As many of you have heard, our dear Janet Elliott has passed away. Her funeral will be held at our church this coming Saturday at 2:00pm. There will be family visitation at the church before the service. The service will be on f/b, live-streamed, and it will be recorded to watch on YouTube later. Janet… Read more Celebration of Life
SEASON OF PENTECOST “At the end of this day, the world will either be a more or less kind, compassionate, and loving place because of your presence. Your move.” – John Pavlovitz Just one more reminder that change begins within each of us. Our changes may cause others to see something different in themselves. We… Read more Moderator’s Corner 10-9-2022
Season of Pentecost “At the end of this day, the world will either be a more or less kind, compassionate, and loving place because of your presence. Your move.” – John Pavlovitz Just one more reminder that change begins within each of us. Our changes may cause others to see something different in themselves. We… Read more Moderator’s Corner 10/9/2022
Worldwide Communion Sunday A Meditation on Communion I love Worldwide Communion Sunday. It speaks to me about the unity of the church worldwide, and more inclusively the unity of humanity and of all creation. We share one bread and one planet. Christians like us living throughout the Americas, in all parts of Asia and Europe… Read more Worship Reflection, Sunday, October 2, 2022
Season of Pentecost “Apparently, thousands of parents had been warned that their children would be exposed to dangerous ideas from scandalous women if we weren’t uninvited. Of course, if no one had ever been exposed to dangerous ideas from scandalous women, Christianity itself would not have had its unique nor its glorious history, but whatever.”… Read more Moderator’s Corner 10/2/2022
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October, on October 10 this year, to honor the cultures and histories of the Native American people. The day is centered around reflecting on their tribal roots and the tragic stories that hurt but strengthened their communities. The first seed of Indigenous Peoples’ Day was… Read more Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Psalm 84 (Leslie Brandt/Corita Kent) Boldness in a Broken World The theme of Psalm 84 is “Boldness in a Broken World.” How do we experience the presence of God, the holy, the mystery, whatever word you want to use, the central question is: How do we experience the presence of God in this fractured, broken,… Read more Worship Reflection Sunday, September 25, 2022 
Season of Pentecost “When my faith had become little more than an abstraction, a set of propositions to be affirmed or denied, the tangible, tactile nature of the sacraments invited me to touch, smell, taste, hear, and see God in the stuff of everyday life again. They got God out of my head and into… Read more Moderator’s Corner 9/18/2022
Luke 16: 1-13 Beyond the Status Quo Most commonly this story is called “The Parable of the Dishonest Steward,” or “The Shrewd Steward.” I think this approach to the story, though generally accepted, is misguided for a couple of reasons. If, the story is about the dishonest steward, we think of the steward, the manager… Read more Worship Reflection Sunday, September 18, 2022
Season of Pentecost “The reason life works at all is that not everyone in your tribe is nuts on the same day.” – Anne Lamott Thanks for attending our Special Congregational Meeting this past Sunday. We passed a motion to adopt the proposed minor changes to the Constitution. Our next Congregational Meeting is October 2. If… Read more Moderator’s Corner 9/18/2022