The following updates come from Week of Compassion following the earthquakes in Nepal: “In the last two weeks there have been over 150 tornadoes throughout the United States, a 50% increase from the previous year. The tornadoes have caused significant damage in many communities from Texas through South Dakota and Iowa, as well as… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER
A mosaic consists of thousands of little stones. Some are blue, some are green, some are yellow, some are gold. When we bring our faces close to the mosaic, we can admire the beauty of each stone. But as we step back from it, we can see that all these little stones reveal to us… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER
National Weekend of Prayer The Supreme Court is preparing to hear arguments on marriage equality cases from the 6th district on April 28th. As we prepare for this historic hearing, the Religious Institute and Freedom to Marry is calling for a National Weekend of Prayer for the Freedom to Marry on April 24th – 26th.… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER
Back to Normal? Or a New Beginning? If you go to any kind of store today, you will see that Easter is over. The plastic eggs will be half-price, and the Easter candy will be on clearance, never to be seen again until next February. There’s just one problem with that: no matter what… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER
Practice Easter St. Augustine summed up the Christian life saying, “We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song. A Christian should be an Alleluia from head to foot.” “Alleluia” is full-throated praise. For Augustine, Lent was like choir practice–a time of clearing our vocal chords and practicing our song, learning it well enough… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER
It was in the news last week that March 13th was the anniversary of the Hesston tornado. Memories immediately flooded my mind. I was at work, in Newton, and the tornado sirens began their warning song. Children were just getting home from school, so all the parents in my office left immediately to get home.… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER
“Lent is a spiritual “spring cleaning”: we enter the inner places where we are stuck or muddled, and we clear away the clutter so that God moves a little more freely through us. When we look at ourselves deeply and honestly, we all meet our own clutter. In this work, we first find ourselves alone… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER
Sunday, 3-1 “Broken Trust” Wednesday, 3-4 Lenten Study Dinner at 5:45 p.m. Adult Study: The Book of Forgiving Chapters 3 & 4 Children and Youth Study: Love Life, Live Lent
What is a transfigured life? It’s about glory and transformation. It’s an invitation to view in our world the “thin places” that allow us to experience the divine. The transfiguration of Jesus occurs in such a “thin place.” Traditionally, mountaintops are seen as places of revelation. They are literally and also figuratively, close to heaven.… Read more TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY
The following are wonderful words of wisdom from one of my favorite Christian Mystics – Henri Nouwen. May your week be blessed! “Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.” – 1 Thessalonians 5: 15 (NIV) Becoming Kind Kindness is a… Read more CAROLYN’S CORNER