Reminder: Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday, March 8. Clocks "spring forward" an hour at 2:00 am local standard time, which will become 3:00 am local Daylight Savings Time.

This week, Rev. Murphy will be leading a second Chapel class on the theme of “Evangelism.” What is it? What are ways it’s been hurtful? What are ways it’s been helpful? If we agree that we have good news worth sharing, how might we go about doing that? Come learn, talk, and hopefully, share!

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

"The height of all absurdities is when one racial group has far fewer resources than another racial group due to the history of racism, and the popular proposal to remedy this historic inequity is providing the same resources to these two unevenly resourced groups. This will never add up to equity or justice."

-- Ibram X. Kendi

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.

Many trees were vital to the Miami Tribe in Indiana because of their usefullness. The 

black walnut and hickory were used for food and tools. The maple tree provided syrup.  

The willow and sycamore were used for medicine and shelter. The wood of the oak tree 

was used for building, tools, and the acorns were processed for flour. 

Native deciduous trees include oaks, maples, hickory, sycamore, beech, tulip, black 

cherry, white ash, cottonwood and hackberry. Native evergreen trees include eastern 

white pine, eastern red cedar, and tamarack/eastern larch. 

However, if you are thinking about restoration or landscaping, the white oak, red maple, river birch, tulip tree, and red cedar are local friendly. 

WE GIVE THANKS TO THE TREES THAT PROVIDE SO MUCH FOR US, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PLANT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. 

We continue our weekly Lenten book study with How to be an Antiracist, by Ibram X Kendi. This week we will be discussing chapters 3-5.

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.

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.

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).

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. 

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. 

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 1940s 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 noon. We welcome anyone who self-identifies as a woman to drop in and join the discussion!

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 10:00 am to noon. 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 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.

If you'd like to make flower orders for Easter, the order form is now available at the link below. 

Lilies and dwarf yellow daffodils may be purchased 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 of someone. Options for dedications are included in the form.

Can you even believe it? Almost 50 years ago, Plymouth Church put on our first Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival. The history of our festival is rich. Over the past 49 years, it’s grown into something magical, not just because of the number of people involved, but because it continues to offer something special during the holiday season to a large following of people in the Fort Wayne area and beyond. Boar’s Head is simply a part of many families' holiday traditions. 

Planning for the 50th annual Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival has begun, and we want this year to be something truly special. We are seeking volunteers to help. Below you will find a list of committees that pertain to different areas of Boar’s Head. If you are interested in helping or if you have any ideas or maybe even some memories of past years to share, please contact the committee chair. We’d love to hear from you! 

Marketing and Social Media: Tony Ray & Beth Walker (tdr@plymouthfw.org & bethwalker.fw@gmail.com) 

Costumes: Brandy Logan (brandyklogan@gmail.com) 

Ticketing: Roger Eversole (red9pencil@gmail.com)

Props: Misha Gray-Chemey & Plymouth Carpenters (mdchemey@gmail.com)

Video: Eric Miller (emiller17@yahoo.com) 

Souvenir/Historical Program and Boar’s Head Merchandise: Bee Gray-Chemey & Karen Nesius Roeger (nutmegsmom10@hotmail.com) 

Casting & Festival Program: Kara Jaurigue (kkjaurigue@gmail.com)