Sermons

Setting the Table
by Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge
April 26, 2024
For Maundy Thursday 2024, we hosted a combined worship service, collaborating with Bostwick Lake UCC and First Congregational Church of Rockford, United Church of Christ. For that service, I wrote a song, which served as the backbone of the worship experience. The idea was to highlight the steps in which a hostess prepares a table more »
Gentle & Meek
by Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge
April 25, 2024
A hymn I originally penned in 2013, updated for Palm Sunday 2024. Available for purchase on Arrange Me. https://www.noteflight.com/music/titles/7de26d75-cd4c-4817-88ed-479c7f80b8da/gentle-meek Related Images:
Love Has Won, Death Dies Away
by Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge
April 25, 2024
New Lyrics for Old Tunes. Hymn for Easter 2024 at NKPC. For Sale at Arrange Me. https://www.noteflight.com/music/titles/90679c07-3db0-42c7-8b1c-7a4d4190bb42/love-has-won-death-dies-away Related Images:
Naked on the Porch
by Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge
April 25, 2024
There is a joke about how to tell if you live in a rural, suburban or urban neighborhood:  If you stand naked on the front porch and the neighbors can’t see you, it’s rural.  If you stand naked on the front porch and the neighbors call the cops, it’s suburban.  If you more »
An Empty Mason Jar
by Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge
April 25, 2024
If you peek around my kitchen, currently perched in a wooden basket on top of the microwave, you will find an empty mason jar. This jar has moved around the kitchen quite a lot the last few months. For a while it was sitting next to my sink, it’s clear glass catching the light and more »