Recently, the Indiana General Assembly passed a law that would make it illegal for unhoused people to camp or sleep outside in public places. This law effectively criminalizes being homeless, as many individuals have nowhere else to go. On Sunday, March 15, Mary Ann Mings, who runs the homeless day shelter out of InAsMuch Ministries, will join us for a discussion about what this law really means, what it does, and how we can best help our unhoused neighbors at this time.

Chapel Class is open to all adults at 9:00 am every Sunday, in person or on zoom. The password for zoom is 247302.

During Lent, the Green Team asks that we look at the land, water, and nature that surround us, and to learn not only the history, but our responsibility in honoring and caring for it.

Indiana is home to a rich mix of native wildlife thanks to our forests, wetlands, prairies, 

and rivers. 

Some of the mammals include the white-tailed deer, American black bear, eastern cottontail rabbit, gray and fox squirrels, raccoon, Virginia opossum, red and gray fox, coyote, American beaver, river otter, and bobcat. 

Native birds include the northern cardinal, bald eagle, red-tailed hawk, great blue heron, sandhill crane, wild turkey, eastern bluebird, pileated woodpecker, and mallard duck. 

Reptiles include the eastern box turtle, common snapping turtle, garter snake, eastern 

fox snake, northern copperhead, and timber rattlesnake. 

Amphibians include the American bullfrog, spring peeper, eastern newt, and spotted 

salamander.

Fish include the largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, walleye, and northern pike. 

And lastly, our insects and pollinators include the monarch butterfly, eastern tiger swallowtail, bumblebees, and fireflies. 

WE GIVE THANKS TO ALL CREATURES, AND COMMIT TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH THEM. 

Imagine the difference we can make when we join together with other people of faith who are giving to the same cause. For over 75 years, One Great Hour of Sharing has been allowing congregations to share out of their abundance with those who need assistance. You will have the opportunity to join multiple denominations and Church World Service to do just that as Plymouth Church participates in the One Great Hour of Sharing Special Offering on Sunday, March 15.

Your support to this annual focus on mission enables our church and our ecumenical partners to make a difference in lives and communities around the world. One Great Hour of Sharing understands the needs -- immediate and long-term -- and are there when the needs are most pressing. By giving generously, you bring life forth in desolate places. By giving generously, you provide spaces for others to share their expertise and sustainable approaches to farming. By giving generously, you share hope today, tomorrow, and well into the future. You can make donations on Sunday, or via the link below, selecting "One Great Hour of Sharing" from the drop down menu.

Plymouth families with children under 18 are invited to a social afternoon of bowling, snacks and getting to know one another! We'll have a private room at House of Pins (2010 Sundown Ln, Fort Wayne, IN 46808), Sunday, March 15, 2-5 pm, where we can play and chat. Please RSVP to Katie Watson (kjwatson4@gmail.com).

The WBG book for this month is The Yiddish Policemen's Union, by Michael Chabon. The book is, "At once a gripping whodunit, a love story, an homage to 1940's noir, and an exploration of the mysteries of exile and redemption."

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 17 in the Amistad Room at 11:30 am. We welcome anyone who self-identifies as a woman to drop in and join the discussion!

Wednesday Night Live programming continues this Wednesday. At 5:00 pm there will be adult choir rehearsal. At 5:15 pm there will be Lenten Book Study with Rev. Timothy, followed by dinner at 6:00 pm. Handbells will meet at 6:30 pm. All activities are open to anyone in the church, regardless of membership status. Come for activities or just come for dinner and fellowship! The suggested cost for dinner is $10 per person, though no one will be turned away due to the inability to pay. If you plan to come for dinner, please sign up in the Folsom Room in advance so our caterer knows how much food to prepare. Hope to see you there!


The passcode to join the book study on Zoom is 773232.

We continue our weekly Lenten book study with How to be an Antiracist, by Ibram X Kendi.

This study, led by Reverend Timothy, continues through April 1, meeting every Wednesday at 5:15 pm in the Chapel.

The book is available at local bookstores, for order online, or for checkout through Allen County Public Library.

Plymouth’s Green Team has adopted a section of the River Greenway Trail. This means that we are responsible for clean-up and maintenance of this section of the trail three times each year. Our next clean-up day will be Saturday, March 21 from 9 am-11 am. Please sign up on the board in the Folsom Room. 

Parking is available at Towles Intermediate School (420 E. Paulding Rd) or at Tillman Park Trailhead (600 E. Tillman Rd). A Green Team member will be waiting at each parking location. Trash bags, gloves, and pick-up sticks will be provided. Bring a grabber if you have one!

All ages are welcome! The distance is approximately two miles. Please join us if you can and help us live into our Earthwise covenant! 

Featuring the Allen Digital concert organ and the Steinway Grand in the Sanctuary, Plymouth Congregational Church's music director Maestro Robert Nance will perform "Catharsis at the Keys: A Keyboard Concert," a delightful program of keyboard favorites. The concert is part of the Plymouth Music Series, and is free and open to the public. It starts at 2 pm in the Plymouth Church Sanctuary.

Join fellow Fort Wayne residents for an evening of singing resistance! We will gather for a simple supper and an evening of singing together from 6-8 pm, Tuesday, March 24 at Plymouth Church. A sign-up sheet is located in the Folsom Room. 

Singing Resistance is building a mass movement of singers to protect and care for our communities in the face of rising authoritarianism. We welcome everyone into the movement for collective liberation. We are fighting for a future in which all people - Black, Brown, Indigenous, immigrant, trans, queer, disabled, poor - and the Earth are safe and sovereign. Through song, we can refuse to obey what authoritarianism wants us to do - get small, numb out, and forget. Instead, we will mobilize our communities in public, we will feel, and we will tell the truth of the violence and of the resistance.

There will be a celebration of life service for Rick Stoerker on Saturday, April 4 at 11 am. Visitation with the family will be held from 10-11 am, and there will be a reception following the service. Memorial gifts may be made to Plymouth Church for the Richard C. Hess Peace Studies Scholarship Fund.

If you'd like to order flowers for Easter, the form is available at the link below. 

Lilies and dwarf yellow daffodils can be ordered for $11. The flowers will be delivered to the church, and may be taken home after Easter service on Sunday, April 5. The deadline for orders will be midnight, Palm Sunday, March 29. 

Flowers may be purchased on their own, or dedicated in memory, or in celebration. Options for dedications are included in the form.