fragile alone

nothing of its power

hidden in the infinite

fragile alone

an individual feather

not much to see

other than its beauty

nothing of its power

when joined with others

lifting wings higher

soaring toward heaven

like the church stronger

than its individual feathers

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November 10, 2014

fragile alone

about an individual feather

written at 2014 Church Conference

Rev. Ellen Cleaves

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005087479459

Limestone United Methodist Church

http://www.neumc.org/churches/detail/373

https://plus.google.com/111213718306167835684/about?gl=us&hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/pages/United-Methodist-Church/114098721954941

and

Rev. Sue Brown

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000284627200

Mars Hill United Methodist Church

http://www.neumc.org/churches/detail/381

http://www.umc.org/find-a-church/church/10326

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mars-Hill-United-Methodist-Church/314402292039889

https://plus.google.com/108493071234866006960/about?gl=us&hl=en

and

Rev. Chris Dare

https://www.facebook.com/pastorchrisdare

Grant Memorial United Methodist Church

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Grant-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/82455472044

http://www.gmumc.net/

Presque Isle, ME

November 9, 2014

&

November 9, 2014

I accept Christ

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/i-accept-christ.html

Paragraph 202

of 2012 United Methodist Book of Discipline

written at 2014 Church Conference

Rev. Dr. Tom Bentum

https://www.facebook.com/tom.bentum

Bessie Gray Memorial United Methodist Church

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bessie-Gray-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/122671631114295

http://www.bgmumc.com/

Caribou, ME

November 9, 2014

&

edited October 30, 2014

I confess Jesus Christ – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/i-confess-jesus-christ-v2.html

October 30, 2014

I confess Jesus Christ

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/i-confess-jesus-christ.html

Paragraph 202 of

2012 United Methodist Book of Discipline

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/DynamicContent.aspx?id=87&pageid=920

Annual Charge Conference/ Church Conference

Mapleton United Methodist Church

http://www.neumc.org/churches/detail/402

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mapleton-United-Methodist-Church/169252389945285

https://www.facebook.com/groups/150364128328997/

http://www.umc.org/find-a-church/church/10324

https://plus.google.com/102571362671558581434/about?gl=us&hl=en

Lidstone Memorial United Methodist Church (Washburn, ME)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/666491926694381/

http://www.neumc.org/churches/detail/403

Rev. Dot Matson

http://www.neumc.org/people/detail/4973

led by the Reverend Doctor Pat MacHugh

https://www.facebook.com/pat.machugh

http://www.umc.org/find-a-church/church/10394

Northern Maine District

https://www.facebook.com/NME.UMC

http://www.neumc.org/districts/detail/1

Washburn, ME

October 29, 2014

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