featured, Message, News
Anyone familiar with the First Church congregation knows that this faith community “expects and respects” (as one retired pastor says) questions about scripture, theology, and religion. It is no surprise, then, that we are a congregation of readers, with six...
by Mary | Apr 25, 2022 | Featured, Message
The Earth Ministry Committee shares environmental stewardship practices for Earth Month and every month. During this month of thinking about the Earth, we should understand something about the greenhouse gasses that human activity continues to release into our...
by Mary | Apr 11, 2022 | Featured, Message
The Earth Ministry Committee shares environmental stewardship practices for Earth Month and every month. Did you know? Healthy ecosystems help a community become resilient in the face of climate change. Here on the North Shore, we can support a healthy ecosystem by...
by Mary | Apr 4, 2022 | Featured, Message
The Earth Ministry Committee shares environmental stewardship practices for Earth Month and every month. Did you know? Industrial agriculture in the United States–the industry behind much of what you find at the grocery store–produces a large percentage of the...
by Mary | Jan 7, 2022 | Featured, Message
It’s 7 a.m. with a windchill of 15 below in Chicago. The last of 20 overnight shelter guests left the building at 6:45 a.m. Used bedding, stuffed into large laundry bags, is ready for pickup; it will be returned, clean, for tonight. Two morning shift volunteers, along...
by Mary | Dec 17, 2021 | Message
December 16, 2021 Shock. Confusion. Frustration. Anger. Fear. Relief. Prayers. …. and more. Your pastors, Grace, and Jane are offering space in the courtyard of First Church to all students, parents, and families tonight from 7-7:30 p.m. We have no grand...
