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Sun. Service: 10:00 am (in-person or Zoom) | Womynfolk: 1st Mon, 6:30 pm | Mennopints: 1st or 2nd Fri, 4:30 pm
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Sunday (October 1) at 10:00 AM
In-person and Zoom
"World Communion Sunday: Rice Is Life!"

​THIS SUNDAY . . .

For more than half of the world, rice is what sustains life.  Had Jesus lived anywhere between the Indus River and Japan rice would have been what was served at the Last Supper.

So we will visit the Philippines for World Communion Sunday where we will partake of rice and mango juice.

“Jesus didn't say, 'Blessed are those who care for the poor.' He said, 'Blessed are we where we are poor, where we are broken.' It is there that God loves us deeply and pulls us into deeper communion with himself. "  — Henri Nouwen

“Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It’s not about nutrients and calories. It’s about sharing. It’s about honesty. It’s about identity.” — Louise Fresco
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“You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together.”
— Anthony Bourdain

“The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food.” —  Dean Ornish
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  • ​​If you missed last week's service, scroll to the bottom of this column to learn about it!

TO ATTEND INDOOR AND ZOOM SERVICES:
Most or our indoor services are also accessible by Zoom:
  • To attend any indoor Sunday Service by Zoom: CLICK HERE.
  • ​We typically post a video of any indoor worship service on YouTube if it becomes available. A list of all virtual services, their Worship Service bulletins, and sermon transcripts (if available) are published on: the Sermons web page.
  • NOTE: Masks are optional for indoor services. ​
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Did You Miss A Previous Service?
Sept. 24, 2023 - "A World Without Poverty Or Hunger Is Possible!"
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Jesus was asked if he was the "expected one" (the "Messiah" or the "Son of God"). The "proof" Jesus gave, was what he was doing.  
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Specifically he listed that he healed the outcasts — the lepers, blind, deaf and lame! Along with that he raised the dead and was bringing good news to the poor! 
Isn’t a world without poverty or hunger something we should strive for?

“Radical servanthood challenges us, while attempting persistently to overcome poverty, hunger, illness, and any other form of human misery, to reveal the gentle presence of our compassionate God in the midst of our broken world.” ― Henri Nouwen

“Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes”.
— Khalil Gibran
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“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.” — Nelson Mandela

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​FCMF: Authentic, Compassionate, And Inclusive!
​Here at Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship (FCMF), we practice the "radical inclusivity" of Jesus. This means working with, having compassion for, and getting to know people who, as Jesus said, are the “least of us” and are often on the margins of society. 
Whether it’s welcoming sexual and gender minorities into our community, helping homeless families in the Faith Family Hospitality program, welcoming homeless individuals who visit us for warmth, food, and fellowship, helping immigrants, or working for a healthcare system that benefits all, we try to walk in the footsteps of Jesus as best we can.
We use our hands to do God's work, focusing on issues of social justice, peace, and helping those in need. 
We're in the News:
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The Coloradoan ran an article on Aug. 31, 2023, about the City's new Nuisance Ordinance, our church, and what we do for the homeless

Please read the PDF version of the article:
Coloradoan article

Now that you now what we're up to, please DONATE to our GoFundMe page:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/true-sanctuary-for-the-homeless

Our True Sanctuary program also made the cover of Anabaptist World Magazine:
https://anabaptistworld.org/blessed-with-new-friends/

To learn more about what we do, go to our Homeless Outreach page or read our ​special sermon.

Why do we do what we do?

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​People often ask us if we think that what we are doing at the church is really making a difference. Many suggest that we do not have the resources, skills, or staff to help everyone. Others say we are contributing to the problem. And still others urge us to close down all together.
 
What we want to tell the world is, “Yes, absolutely, we are making a difference . . . one person at a time and one relationship at a time!”
 
To illustrate this, we want to share a real-life letter from the mother of a young woman we helped. She gave us permission to publish this letter. This is why we do what we do!
 
April 11, 2022
 
Pastor Steve Ramer,
 
Hello, my name is Terry Krook-Halleck. I just wanted to share my daughter Tara Krook’s successful journey story with you.
 
It is important to us to let you and others who sponsor your program know, that it is worth every effort your program offers. The people who have found their way to your church have lost their way in life. They all have different reasons, but all have found their way to your door somehow, and I believe it is through the grace of God that our daughter Tara did.
 
Her story starts after she had been on the streets for 2-1/2 years, before ending up in the hospital twice, for several weeks from drug abuse. She had been released from the hospital, out to the streets, with no place to go. She walked over to a curb (which happened to be in front of the church) and sat down with her plastic bag containing all her belongings.
 
Then, like an angel, Renee saw Tara sitting there with a look of despair. Renee invited her into an already crowded dwelling [the church], full of people just like Tara. Renee assigned Tara to a spot  that used to be the alter before Covid. This was Tara’s new safe home off the streets.
 
Renee was kind, helpful, and had a great sense of humor, even though the others were down and out too. She brought a glimmer of hope to Tara.
 
Renee helped Tara connect with other resources in the community so she could move forward. Renee also helped Tara get the courage to finally reach out to her family (me, her mom) in Minnesota. We had no idea where she was for many months. We weren’t even sure if she was alive.
 
That reconnection led us to inviting her home for Christmas. From that visit, she decided (on her own) that it was time for her to go into treatment. She did and completed 8 months of it.
 
Tara has been sober for 1-1/2 years. She got to go back to Fort Collins to visit her 3 kids who live with their dad. And she got to stop by and visit Renee at the church. It was such a happy reunion.
 
Tara now has an apartment, a part-time job and 2 cats. She is happy and doing well.
 
Renee saved her life that day. Each and every homeless person has their own story, but I am happy to be sharing that Tara is one of the lucky ones who made it through.
 
We are thankful for this church and their generosity. I pray that more can be as thankful and lucky as Tara.
 
There are angels amongst us.
 
Sincerely thankful,
 
Terry Krook-Halleck