Wear red to church this Sunday to celebrate Pentecost. Thanks to Ken Schwartz we will have a flame on the communion table. Come early if you want to participate in our adult class at 9:00am, and stay after worship to join in the Agape Feast. It will be a full day as we celebrate the… Read more DAVID’S DIARY …
This year, Episcopal Migration Ministries has again partnered with the International Rescue Committee for the World Refugee Day events. The events will be held at the WSU SHIFTSPACE Gallery (416 S. Commerce #102) where artwork of our refugee artisans will be featured. Experience #WithRefugees Art Show and support the legal refugees and immigrants that have… Read more SAVE THESE DATES!
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and her favored school choice policies lean to privatization. The White House’s preliminary budget proposal release contains billions of dollars in cuts for the public sector and a large portion of these funds will be spent to expand charter schools and private and religious school vouchers. This plan also sets… Read more THIS WEEK IN POLITICS …
Whether you attend the 3rd Annual National Gun Violence Awareness Day June 3 at 7 p.m. in the Old Town Plaza at the Warren Theater (323 E. Meade St.) or not, wear your orange to honor the lives of Americans killed or injured by gun violence. This day of remembrance is inspired by friends of… Read more #WearOrange
The Agape Feast is Sunday, June 4. Please make plans to attend and remember to wear red. The service will be a bit shorter to have plenty of time for the Feast, which will follow. This year we will stay in the Great Hall for worship and the Agape Feast. We ask everyone to bring… Read more AGAPE FEAST
Beginning June 4, Adult Summer Education will have a little change. The song from Porgy and Bess says, “It’s summer time and the liv’n is easy.” People kick back. Take vacation. Go fish’n. You name it. We do not usually plan adult education in the summer time. But this summer we are going to try… Read more ADULT EDUCATION THIS SUMMER
The first congregation that I served as pastor was in a small town in Wisconsin. On Memorial Day weekend we gathered at city hall for a procession led by the high school band. We marched down the street to the city cemetery, where a religious service was held. Local dignitaries spoke, we honored members of… Read more DAVID’S DIARY … MEMORIAL DAY
Mission Council approved all of the resolutions that will be presented at General Assembly in July. Dave and Cheryl Roy will be our representatives.
To volunteer at The Lord’s Diner, Food Handler certification must be maintained. 2017 Food Handler Classes Saturday, June 10, at Riverwalk Church of Christ, 225 N. Waco (NW corner of Waco and 2nd Street)9:30 am in the Sanctuary. All are welcome. Please arrive a early to complete paperwork. 2017 Virtus Training For additional class options,… Read more FOOD HANDLER & VIRTUS CLASSES
I love my Disciples of Christ calendar. It goes well beyond the basics of dates and days of the month. I did not know that May 5th was “Friendship Day,” or that May 13 was “International Migratory Bird Day.” May 19th is “Bike to Work Day.” The 21st is “Mental Health Sunday,” and the 22nd… Read more DAVID’S DIARY