by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | worship
Our team planning a return to in-person gatherings is working to make on site worship possible again. Tentatively, we think this may occur at the end of May and in accordance to the safety parameters set in place. We hope this will offer much needed connections and...
by admin | Apr 22, 2021 | COVID-19
“The act of repair asks us to keep remaking what is perpetually at risk of falling apart. It is this remaking by which a home, and a life, may come: not in spite of what has gone before, but because of it.” From Sparrow by Jan Richardson We have lost so much in the...
by admin | Apr 16, 2021 | social justice
Ecumenical Advocacy Days is an annual gathering of Christians that centers on worship and action focused on the pressing issues of the day. Garnishing the richness of the scriptures and power in numbers, participants join their voices to speak truth to power on...
by admin | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
I look forward to our Holy Week services today and tomorrow. In our service today, we’ll gather around our tables at home to eat together and remember Jesus’ last supper with his disciples and its rich meaning in our faith. Tomorrow, our service will include various...
by admin | Mar 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Lenten series continues this week with our observance of Palm Sunday and the theme “Transforming: Perspectives.” We are including a print out of a palm leaf in this email for you to cut out and color for worship. Together, we will wave our palm leaves (or maybe...
by admin | Mar 12, 2021 | COVID-19
Today we mark a year of pandemic life. One year of significant changes. One year of new patterns and routines. One year of counting Covid cases and mourning precious lives lost to the virus. One year of healthcare workers’ unending hours. One year of jobs lost, school...
by admin | Feb 26, 2021 | COVID-19, prayer
This week our nation reach the lamentable mark of over 500,000 people who have died due to COVID-19. These sons and daughters, mothers and father, aunt and uncles, grandparents, cousins, beloved friends, and respected colleagues led uniquely valuable lives and will be...
by admin | Feb 19, 2021 | prayer
As we begin the season of Lent together, I share with you the words of Jan Richardson from her poem, “Blessing the Dust” from her book, Circle of Grace: A Book of Blessing for the Season. As we make our way from Ash Wednesday through these forty days that await us we...
by admin | Feb 12, 2021 | prayer
Next Wednesday, we will observe Ash Wednesday through an online service on Zoom. Ashes are an ancient sign of repentance. Since the Middle Ages, it became the custom to begin Lent by being marked in ash with the sign of the cross. Each year we come together to receive...
by admin | Feb 5, 2021 | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Many have noted that time during the pandemic seems to both pass quickly and creep by. Our daily routines altered, we adopted new patterns, and we easily lose track of the days. Someone in our Wednesday picnic noted a meme saying, “Is Tuesday a month?” Thinking about...
