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This week's community joys & concerns from Sept. 13, 2026
Among our Concerns: We pray for those on a journey of healing. Lenny Anderson Sue Simpson Chris Miller Mark Fry Bill Poores We add to our prayers Ginny Quiring as she recovers from a broken bone in her foot from a fall she took this week. We lift up our homebound friends and those for whom making it to Church is increasingly a difficult thing to do to a variety of challenge. Among our Concerns: Anita Thompson Dorothy Beeles Norma Carolyn Phyllis Jacobsen Harry Lobberegt Pa

FCC Tacoma
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This week's community joys & concerns from September 6, 2026
Among our Concerns: We pray for those on a journey of healing. We lift up each of our loved ones for strength and rest, and we pray for their caregivers and for all who have a hand in healing, that we each would notice our own capacity to contribute to the wellness and health of those around us. We continue to lift up Lenny Anderson as he continues physical rehabilitation, Sue Simpson as she continues chemotherapy treatment, and all among our community who find themselves on

FCC Tacoma
Sep 82 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from August 30, 2026
Among our Concerns: We pray for those on a journey of healing. We lift up each of our loved ones for strength and rest, and we pray for their caregivers and for all who have a hand in healing, that we each would notice our own capacity to contribute to the wellness and health of those around us. We continue to lift up Lenny Anderson as he continues physical rehabilitation, Sue Simpson as she continues chemotherapy treatment, and all among our community who find themselves on

FCC Tacoma
Aug 312 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from August 23, 2026
Among our Concerns: We pray for those on a journey of healing. We lift up each of our loved ones for strength and rest, and we pray for their caregivers and for all who have a hand in healing, that we each would notice our own capacity to contribute to the wellness and health of those around us. We lift up our homebound friends and those for whom making it to Church is increasingly a difficult thing to do due to a variety of challenges. Among them, we pray for Anita Thompson

FCC Tacoma
Aug 261 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from August 16, 2026
Among our Concerns: We lift up Sue Simpson as she begins her course of chemotherapy treatment this week We pray for our homebound friends and for all those this morning in need of community and loving support. May God guide our next steps, always towards one another. Among our local and global community: We pray for peace throughout the world, in places of conflict and fear, in places of loss and in need of transformation. We lift up the Village on 6th and Orchard We pray fo

FCC Tacoma
Aug 221 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from August 2, 2026
We continue to pray for: Sally Bill Poores Alice Cooper Mary Morford Donna Glasgo Esther Freemen Dorothy Beeles Mark Fry Bill & Pat McDaniel Lela Cox Laura Cohthril Marc Masters We pray for the friends and family of our extended community: Mike George Raven Margo Steve We lift up our homebound friends and those for whom making it to Church is increasingly a difficult thing to do to a variety of challenges. Let us remember all those who feel isolated, and in our prayers, do

FCC Tacoma
Aug 72 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from July 26, 2026
We add to our prayer list: Sally, daughter of Alice Cooper. Sally had open heart surgery. We continue to pray for: Bill Poores Alice Cooper Mary Morford Donna Glasgo Esther Freemen Dorothy Beeles Mark Fry Bill & Pat McDaniel Lela Cox Laura Cohthril Marc Masters We pray for the friends and family of our extended community: Mike George Raven Margo Steve We lift up our homebound friends and those for whom making it to Church is increasingly a difficult thing to do to a varie

FCC Tacoma
Jul 272 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from July 19, 2026
We add to our prayer list: Bill Poores Alice Cooper We continue to pray for: Mary Morford Donna Glasgo Esther Freemen Cassie & Don Tripp Family Dorothy Beeles Mark Fry Bill & Pat McDaniel Lela Cox Laura Cohthril Marc Masters We pray for the friends and family of our extended community: Mike George Raven Margo Steve We lift up our homebound friends and those for whom making it to Church is increasingly a difficult thing to do to a variety of challenges. Let us remember all

FCC Tacoma
Jul 202 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from July 12, 2026
We add to our prayer list: Mary Morford, who fell and broke her wrist We continue to pray for: Donna Glasgo Esther Freemen Cassie & Don Tripp Family Dorothy Beeles Mark Fry Bill & Pat McDaniel Lela Cox Laura Cohthril Marc Masters We pray for the friends and family of our extended community: Mike George Raven Margo Steve We lift up our homebound friends and those for whom making it to Church is increasingly a difficult thing to do to a variety of challenges. Let us remember

FCC Tacoma
Jul 142 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from July 5, 2026
We add to our prayer list: Dennis Wagner-Wright, brother-in-law of Cassie Tripp, for his dad, who is in the ICU, & this mother, who suffered a stroke. We continue to pray for: Donna Glasgo Esther Freemen Cassie & Don Tripp Family Dorothy Beeles Mark Fry Bill & Pat McDaniel - Lela Cox Laura Cohthril Marc Masters We pray for the friends and family of our extended community: Mike George Raven Margo Steve We lift up our homebound friends and those for whom making it to Church

