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Sing by Rev. Quinn G. Caldwell
There are about 5,400 animal species that make complex, intentional, repeatable, musical vocalizations. That is, there are about 5,400 species that sing. The majority live in the trees, a few live in the oceans, a very few live underground, but there is one—only one—singing species that lives on the ground: us.

Another thing: humans are the only singing species with a precise and shared sense of rhythm, which is what allows us to sing together. Two birds might sing the same song, but they cannot sing it together.

Another thing: if a roomful of people sings at the same time, they start to breathe at the same time as well. Some studies suggest that if the drumbeat or base line is strong enough, their hearts will begin to beat together, too. And if we’re singing together and breathing together and our hearts are beating together, then it’s like we’re one body. And you know Whose body it is.

Another thing: all the other species stop singing when danger approaches. But humans sing louder the closer the danger gets. We sing together, and we become large, and we do not back down.

So come racism, and “We Shall Overcome” you. Come fear, for “It is Well With My Soul.” Come war, for tonight is your “Silent Night.” Come death, for “Jesus Christ is Risen Today.” Come, all ye faithful, and sing.Nooma – Rhythm from Imago Dei on Vimeo.

It was a beautiful day for the Church yard sale.  All proceeds are to go to help pay for our  new organ. For more pictures, CLICK HERE.

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Natalie Rae LaPointe was baptized on Sunday, May 15, 2011 by Rev Doreen Oughton. Congratulations to her parents, Kristina and Mark LaPointe, her brother Ben, sister Ava, grandparents, Ron & Cindy LaPointe and Kathy & David Stango and Godparents David & Jessica Stango. Both sets of grandparents were able to attend along with many other family members and friends. Welcome Natalie to our church family. May you always be so blessed.

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It takes more than one rabbit to put on an eggceptional Bunny Day.  Thank you to all who helped and for all who came an enjoyed the fun. There were at least a 100 children at the event, the weather was on our side – it was a great day for everyone.

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Leprechauns showed up at coffee hour, Sunday March 13, 2011 in the shape of Judy and Lenny Ivel.  They put on a

delicious spread, which included Swedish bread disguised as Irish for the day.  Have a Happy St Patrick’s Day.

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Ethan is the son of Heather (Sutter) and Peter Rodriquez. Heather has been connected to the FCC since childhood and Ethan is the fourth of their children to be baptized here at the First Congregational Church. Many family and friends attended the ceremony. Ethan was so cute, after he was baptized he so wanted to put his hands in the water. Click here to see more pictures of the baptism, including Ethan swishing his hands in the baptismal water.

The Monday Night book club will be discussing the book “Finding Your Religion” by Scotty McLennen beginning on March 14 and continuing for about 4 weeks. If you would like to join this discussion group, please contact Rev Doreen Oughton (see contact information on this web site).

Amazon.com Review
Finding Your Religion is a guidebook for the perplexed–those who have lost faith in the religion of their youth and are not sure how to continue their spiritual lives. The book’s author, the Rev. Scotty McLennan, has plenty of experience with the perplexed; he is a Unitarian minister and the chaplain at Tufts University. (He has also inspired and entertained millions of people indirectly, as the model for the freewheeling character Reverend Scott Sloan in Garry Trudeau’s comic strip Doonesbury.) McLennan has structured Finding Your Religion on a model of six stages of faith–Magic, Reality, Dependence, Interdependence, and Unity. The book describes each of these stages in detail, drawing on McLennan’s experience with students’ spiritual searches and on his own search (which led him, among other places, to Harvard Law School and to ashrams in the Far East). McLennan’s prose is clear and direct; he is very open to exploration, and very tough on laziness. “Pick a religious path and start walking,” he writes. “Even if it turns out not to be the right way later on, you won’t get anywhere spiritually without starting.” –Michael Joseph Gross –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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