Julie’s Jar: Lent–A Springtime Festival

Lent gets mired down in sackcloth and ashes. For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, Lent coincides with moving from Winter into Spring: New life beginning to bud

February 21, 2023 by fccadmin18

140 Years–The Wisdom of Stability

As our congregation approaches 140 years of ministry in the Pomona Valley, we believe it is vital for us to consider collectively what it means for a gathered community of

January 31, 2023 by fccadmin18

Julie’s Jar: Prisms of God

Did you know that there is a contemplative movement, and it is growing in the Christian Church and around the world? Rev. Dr. Barbara Holmes writes, “I’m watching more and

January 4, 2023 by fccadmin18

Julie’s Jar: Responsibility to Respond

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, professor at Columbia and UCLA Law Schools, wrote an essay about an event from the history of our country. It happened during Reconstruction, the time after the

December 1, 2022 by fccadmin18

Julie’s Jar: Name What is Hateful

Keeping silent to the sounds of hate is what I call a sin of omission. Refraining from naming hateful speech for what it is cooperating with hate. White supremacy groups

November 2, 2022 by fccadmin18