During the winter of 1941-1942, Hitler lay siege to Leningrad. It was nightmarish. Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and the Leningrad Philharmonic were eventually evacuated from the city. A performance of Shostakovich’s seventh symphony, dedicated to the city of Leningrad,
Christmas Pageant now online!
Be sure to watch this charming annual event at FCC – our Christmas Pageant! FCCDarien Christmas Pagent 2014 from First Congregational Darien on Vimeo.
Humor And Holiness
How do we respond to the massacre at Charlie Hebdo in Paris and everything that has transpired since? Of course, the issue is bigger than humor. But how about at least this: I worry about humorless people, even to the
Trajectory 2015
The heartfelt Step Talks our own gave last autumn, inviting us to pledge, impressed me. As I will say to anyone who will listen, stewardship and pledging are far more about faith than they are about money. I heard abundant
Carols In Our Hearts
As Advent gives way to Christmas, our carol selection has morphed from austere Advent tunes to enchanted Christmas carols. In the same spirit, last Sunday the ladies took up the purple bows around church and replaced them with red.
THE DANCE OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
So much of our early Christmas planning revolves around logistics: getting the tree, putting up the lights, travel plans to be with family, and remembering others with apt gifts. We quickly reach the saturation point with all of that. We