FCC Tacoma
Jul 82 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from June 21, 2026
We continue to pray for: Dorothy Beeles - recovering from surgery and doing well. Mark Fry Bill & Pat McDaniel - Pat is now at Orchard Park recovering. Lela Cox Laura Cohthril Marc Masters We pray for the friends and family of our extended community: Mike George Raven Margo Steve We lift up our homebound friends and those for whom making it to Church is increasingly a difficult thing to do to a variety of challenges. Let us remember all those who feel isolated, and in our p

FCC Tacoma
Jun 222 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from June 14, 2026
Among: Dorothy Beeles, who will be having an Aortic Valve Replacement on June 16. We continue to pray for: Mark Fry, Bill & Pat McDaniel Lela Cox Laura Cohthril Marc Master We pray for the friends and family of our extended community: Mike George Raven Margo Steve We lift up our homebound friends and those for whom making it to Church is increasingly a difficult thing to do to a variety of challenges. Let us remember all those who feel isolated, and in our prayers, do what

FCC Tacoma
Jun 172 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from June 7, 2026
Among our joys: We celebrate Corrine Bahrke 85th Birthday today. We continue to pray for: Mark Fry, Bill & Pat McDaniel Lela Cox Laura Cohthril Marc Master We pray for the friends and family of our extended community: Mike George Raven Margo Steve We lift up our homebound friends and those for whom making it to Church is increasingly a difficult thing to do to a variety of challenges. Let us remember all those who feel isolated, and in our prayers, do what we can to remind

FCC Tacoma
Jun 82 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from May 31, 2026
Among our joys: We welcome the warm weather and the opportunity to meet with others and nature for our first “Summer Saunter” on June 1 at 7 p.m. We will meet at Snake Lake, also known as the Tacoma Nature Center. For more information, contact Jan Riley. Many thanks to Susan McClung and the Art Room, as it is in full swing for Pride Month and the Pride Parade. For more details, see the calendar for event dates and times. We continue to pray for: Mark Fry, who is now ho

FCC Tacoma
Jun 12 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from May 24, 2026
We continue to pray for: Charlene Housman Pat McDaniel Lela Cox Laura Cohthril Marc Master We pray for the friends and family of our extended community: Mike George Raven Margo Steve We lift up our homebound friends and those for whom making it to Church is increasingly a difficult thing to do to a variety of challenges. Let us remember all those who feel isolated, and in our prayers, do what we can to remind them that we love them and miss them. Among them, we pray for Ani

FCC Tacoma
May 281 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from May 17, 2026
Among our community’s concerns, we add: Charlene Housman is currently at Tacoma General for an inflamed pancreas. We continue to pray for: Pat McDaniel Lela Cox Laura Cohthril Marc Master We pray for the friends and family of our extended community: Mike George Raven Margo Steve We lift up our homebound friends and those for whom making it to Church is increasingly a difficult thing to do to a variety of challenges. Let us remember all those who feel isolated, and in our p

FCC Tacoma
May 222 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from May 10, 2026
Among our joys this morning: Celebrating Ginny & David Quiring 57th wedding anniversary. Among our community’s concerns, we add: Lela Cox, the doctor, has put her chemotherapy on hold so she may see a cardiologist for her current heart problems. Pat McDaniel, who was taken to Tacoma General last Sunday. Her husband Bill, currently (as of Thursday), has no updates from the doctor. We continue to pray for: Laura Cohthril Marc Master We pray for the friends and family of our

FCC Tacoma
May 112 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from April 26, 2026
Among our joys this morning: A bittersweet time, as today marks my last Sunday before I begin a three-month sabbatical from my ministry with you here at FCC Tacoma. I am so very grateful for the opportunity this will grant me to take a deeper breath, to return to my source in rediscovering nature and time with family and friends, and for you, to make time to reorient and rest from our normal rhythms. As we ponder the greater context of this sabbatical season in the midst of o

FCC Tacoma
Apr 273 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from April 19, 2026
Among our community’s concerns, we add: Marc Master Lela Cox Laura Cohthril We pray for the friends and family of our extended community: Mike George Raven Margo Steve We lift up our homebound friends and those for whom making it to Church is increasingly a difficult thing to do to a variety of challenges. Let us remember all those who feel isolated, and in our prayers, do what we can to remind them that we love them and miss them. Among our local and global community: We l

FCC Tacoma
Apr 201 min read


This week's community joys & concerns from April 12, 2026
Among our joys, We celebrate with Jan and Pat Riley and the whole family on the birth of their granddaughter, Signe (pronounced Sig-nee—a) on Easter morning! We pray for the happy mom and dad and their whole family as they adjust to this new season of beautiful life together. Thanks be to God! Among our community’s concerns, we add: Marc Master Cherry LaCross Pat McDaniel Lela Cox Laura Cohthril We pray for the friends and family of our extended community: George Raven Marg

FCC Tacoma
Apr 132 min read
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