Rev. Debbie Clark

Though your beginning was small, your latter days will be very great.–Job 8:7 This crazy caterpillar on the grass near Cape Breton reminded my that from small beginnings wonderful butterflies emerge. I trust that as we go through this time, Lent and the distress in our nation and the world, from small acts of love […]

Now as he was approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and […]

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to […]

..”That which you do for the least of these my beloved, you do for me…”–Matthew 25 This collage was created by Ruth Garrigan-Byerly to offer a glimpse into our Family Service Project Trip. We packed lunches and gave them away, made many meatballs, wrote affirmations, worshipped outdoors with folks who are unhoused, got up very […]

Then Peter came and said to him, ‘If another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. –Matthew 18:21-22 On Fridays, our daily Lenten devotion takes the form of an invitation: to take an action that […]

“May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples.  Genesis 28:3 That night all the members of the community raised their voices and wept aloud.  Numbers 14:1 When I lived in Cambridge from 1976-1996, I became part of a very close-knit community of socially-conscious singer-songwriters, most of whom lived within […]

“Deep calls to deep…”–Psalm 42:7 Beloved community; deep and wide The width of community is usually not a problem for me.  I come from a big family, I enjoy meeting people, I teach 100 students each day.  Small talk and pulling others into conversation are well-practiced skills that enable a certain level of interaction and connection.  But engaging […]

Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute. Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy!–Proverbs 31: 8-9 Call out from your nest with a friend nearby! Wherever you squawk truth to power it is sacred work.   –Fran Bogle, photo from the Audubon Rookery in […]

“This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’–I Corinthians 11:24b On Sunday, April 6, our young people created this table runner for our communion table, using images that remind them of welcome, eating together, and being community. Below are a few photos with more details.           […]

“What is community?” by Laura Beck For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them. (Matthew 18:20) Community. I was curious so I looked up the dictionary definition. The first one was: “a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.” The second […]