Pastor’s Page: Show Me How the World Is Saved
Dear Church Community, What a wonderful Confirmation/Coming of Age Service! If you weren’t able to join us last Sunday, I encourage you to watch the recording. Each of the confirmands …
Thursday Newsletters
In May We Are All Gardeners
“In May we are all garden geniuses. There will be time to develop humility in August.” I once read this and have never come upon it again. But I knew …
Pastor’s Page: Comfort and Challenge
Dear Church Community, An old saying calls churches to comfort the challenged and challenge the comfortable. What does this mean? Congregations have always had more than one calling. Our pews …
Moderator’s Memo – Intergenerational Relationships
We are the young—our lives are a mystery,We are the old—who yearn for your face…Gather Us In, # 284, Chalice Hymnal Dear Friends, These lines in this hymn have always …
Pastor’s Page – Gratitude and Greening
Dear Church Community, Thank you so much for a wonderful celebration of my fifteen years with our congregation last Sunday. From the Spanish tapas/pintxos Coffee Hour to the rainbow colored …
April in the Garden: Despair and Hope
April is not all sweetness and light. Yes, the daffodils and tulips are lovely and give our hearts a lift. Yes, there are some newly hatched chicks already in a …
Pastor’s Page: Hymn Sing Sunday!
Dear Church Community, We had such a wonderful Easter Sunday celebration, and I’m grateful to everyone for your part in it! The music was glorious, Sunday School exuberant, flowers beautiful, …
The Assistance Fund
“I jumped with joy when your email came through!” That was the response from one of our neighbors after receiving help from our church’s Emergency Assistance Fund. It brought a …
Pastor’s Page: Holy Week and Beyond (also, donkeys)
Dear Church Community, We’re nearing the end of Lent as we approach Palm Sunday and the start of Holy Week. On Palm Sunday, we’ll begin with Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem …