Events Serve Announcements Give Blessings of Music Your stewardship pledges bring vibrant music to FPC, allowing us to welcome guest soloists, ensembles, and organists who enrich worship throughout the year. Your support enables us to expand and engage other musicians, especially more youth, in our music ministry, inviting them to share their talents through singing, instrumental … [Read more...]

Events Serve Announcements Give Breaking Free from the Myth of Scarcity Church Family,  Walter Brueggemann, a retired professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary, published an article entitled “The Liturgy of Abundance, The Myth of Scarcity.” It’s a great article worthy of your time and attention (google the title, and it will come up). In it, Brueggemann describes … [Read more...]

Events Serve Announcements Give Prayers Our country will elect a president on Tuesday, November 5th. Election season brings up a whole host of emotions. One of the best ways to work through them is to bring them to our Lord in prayer. Below are two prayers I’ve copied from the Presbyterian Church U.S.A.’s Book of Common Worship Daily Prayer Edition. At the Time of an Election Under your … [Read more...]

Events Serve Announcements Give Dear Members and Friends of First Presbyterian Church, Waunakee, In the letter below, you will read that our Director of Engagement, Christa Schmeelk, after a season of prayer and discernment, has made the decision to resign from her staff role. While this news lands hard for us, we want to give thanks and rejoice for Christa’s five years of faithful ministry … [Read more...]

Events Serve Announcements Give A Family of Faith One year, Abby and I visited one of my cousins on my father’s side of the family, who lives in Chattanooga, TN. Before our visit, I had not seen this cousin in at least 25 years. My childhood memories of him are scattered, but I knew he lived on our route back home, so I decided to visit. And I am glad I did.  On our last … [Read more...]