Today is a very special day when the Central Association of the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ ordains our own Dan Woodman as a minister of the UCC. You need to register to join the Zoom ceremony at 3:00.

Since the UCC subscribes to the principle of "the priesthood of all believers," while Dan receives his official credentials today, in reality, his ministry began many years ago when he made his first commitment to serve his church. He was an active lay leader, earned his Master of Divinity degree at Andover Newton Theological Seminary, wrote reams of papers, met repeatedly with the Central Association Committee on Ministry, wrote more papers before his Ecclesiastical Council which declared him "fit for ministry" in the UCC. Along the way, Dan joined the FFC where he was a student minister and sabbatical interim pastor before he became Associate Pastor at Pilgrim Congregational Church in Leominster.

Dan has worked hard toward ordination. It will be a real pleasure to address him as "The Rev. Daniel Woodman" from now on.

Congratulations and Best Wishes, Dan, from all of us at the Franklin Federated Church.

Lenten Devotions
February 21, 2021