Pastor’s Message: Feb. 28, 2025

A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: BEGINNING OUR LENTEN JOURNEY Dear ones, This Sunday, March 2, we welcome our Transitional Pastor, Rev. Karen Kinney!  I’m sorry to miss her first Sunday with us, but Laura and I will be away for a long-planned Winter...

Pastor’s Message: Feb. 21, 2025

A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: MEET OUR TRANSITIONAL PASTOR Dear FPCB Friends, For those of you who may have missed this announcement at Sunday’s Congregational Meeting, we’re thrilled to have Rev. Karen Kinney joining us as our Transitional Pastor on...

Pastor’s Message: Feb. 14, 2025

A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: SUPPORTING OUR NEIGHBORS Greetings, dear ones! We received conflicting reports from our regional groundhog “meteorologists” last week:  Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, but Staten Island Chuck did not.  This week’s active...

Pastor’s Message: Jan. 31, 2025

A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: STAFFING AND SCHEDULE UPDATES Greetings, dear ones, Somehow, we’re already nearly at the beginning of February! The Transitional Pastor Search Team continues their important work meeting with prospective candidates and...

Pastor’s Message: Jan. 24, 2025

A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: TIME FOR REFLECTION Dear ones, Much gratitude for your flexibility last Sunday as we gathered online for worship instead of in-person!  Even with careful attention to local forecasters, it was difficult to know when the...