Greetings from Parish Committee! This past Sunday was our 392nd Annual Meeting. The meeting was a wonderful celebration of this past year! Here are just a few of the highlights: Nominating committee reported that 66 members of the congregation are serving on our many committees this coming year, amazing! As committee members & friends pass the baton, ending their time on committees and joining new ones, we acknowledged two very significant transitions. Member Judy Kamm has been serving as...
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Save the date for the 392nd FPW Annual Meeting!
Sunday, April 23, shortly following the Sunday service the 392nd FPW Annual meeting will be held. Yes, our history continues with you as an essential part it! The meeting will be held in person in the sanctuary, and there will be a zoom option that will have on line voting so everyone can participate, please plan to attend if you can, your vote matters! A very big thank you to the Tech Ministry for making it possible for all of the congregation the participate! The Annual Warrant is being...
Weekly Reflection – Parish Committee, February 24th, 2023
Greetings from the Parish Committee One area of reflection at our last quarterly Parish Council meeting was thinking about how we live our shared ministry through participation in committee work. We raised questions for reflection as we make decisions about our engagement in church activities. Am I staying on a particular committee for fear of no one else stepping up? Does the activity mesh with my personality type, skill set, and leadership style? How is my current stage of life and my...
Parish Committee – December 23rd, 2022
Happy Holidays and Wishing everyone a very happy and healthy New Year! There are so many wonderful happenings, where to begin? The Newcomers lunch was well attended and a fun social time was had by all. We are so happy you are all here! The Pageant was a joyful creative event, a heartwarming celebration of the children and youth. The true meaning of this holiday time shined through! So many thanks to all who made it possible. The Wednesday evening Solstice service was warm and enriching. It...
From the Parish Committee – October 28th, 2022
Greetings from Parish Committee! What keeps us all connected and, is what we’re doing working well? This is a question came up at our recent Parish Council meeting (more on the council below). How many people read the Arbella? The group thought it might be low, some as low as 15% of the congregation. We are very happy to report this is not the case! Our email program, Mail Chimp, is able to see how many people “open the emails” that are sent. FPW emails the Arbella to 230 people and, on...
From the Parish Committee – September 30th, 2022
Greetings from Parish Committee! What is there to say after Sundays Installation service! What a celebration of our congregation and Rev. Sophia’s shared ministry, it left us speechless. The planning committee did an amazing job, committee on ministry and Will Twombly designed, and Will build, our congregations’ gift to Rev. Sophia, a spectacular new pulpit. The choir and band filled the sanctuary with joyful music and song, our hearts were full. The reception that followed had many...
From the Parish Committee – May 27th, 2022
Greetings from the Parish Committee, It’s been a busy past month! The 391st Annual Meeting of FPW was held with a large number of the congregation participating. There was a lively discussion on the revised Social Action by-law that concluded with a unanimous vote in favor of the proposed by-law change. A big thank you to the Social Action committee for all their work on this. The prior year’s financial report was presented by the Michael Collins, Finance Comm Chair, and the new budget was...
Parish Committee – March 25th, 2022
Greetings from Parish Committee! After much deep consideration by the Opening Up Committee and the Parish Committee the decision was made to expand in-person capacity and lighten the protocols at the church starting on April 3rd. Please see the below information and community commitment the committees confirmed: In the spirit of community, upon entering communal space and gatherings at our church, we ask everyone to take a moment of care and concern for the larger community and please chose...
Parish Committee – February 25, 2022
Greetings from the Parish Committee! Our month started with the Opening Up committee meeting on February 1st. It was an exciting meeting as the group reviewed the positive trends in high vaccination rates and lower covid numbers. Beginning in-person and multiplatform services is a great joy! We hope to continue to expand in-person capacity as spring approaches. With all this good news Religious Education is ramping up! As Lauren our DRE talked about in last week’s Arbella article RE is holding...
Parish Committee – January 28th, 2022
Greetings from Parish Committee! Once again it’s been an active month. The results of the multi-platform worship survey are in. We had 28 responses. Thank you to those who responded. The results have been compiled into 15 pages of charts, graphs and 9 pages of reflective comments, helpful suggestions and ideas! Once we have finished organizing the results, we will share them with committees and staff and will be putting a link in the next Arbella for the congregation. Overall, people feel the...