This week’s sermon at FUPC was on Caring Relationships, one of. the pillars of the vital church. The chancel choir sang “The Gift of Love” by Hal Hopson. The words to this song are based on 1 Corinthians 13: 13 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love,… Read more »
FUPC is cosponsoring a family from Guatemala with Canopy NWA! The family will arrive on Thursday, September 1st. They are a single father with two young adult sons and a teenage daughter. We need a number of items for their apartment and are hoping to have them all gathered to move in over Labor Day… Read more »
As part of our Course to 2030, FUPC has identified five essential pathways to the goal of a vibrant, health church. As individuals, we want to grow spiritually. As a community, we want to support one another in that growth. In Sunday’s sermon, Pastor Phil Butin shared practical ways to deepen our faith and to… Read more »
I remember the day my husband called me and asked if God could use children to answer prayers. I was struck by confusion and curiosity and asked him to explain the situation. He told me that he had been praying and that while he insisted that God did not need to answer him,… Read more »
French composer Gabriel Fauré wrote his Requiem in 1890. A requiem, in music, is a composition intended for a funeral. This particular requiem is extremely beautiful and uplifting. It has seven parts, which makes it suitable for a Tenebrae service, which includes seven readings and the gradual extinguishing of seven candles. The requiem will take place… Read more »
Saturday! After a relaxing swim and a good breakfast I looked at our local paper’s front page. I was faced with four titles: “Guard was eyed to round up illegals” “Pakistan victims remembered” “Training add-on snags campus add-on gun bill” “Project aims to cut wrong-way driving” I chose the last article. Its subtitle was,… Read more »
First United Presbyterian Church has a full slate of services planned for Holy Week this year. We will follow our new mask policy. Palm Sunday Palm Sunday services will be held April 10th at 8:30 and 11:00 in the Sanctuary. Maundy Thursday The Maundy Thursday service will be held on April 14th at 6:00 p.m…. Read more »
Lent is the season to remember the sacrifice of Christ. For forty days, we purposely consider what distracts from our worship of His sacrifice. We consider what is important in our daily lives and chose to sacrifice that thing, whether it be food, drink, or entertainment, and every time we crave that thing, we… Read more »
An artist friend of mine was troubled by Lent. She didn’t think it was healthy to spend all that time thinking about your faults. But this is not a random guilt-fest. This is a period of forty days (to remind us of Jesus’s forty days in the wilderness) for self-examination, followed by a joyful… Read more »
Even in a single church, Christians have many different ways of observing Lent. The Bible does not say anywhere to give up swearing for 40 days every year, after all. But Lent can be a very good discipline. If you give up something for 40 days, you may go on to give it up… Read more »
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