Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, please put a penny in the Old Man’s Hat. If you haven’t got a penny, a ha’penny will do. If you haven’t got a ha’penny then God bless you. Here we are, the week of Christmas. How are you feeling? Joyful, relieved (if you’re done shopping), anxious [...]
Dear Friends, What’s your favorite Christmas song? For holiday cheer, as far as I’m concerned, nothing beats Burl Ives singing, “Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas.” As for carols, give me “O Come All Ye Faithful” with a packed sanctuary, a choir on fire, and a big, big organ. But for understanding the power, the absurdity, [...]
120 years ago, a group of committed disciples decided that Fairview, the northernmost neighborhood in Chicopee, needed a Sunday School. The Sunday School grew. Those that gathered determined that they needed a place to worship, to gather as a community of disciples. A chapel was built and in time, the building we use today. Our [...]
