Dear friends, On the first Sunday in Lent, we welcomed ice sculptor Don Chappelle. As we reflected on water imagery in the creation story, he created an ocean wave from a giant chunk of ice. Each Sunday since then, we have taken part of that sculpture out of the freezer and watched it slowly transform […]
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Chat, Pray, Love March
Sunday Morning WorshipSundays at 10:00am, In person and/or via ZoomJoin us for worship every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. We will email a bulletin each Sunday morning for anyone who would like to follow along from home. Sunday School with Karen NellIn March, Christian Explorers will gather with their Sunday school friends in the Tent of […]
Kermit’s Korner: Carbon Footprint
Making a Big Dent in Your Carbon Footprint—Some IdeasSo…you already hang out your clothes to dry. You shut off the lights when you’re not using them. You’re eating less meat and bringing your reusable grocery bags and so much more… having implemented many of our ideas from January’s Kermits Korner. But now what? If you’re […]
March Announcements
Church Council MeetingTuesday, March 15 at 7:00pm via Zoom (contact office for details)Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have sought to be safe, connected, inclusive and loving as we made decisions about how to gather. We have focused on layers of protection, practices to keep us safe as we began to worship in person and ultimately […]
Worship March
In March, we introduce our Lenten theme, “Out of the Waters…” We plan to worship in person and there will always be a Zoom option. Be sure to check your email after 8:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings in case of any last-minute changes. Ash Wednesday Services, March 212:00pm—In the Sanctuary, followed by soup lunch7:30 pm—Via […]
Music Opportunities for March
As we examine the transformational powers of water throughout Lent, there will be several opportunities for you to get involved musically in March and April. To know the latest on dates and rehearsals, let me know and I’ll add you to our musician email list. A few highlights for March: This Sunday, March, 6, anyone […]
Christian Explorers March
Ice, rain, mud, fog… This March we enter the season of Lent with the theme, “Out of the waters…” We’ll be exploring what we can discover from water about God and our faith throughout Lent with lots of fun activities and water-related scripture. Here are some activities for Christian Explorers this month… Quilts for Kenya […]
Life-Giving Waters
“For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground;I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.”—Isaiah 44:3 Dear friends, One of the difficult things about our adoption experience in Russia was that the water everywhere was unfit to drink. Even in the […]
Out of the Waters
Dear friends, Rain…snow…ocean waves…flowing brooks…still waters…a refreshing drink…. Water is at the center of our lives. We are made up of water. We depend on water. It is no surprise that many of the stories of our faith are about water. This year, our Lenten theme draws upon the centrality of water to our lives […]
Praying for the people of Ukraine
Dear friends, Last night and today, I have watched news of the invasion of Ukraine with horror and terror. I am horrified for the people of Ukraine. I cannot imagine what it would be like to wake up to the sound of bombs. I cannot imagine what it would take to stand firm […]