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'Tis better to give
Posted on: Sunday, December 22, 2019
’Tis better to give A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.—Tenneva Jordan
» Read moreAdvent
Posted on: Monday, December 16, 2019
“The season of Advent means there is something on the horizon the likes of which we have never seen before… .What is possible is to not see it, to miss it, to turn just as it brushes past you. And you begin to grasp what it was you missed, like Moses in the cleft of the rock, watching God’s [back] fade in the distance. So stay. Sit. Linger. Tarry. Ponder. Wait. Behold. Wonder. There will be time enough for running. For rushing. For worrying. For pushing. For now, stay. Wait. Something is on the...
» Read moreConstruction UPDATE--We are back in the Sanctuary
Posted on: Wednesday, November 20, 2019
On November 17th, we returned to the Sanctuary and to our regular Worship schedule. Services will continue at 8:15 am and 10:45 am. While construction continue, we thank everyone for their patience.
» Read moreREACH Cold Weather Shelter
Posted on: Thursday, October 24, 2019
We will be providing dinner for the REACH Shelter on Monday, November 4. Please contact Pastor Stan or Pat Kelley if you are able to volunteer.
» Read moreA shaft of light...
Posted on: Sunday, April 21, 2019
We have all walked “tomb-ward” like Mary, on a morning of defeat or despair or deep grief. Pick up the daily paper. Evidence that evil is growing, death reigns, and sin is triumphant is splashed across the front page. It is not the newspaper’s fault. That is just life. Defeat, despair, and deep grief are all around us and yes, within us.
» Read moreWaving your palm...
Posted on: Wednesday, April 10, 2019
It’s not every Sunday you receive a gift at church. However, on Palm Sunday, we will distribute palm branches to those who attend worship. You may see long palm blades that can be folded into a cross while our worship leaders may be using the leafy palms to wave during the singing of hymns. The palm branches that waved during Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem were a sign of Jewish pride and victory. With so many Jews gathered in town for the Passover festival, it is not surprising that palm...
» Read moreLent and Promises
Posted on: Saturday, March 16, 2019
Someone once counted all the promises in the Bible, and said there are a total of 8,810. Of these, 7,487—about 85% of the total—are God’s promises to us, and these are utterly reliable (Nelson’s Complete Book of Stories, Illustrations, & Quotes, p. 645). We can afford to trust in God’s promises to us throughout our lives; one day we will be judged on whether we’ve kept our baptismal promises to Him.
» Read moreFood Bank donations needed!
Posted on: Thursday, January 17, 2019
Food Bank in dire need!
The season of giving has passed but please keep in mind that there is a need year-around for assis
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Will You Believe?
Posted on: Tuesday, December 25, 2018
“The Miracle of Christmas” A Child is born in Bethlehem
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