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Spiritual Searcher John Dominic CrossanFriday & Saturday, March 7 & 8 Grace Hall, North Campus See Page 2 for more information.

Next Sunday, March 9: Daylight Savings Time BeginsRemember to spring forward one hour and join us for worship.North Campus - 8:30 & 10 am South Campus - 8:30 & 11 am

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On God’s Side - In this new Tuesday PM series, Walter Watkins facilitates an 8-week study of Jim Wallis’ 2013 book, On God’s Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn’t Learned about Serving the Common Good. For registration (helpful but not necessary) and book purchase information go online or contact Natalia.

Begins Tuesday, March 47 – 8:15 pmRoom 125, North Campus

Ash Wednesday (The Beginning of Lent)Join us for a 45-minute candlelight service in the style of Taizé with meditation, music, prayers and silence. See back page.

Wednesday, March 57:30 pmGrace Hall, North Campus

John Dominic Crossan: Is God Violent? How to Read the Christian Bible…And Still Be Christian -“Dom” Crossan leads off Spiritual Searcher’s 25th Anniversary year with new material we will hear prior to publication. Dr. Crossan will revise, enlighten and enliven our understanding of scripture and the nature of God. Register online at FCchurch.com/crossan or contact Natalia.

Friday, March 7, 7 pmSaturday, March 8, 9 am Grace Hall, North Campus

Parent Retreat - Stay one day or overnight. Childcare is available this year on Saturday with pre-registration. Register online at FCchurch.com/akitaforparents

March 8 - 9Camp Akita

New Sunday Morning Seminars - Cultural Literacy for Religion: Everything the Well-Educated Person Should Know DVD series with Prof. Mark Berkson, PhD, Stanford University.Each unit is fully self-contained, so come as you are able as we gain insight into other ways people approach the sacred.

Begin March 9

Sundays, 9 - 9:50 amRoom 115, North Campus

Sundays, 9:30 – 10:45 amWicker Room, South Campus

Family Beach Party - Join us for dinner at our Taco Bar and for family fun activities. $6 per person, children under 3 are free. For questions or to volunteer call 614 488.0681 ext 113

March 146 - 8 pmGrace Hall, North Campus

Spiritual Salon: Ethics and Human Trafficking -Professor of Christian Ethics Yvonne Zimmerman speaks on Ethics and Human Trafficking Activism: Why Progressive Christian Values Matter.

Wednesday, March 267 - 8:30 pmGrace Hall, North Campus

Women’s Spring Retreat: Growing Up & Growing Wise - Kathy Cleveland Bull facilitates. Information and registration at FCchurch.com/womens-retreat, or contact Natalia.

April 4 - 6Camp Akita

Upcoming EventsVisit FCchurch.com or email info@FCchurch.com for more information.

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Visit Our WebsiteFor further information on events and programs, visit FCchurch.com. Online registration is available for many events.

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Life Line ScreeningLife Line Screening will offer a preventive health event hosting affordable, non-invasive and painless health screenings on March 18.

Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems.

Register and receive a $10 discount off any package over $129 by calling 888 653.6441 or visit lifelinescreening.com/community-partners

Visit the resale shop, 10 am - 4 pmMonday - Saturday

Annex, lower level, South Campus

Donate any day of the week!

A Boutique Shopping Experienceat Bargain Prices

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–– The Reverend Ms. Katherine H. Shaner, Minister of Mission

The Social Gospel

The views expressed in the recommended websites do not necessarily reflect the views of First Community Church.

I remember reading White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh for the first time. This article, considered a classic for many anti-racist educators, made me re-evaluate how I understand the world. McIntosh, Associate Director of The Wellesley Centers for Women, said, “My schooling gave me no training in seeing myself as an oppressor, as an unfairly advantaged person, or as a participant in a damaged culture. I was taught to see myself as an individual whose moral state depended on her individual moral will.”

With this in mind, she worked on identifying some of the daily effects of white privilege in her life, choosing conditions she thought would “attach somewhat more to skin-color privilege than to class, religion, ethnic status or geographic location, though of course all these other factors are intricately intertwined.”

