First Congregational United Church of Christ

Dear Family and Friends,
As most of you know, John died on January 15, Martin Luther King’s birthday, surrounded by Jessica, Peter and me, as well as Sara and Scott, with short visits with Antonio and Sofia. At the end, in his own inimitable way, John made it very clear it was time. He put [...]

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Dear Family, Friends, and our many circles of love,
John Mack died peacefully at 9:30 AM on Tuesday, January 15, 2008. Amazing Grace was playing in the background and we were singing along. Jessica and Peter and I, along with Scott and Sara, had been gathered around John’s bed in the living room since [...]

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Dear Family and Friends,
As most of you know, we air ambulanced home from India on January 30 after 5 weeks in hospitals in Nepal and India after John’s lungs were severely damaged by high altitude pulmonary edema and pneumonia trekking in the Himalayas. John spent a week at George Washington Hospital for evaluation, which was [...]

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Dear Friends,
From family and community networks you have heard about my six week captivity in hospitals and ICU’s in Nepal and India. Last Saturday I was Fed Ex’d back to Washington. After a week at George Washington University Medical Center, I finally made it all the way home. In addition to the care of family [...]

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Preached by the Rev. Douglas Clark
December 30, 2007
A few of my favorite things about the religious aspects of the Christmas season are candlelit windows, Christmas carols, Christmas pageants, and nativity scenes. The tradition of candles in the windows, according to something I remember reading a number of years ago, goes back to a time in [...]

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