First Community

Serving Together

On Monday, April 20, First Community staff came together to serve supper at Friends of the Homeless as part of the Monday Night Meals Ministry. Staff members donated food, baked desserts, prepared the meal, and served alongside one another in a beautiful act of compassion and community.

We are grateful for the opportunity to share kindness, hospitality, and hope with our neighbors — and thankful for everyone who helped make the evening possible.

Good morning, First Community! ☀️

We can’t wait to worship with you today for MorningSong at 9 & 11 am at FC North.

This special service of music, readings, prayer, and congregational singing will feature a full orchestra, choir, and beloved hymns throughout the morning.

The congregation will be invited to sing throughout the service as we celebrate gratitude, hope, wonder, and God’s faithfulness together.

Following 11 am worship, please join us in Wing Grace Hall for a special reception honoring Patti Link and celebrating her 50 years of faithful service to First Community Church as she enters retirement.

Please note: There will be no 10 am service at FC South today.

We hope to see you this morning!

Tomorrow is MorningSong at First Community North — and you won’t want to miss it.

Join us at 9 or 11 am for a beautiful service of music, readings, prayer, and congregational singing featuring a full orchestra, choir, and some of the most beloved hymns of the church including:
✨ Great Is Thy Faithfulness
✨ Be Thou My Vision
✨ All Creatures of Our God and King

This special worship experience invites the congregation to sing throughout the service as we celebrate gratitude, hope, wonder, and faithfulness together. There will be no sermon, creating space to fully experience worship through music and word.

Following the 11 am service, everyone is invited to a special reception in Wing Grace Hall honoring Patti Link’s 50 years of faithful service to First Community Church as she enters retirement.

Please note: There will be no 10 am service at FC South tomorrow.

We hope you’ll join us for this meaningful Sunday together.

Join us for MorningSong — a special service of music, readings, prayer, and congregational singing at First Community Church.

Sunday, May 31
9 & 11 am
First Community North

Featuring a full orchestra, choir, and beloved hymns, MorningSong invites the congregation to sing throughout the service in a joyful celebration of faith, gratitude, hope, and wonder. From “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” and “Be Thou My Vision” to “All Creatures of Our God and King,” this unique worship experience will fill the sanctuary with music and inspiration.

This service will include scripture, poetry, reflections, and beautiful choral and orchestral music. There will be no sermon, creating space to fully experience the beauty and power of worship through music and word.

At the 11 am service, we will also welcome new members into the life of the church.

Following the 11 am service, everyone is invited to Wing Grace Hall for a special reception honoring Patti Link in gratitude for her 50 years of faithful service to First Community Church as she enters retirement.

Please note:
• There will be no 10 am service at FC South on May 31.
• Reception follows the 11 am service at FC North.

We hope you’ll join us for this meaningful and memorable Sunday.

Please say a prayer for the person below and write your name in the booklet. Prayers & Squares will then complete the prayer quilt, with knots having been tied to represent the prayers of those who participated both at church and online. We’ll provide a list of the names to the recipients. Our ministry has always been about Congregational prayers—you do not need to personally know the prayer quilt recipient to offer a prayer for their comfort. Past recipients have attested to the power of prayer from complete strangers as well as loved ones. We know this to be true, evidenced by the Prayers & Squares motto: “It’s not about the quilt, it’s about the prayers.”

A prayer from Rev Mary Kate Buchanan:
Loving God,
As this person wraps themselves in this prayer quilt, I pray they feel surrounded by Your comfort and peace. I pray they can feel the love and support of all those who are praying for them near and far. May they know that they are not alone in the struggles they face. In the name of One who came in love to show us how to love, I pray. Amen.
Person receiving prayer quilt: PJ