McIntosh came up with a list of 50 conditions in which, as far as she could tell, “her African American coworkers, friends and acquaintances with whom I came into daily or frequent contact with in that particular time, place and time of work could not count on.“ I have listed a sample of those conditions in this column and wonder if there are others from our own individual experiences we might add to the list? My prayer this day is that we continue our dialogue on race in an authentic and compassionate way, a way that leads us to really seeing one another as God sees us, beloved. A sample of McIntosh’s conditions:• If I should need to move, I can be pretty sure of renting or purchasing housing in

an area which I can afford and in which I would want to live.• I can be sure that my children will be given curricular materials that testify to the

existence of their race.• I can arrange to protect my children most of the time from people who might

not like them.• I do not have to educate my children to be aware of systemic racism for their

own daily physical protection.• I can be pretty sure that my children’s teachers and employers will tolerate them

if they fit school and workplace norms; my chief worries about them do not concern others’ attitudes toward their race.

• I can swear, or dress in second hand clothes, or not answer letters, without having people attribute these choices to the bad morals, the poverty or the illiteracy of my race.

• I am never asked to speak for all the people of my racial group.• If a traffic cop pulls me over or if the IRS audits my tax return, I can be sure I

haven’t been singled out because of my race.• I can go home from most meetings of organizations I belong to feeling

somewhat tied in, rather than isolated, out-of-place, outnumbered, unheard, held at a distance or feared.

• I can choose blemish cover or bandages in “flesh” color and have them more or less match my skin.

You can find the entirety of McIntosh’s article here: nymbp.org/reference/WhitePrivilege.pdf

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GivePlease take this opportunity to review the many ways you can provide for your church and your community. We welcome your gifts of time, talent and financial support.

Support MissionsPurchase Giant Eagle grocery gift cards or enroll in the Kroger Rewards program. Visit the Mission page at FCchurch.com or visit the tables after worship.

Good CallUsing the Browser

on your smartphone, go to

FCchurch.com/minute to give an offering to

First Community Church.

Lend a Hand

Heart to HeartLooking to volunteer in a fun, caring environment? Join us at Heart to Heart.

Tuesdays: 8 - 11 am or 11 am - 1:30 pm

Wednesdays: 3 - 5 pm

Thursdays: 8 - 11 am or 11 am - 1:30 pm

Sign up at FCchurch.com/heart-to-heart-food-pantry

Join Our Usher TeamWe need a minimum of 20 ushers each week to cover all of our services. Contact Jennifer Morrison at jennybucks1@gmail.com or Lois Zook at lzook@FCchurch.com for details.

Furber BooksVolunteers needed on Sunday mornings at both campuses. Please contact Emily Rogers at 614 488.0681 ext. 223 or erogers@FCchurch.com

Tri-Village Trading PostBe a volunteer in the Receiving Room or in the Shop. Share your spare hours with the Post. Friendly faces will greet you and help you learn the work. If interested, contact Rebecca Wolfe at 330 697.6218 or rwolfe@FCchurch.com

Red Cross Blood Drive

Wednesday, March 19, 1 to 7 pmBrownlee Hall, South Campus

It’s real simple - one pint of your blood can save 3 lives. Join others and donate.

Register online at redcross.org/blood and enter our new sponsor code: FCCSC or contact Paula Russell at 614 488.0681 ext. 228 or prussell@FCchurch.com

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Akita Retreat OpportunitiesChurch members receive a discount on rentals. For individual or group retreat opportunities, visit CampAkita.org or call 740 385.3827 ext 222

ReceiveFirst Community Church provides many opportunities for learning, spiritual growth and fellowship, as well as material and spiritual assistance to those in need.

Transitions Support Group1st/3rd Tuesdays of the month, 7 pmLibrary, South CampusFor those experiencing divorce or a broken relationship. Led by Dr. Dan Davis and Vickie Jean Murphy, Spiritual Director. For more information, contact Kathy Weatherby in the Pastoral Care Office at 614 488.0681 ext 239 or kweatherby@FCchurch.com

Pastoral CounselingPastoral Care is intertwined throughout all the programs and the business of the congregation as we explore life together. Contact the Pastoral Care Office at 614 488.0681 ext 239 or kweatherby@FCchurch.com

Care & PrayerAll prayers are held in confidence. Please contact Kathy Weatherby in the Pastoral Care Office at 614 488.0681 ext 239 or kweatherby@FCchurch.com

Women’s GuildFor information about the Women’s Guild, please contact Estelle Scott, Chair of the Guild Membership Committee, at 614 457.1037 or emscott1037@wowway.com

Providing dignity, compassion and respect.

Choice Food Pantry open Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:30 am - 1 pm

Lamar A. Graham, Director614 488.0681 ext 203

HeartToHeart@FCchurch.com

Heart to Heart has an Ohio Benefit Bank counselor

available as needed.For an appointment, call 614 488.0681 ext 155

The Benefit Bank is the registered trademark of Solutions for Progress, Inc. and that TBB, OBB and The Benefit Bank logo are the trademarks and service marks of Solutions for Progress, Inc.

