Dear Congregational Family, 1. Sanctity of Human Life: Tomorrow (Jan. 22nd) is the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade which legalized abortion on demand at any time and for any reason, in the U.S. Since…

Dear Congregational Family, 1. Congregational Meeting is this Sunday immediately following both services. Several new council members will be elected, and also an amendment voted upon. We thank the Lo…

Dear Congregational Family, 1. Epiphany: Yesterday (January 6th) was Epiphany which is the “12th Day of Christmas.” It is also the ancient observance of the church celebrating the manifestation/reveal…

Dear Congregational Family, 1. New Year’s Eve is today (Tuesday)! We will be closing out 2019 and welcoming in 2020 together as a church family. We will be having a service in the sanctuary at 5:00pm…

Dear Congregational Family, Advent/Christmas poems: Throughout the centuries, the church has expressed the deep spiritual meanings of the Advent of Christ through poetry. As is often the case, poetry…

Dear Congregational Family, Hallmark Christmas: Jen and Sadie have been enjoying watching Hallmark Christmas shows lately. From my perspective, they are incredibly cheesy. Every storyline is predictab…

Dear Congregational Family, Advent: Last Sunday we started our Advent journey as we move toward Christmas! As Christians, Advent is such an important time to prepare for Christmas. The richness of the…

Dear Congregational Family, Thanksgiving Service: At Ruthfred, we always have a wonderful service on Thanksgiving Day morning (10:00am), as we come together to give thanks! This is always such a festi…

Dear Congregational Family, Annual Congregational Budget Meeting: Last Sunday, this meeting was held, and the 2020 budget was approved. It is a “faith budget” in that it will stretch us some, but as w…

Dear Congregational Family, My apologies for not getting this out yesterday! It was a very full day of hospital visits as we have people in four different hospitals around the city, along with complic…