Moderator's Memos

Dear Friends:

I have found myself reflecting on last Sunday’s service throughout this week.  I found it to be a more intimate service, a change of pace, and in perfect tune with this season and time of year.  My favorite part, though, was the children’s talk with Anna and Felipe.

Our children’s talks at CPC are often special gems – typically thanks to the gifts, talents, and interesting insights of our congregation’s children.  This past Sunday, what has stayed with

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Dear Friends:

What is your favorite thing about June? Is it the end of school and the start of summer vacation? Do you have a birthday or an anniversary in June? Is it the more consistently great weather and the glorious shades of green and blue nature lets us enjoy? Is it none of the above?

At Cleveland Park Church, we’ve had the good fortune to celebrate many of June’s offerings. As Ellen mentioned in her Pastor’s Page last week,

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Dear Friends:

We value and take great pride in our coffee hour at Cleveland Park Church.  It is a special time and place full of fellowship and warmth where we can equally greet old friends and make new connections.  “The Greatest Coffee Hour in Christendom” – to borrow from one of our past Moderators – is a reflection of all of us and the welcome we joyously extend to all.

Just as we all contribute to creating the special connections

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Dear Friends:

It is Holy Week.  Specifically it is Maundy Thursday, the day of the Last Supper and the day we at Cleveland Park Church remember, celebrate, and experience Christ’s passion in our Service of Tenebrae.

I join with Pastor Ellen in inviting you to come to service tonight at 7pm.  The Service of Tenebrae is one of my personal favorites in the entire liturgical year for its beauty, simplicity, and power.  Plus, I’ve been told that our choir has

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Dear Friends:

I have a confession to share: I am a PLANNER.  Yes, that’s right, a planner in all caps.  I’m constantly making to-do lists; I innately sequence events and activities on a critical path; I don’t have goals without also identifying all the actions required to make them a reality.

These traits are a huge asset in my professional life where I manage complex marketing pursuits and come up with the concrete structure to achieve business development and sustainment

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