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  PASTOR’S THOUGHTSI recently was speaking to someone about the reason he does not attend church orseemingly want anything to do with God. He explained that he was raised in the church,his father was a pastor even! He witnessed the shenanigans that went on in the church.The back biting, the politics, (what… politics?). He saw

 December Advent Reading Guide Accompaniment from Pastor Amy DEC. 7  Isaiah 11:1-10 The Peaceful Kingdom 11 A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse,     and a branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,     the spirit of wisdom and understanding,     the spirit of counsel and might,     the spirit

Advent Reading Guide Accompaniment from Pastor Amy NOV. 30  Isaiah 52:7-9 Hello Friends, this reading is one of great joy. Isaiah describes how our world becomes more beautiful with the coming of the messenger of peace.  As Christians we know that messenger to be Jesus, Emanuel, God with us.  What amount of love does our

Message from Pastor Amy: What are afraid of? Are you afraid of a disembodied hand as Belshazzar was as told in the Book Daniel? Are you afraid of the ghost of retribution? Are you afraid of getting old, or fat, or lonely or poor? Are you afraid that you have done something unforgivable? God offers

Pastor Amy’s Thoughts Oct.1, 2020 During this time of pandemic, it is difficult to stay connected to one another and to our faith families.  And yet Jesus taught that to stay connected to Him is to stay connected to life. Jesus used vineyards to describe this connection.  In The Parable of the True Vine in the Gospel

Pastor Amy’s Thoughts July 16th, 2020 Dear Friends, our lives are turned upside down and inside out.  However, in the midst of it all, God offers order and form and relationships.  We are “indebted” to God as Paul explains in Romans 8:12.  We are indebted to God for our very lives.  We are indebted to

Newsletter May 2020 PASTOR’S THOUGHTS Dear Friends,             I pray this letter finds you adjusting, finding new ways to be a disciple of Jesus Christ and discovering the joy of God’s creation as we finally enter into Spring.             It seems that worship, as we know it, is under construction. That what we have been

This Sunday is Holy Humor or Bright Sunday. This celebration is nearly 2000 years old in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. It is a welcome relief after Holy Week and an additional celebration of Jesus’ resurrection! It’s the time when we say to Satan, the jokes on you.  You didn’t win.  Our Savior is risen and

Thursday, April 9, 2020 Today is Maundy or Holy Thursday. In the Gospel of John chapter 13 we read that Jesus humbled himself, offered the hospitality of heaven and washed the feet of his disciples. After which Jesus and his disciples shared a meal.  It was during this meal, Jesus revealed that one of the

Dear Friends I am planning to create a daily (well almost daily) devotion to remind us that God is with us and to offer an opportunity to connect with one another through a daily question. So here is our first coronavirus devotion!  And our first question! The prophet Isaiah wrote this: (Isaiah 41:10)  10 do not