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Sunday, March 1, 2026
Second Sunday of Lent: Obvious and Hidden
Zoom Service ONLY (10:00 a.m.)

This Sunday we are meeting by Zoom only. Scroll down to find the link.

Being Fully Loved

We yearn for simple and obvious explanations without dissonance. This week we are confronted with Jesus’ approach to important things like love, holiness, and even what we know!

What does it mean to be fully loved and to love fully? And what does it mean to be a servant? Jesus seems to say: “It’s not about me.” In this passage, Jesus puts the focus on the people he loves and on the act of tending to their most fundamental needs. Love in this passage is a verb. How can we practice such love this Lent?

“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.” — Jesus Christ

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” — Jesus Christ

“There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.“
— George Sand

“The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.” — Charles Dickens

This Sunday's Bulletin
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​If you missed last week's service, scroll to the bottom of this column to learn about it!

TO ATTEND REGULAR INDOOR AND ZOOM SERVICES:
Most of our indoor services are also accessible by Zoom:

• To attend a Zoom Service: CLICK HERE.
• 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. ​

Last Sunday's Sermon: “Love and Grief, Glory and Belief”
Feb 22, 2026

We often think of love and grief as very different emotions. We are challenged with the dissonance of their relationship as we pay attention to Jesus’ words and actions. Lazarus’s sisters Mary and Martha, lament like we might: “Lord, if you had been here, this wouldn’t have happened.” Others whisper a question we might also ask: “Couldn’t Jesus have prevented this?” These questions hold a familiar, deeply human grief — the experience of an absence of Christ/God in a world of pain and suffering, where things are not as we want them to be.

“Against eternal injustice, man must assert justice, and to protest against the universe of grief, he must create happiness.” — Albert Camus

“The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend who cares.” — Henri Nouwen

Last Sunday's Bulletin

NOTE: 
Last Sunday we met at the Common House at Greyrock Commons Community Co-housing. Here are directions:

1. Take Taft Hill north, past the Vine round-about.
2. Turn left (west) on Liberty Drive.
3. Turn right (north) on N. Briarwood Rd.
4. When you get to the entrance of Greyrock Commons, look for visitor's parking on the right. If the lot is full, continue following the oval drive, looking for visitor's parking spots.
5. NOTE: The Commons House is due west of the entrance of Greyrock Commons

Why do we do what we do?

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

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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. 

Season of Lent: Dwelling in Dissonance

Ours is a world of urgency, a digital age of immediate gratification. We rush to resolution. We retreat into silos of sameness and scapegoat those who disagree with us. Our temptation to seek relief from the dissonant uncertainty of life’s liminalities might be heightened this year. This is a historical moment when many of us feel caught up in forces beyond our control —military conflicts, deportations, funding cuts, climate crisis, and more.

Instead, let us stay in the hard places with Jesus and linger throughout Lent at the edge of our understanding, so we might more fully remain open and present to the hard places and the mysteries we face today.

Help Us Celebrate our Faith and Service by Donating!

UPDATE (22 February 2026) - We surpassed our goal!

Can you believe it -- our donors have raised $16,350, surpassing our goal of $15,500.

But we still face lots of challenges try to figure out what to do with our church building, whether to stay or move elsewhere, how to work with the city, our neighbors, and the homeless, and more.

So, please keep on giving. And stay tuned for more news!

Please visit our 50-500 GoFundMe site to contribute:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/celebrating-500-and-50-years-of-faith-and-service

Here's The Scoop . . .
This year, Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship (FCMF) celebrated a monumental milestone: 50 years of faithful service and compassionate outreach to our community in Fort Collins. This celebration was made even more special because 2025 also marked the 500th Anniversary of the Anabaptist movement, which inspires our commitment to peace, justice, and service.
 
History
For decades, FCMF has been a beacon of hope, dedicating itself to helping those experiencing homelessness and advocating for systemic change. Our small congregation has always done more than people thought was possible!

Through meal programs, shelter initiatives, essential hygiene resources and a ministry rooted in compassion, we have tirelessly lived out Christ’s call to love our neighbors in both word and action.
 
What We Believe
FCMF believes that everyone deserves a safe place to call home, a meal to share, and a community that cares. The people we connect with are treated as valuable human beings, not "projects" or "causes."

With your support, we can continue to live out our values and mark this significant anniversary with gratitude and hope.

More Organizations Are Involved
In 2025 even more organizations have been using our church to hold 12-step programs, share meals and clothing to the homeless, provide recovery counseling, and legal counseling. These organizations include:

• Narconon
• Food Not Bombs
• Feed the Hungry
• Silver Linings
• Thunder Center for Justice and Change

Where Your Money Goes
Your contribution will be used to:

• Keep the lights and heat on 24/7 for the people living in and using the services provided
• Provide hygiene products
• Provide laundry products
• Provide towels, washcloths, shower supplies
• Supplement the food supplies we receive from the Larimer County Food Bank
• Keep the building clean and tidy for the organizations that use it

Want to Know What We Accomplished in One Year?
Click to download information about us

Continue to visit our GoFundMe page to contribute:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/celebrating-500-and-50-years-of-faith-and-service
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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.

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