Church

  • Stepping Into The Pulpit

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    I tried something new last weekend as I stepped into the pulpit for the first time. Actually I had been there before as a lay reader in my church but last week I delivered my first sermon. One of my children called me “Preacher Pete!” I’m a member of the First Congregational Church of Fairhaven…

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  • Liam Had A Pretty Good Christmas

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    Hi everybody! It’s me, Liam. How was your Christmas? Mine was super duper cool! It was a bit weird because we’re staying with Grammy, Grampy and Uncle Matt until my daddy gets back from the big boat. He works on an aircraft carrier for the Navy. And guess what? Santa found daddy out on the…

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  • I Love That Quiet Time

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    I have always loved that quiet time on Christmas Eve when everything’s done and – even if there may not be peace on earth – there’s peace in the house. Everything is done. The shopping, wrapping, baking, decorating, and all the running around has ended. And if it didn’t get done — well it’s too…

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  • It’s OK To Say ”No”

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    One of the jobs I have everyday with the “Pete Braley Show” is to come up with “stuff.” It’s a part of my job I have always enjoyed even when I was doing the radio show. Someone once asked my wife, Priscilla, “How does he come up with all this material?” Answer: I was blessed…

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  • Have You Made Any Plans?

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    Have you made any plans? Have you thought about all the things you want to do when this pandemic is over? Of course, first of all — take off this damn mask! Actually I think the masks have helped this to be a quiet cold and flu season. Maybe we should keep them handy for…

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  • The A,B,C’s of Thankfulness

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    Like many people, but probably not enough, I go to church most Sundays. I say “most” because I am guilty of sleeping in occasionally, especially if the weather is bad, the roads are icy or I got a horrible night’s sleep. This past Sunday I was determined to be there even though the weather made…

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  • A Flood of Memories and Another Step Forward

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    We had another beautiful Christmas Eve service last night at the First Congregational Church in Fairhaven. Photo courtesy of Jim Mahaney My friend, Rev. Bette McClure, had asked me earlier if I would do a reading. She gave me a reading from John 1:1-5: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with…

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