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Lecture on ‘Pope Francisand the World’s Religions’John L. Allen, Jr., Senior Vatican Analyst for CNN, presents the 10th annual Lecture on World Religions & Interreligious Dialogue, Wednesday, April 2, 7 pm at the Jessing Center, Pontifical College Josephinum. Reservations not required.

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This Week at First Community ChurchSunday, March 2 - WinterSong 1:30 pm 8th Graders Baking Cookies Kitchen (NC)

Monday, March 3 9:30 am Parent Growth Guild Rm. (SC) 3:30 pm Women’s Guild Executive Committee Guild Rm./Library (SC) 4:30 pm Women’s Guild Board Meeting Guild Rm. (SC) 5:30 pm Friends of the Homeless Kitchen (SC) 5:30 pm Ministry of Presence (Franklin Med. Center) Wicker Rm. (SC) 7:00 pm Women’s MASS (Middle Age Solutions) Lincoln Rd. Chapel (SC) 7:00 pm Membership Council Meeting Rm. 111 (NC)

Tuesday, March 4 8:30 am Heart to Heart Food Pantry Open (until 1 pm) Annex Rm. 103/104 (SC) 10:00 am Tuesday at Ten: The Fourth Gospel Wicker Rm. (SC) 6:00 pm Whitechapel Ringers Rehearsal Rm. 111 (NC) 6:00 pm Worship Technology Gathering Guild Rm. (SC) 6:30 pm Intro Seminar on Carl Jung Wicker Rm. (SC) 7:00 pm Tuesday PM: New Testament Personalities Rm. 125 (NC) 7:00 pm Transitions Support Group Library (SC) 7:00 pm Foundation Planning Committee Rm. 115 (NC)

Wednesday, March 5 7:00 am Wednesday Morning Fellowship Brownlee Hall (SC) 7:00 am Men’s Study Group: Epistle to the Romans Wicker Rm. (SC) 9:30 am Women Living the Questions: Daring Greatly Wicker Rm. (SC) 5:30 pm Midweek Missions Rm. 115 (NC) 5:30 pm Kindergarten Choir Rehearsal Rm. 118 (NC) 5:30 pm CPC Storytelling Committee Rose Wing Cafe Rm. (NC) 6:00 pm Cherub Choir Rehearsal Rm. 118 (NC) 6:30 pm Junior Choir Rehearsal Rm. 118 (NC) 6:45 pm Middle School Midweek Rm. 125/Rm. 130 (NC) 7:00 pm Wednesday Evening Bible Study Rose Wing Conference Rm. (NC) 7:15 pm Youth Bell Choir 1 Rm. 111 (NC) 7:30 pm Ash Wednesday Taizé Service Grace Hall (NC) 7:45 pm Youth Bell Choir 2 Rm. 111 (NC) 8:00 pm High School Impact Rm.128/Rm. 130 (NC)

Thursday, March 6 8:30 am Heart to Heart Food Pantry Open (until 1 pm) Annex Rm. 103/104 (SC) 11:45 am Contemplative 1: Teresa of Avila Wicker Rm. (SC) 6:30 pm Grandview Candlelight NA Lincoln Rd. Chapel (SC) 7:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal Sanctuary (SC)

Friday, March 7 12:00 pm Spritual Searcher: Crossan Clergy Luncheon Grace Hall (NC) 7:00 pm Spritual Searcher: John Dominic Crossan Grace Hall (NC)

Saturday, March 8 9:00 am Spritual Searcher: John Dominic Crossan Grace Hall (NC) 9:00 am Parent Retreat Camp Akita

NC = North Campus, 3777 Dublin Road = Wheelchair inaccessibleSC = South Campus, 1320 Cambridge Blvd.

For further information on events, check the Welcome Center, firstnews Monthly, FCchurch.com, info@FCchurch.com or call 614 488.0681

NEXT SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE - March 9 8:30 am Rev. Baumer preaching (Burkhart Chapel, SC) 8:30 am Dr. Wing preaching (Grace Hall, NC) 10:00 am Dr. Wing preaching (Grace Hall, NC) 11:00 am Dr. Wing preaching (Sanctuary, SC)

AshWednesday

March 5, 7:30 pmGrace Hall, North Campus

Join us for a 45-minute candlelight service in the style of Taizé with meditation, music, prayers, and silence.

Led by the Clergy staff, the Chamber Choir and Youth Bell Choir I

Ronald J. Jenkins, Minister of Music & Liturgy

Sally R. Beske, Assistant Organist