In December of 2020, a mighty wind whipped through Saxonville and caused one of the windows in our church steeple to blow out. Since then, a Steeple Repair Research Team has explored options, presented to church council and arranged for repairs, including replacing all the windows, repairing damage, removing the lower railing, and re-doing our […]
Steeple
Wednesdays in the Wind (and the Sun and the Shade)
June 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, 10-11 am Throughout the summer, Open Spirit will be offering an outdoor program every Wednesday from 10-11 am (weather-permitting). We will gather in the playground area (which has a nice mix of sun and shade at 10 am). Each Wednesday will be a bit different: Qi Gong, Gentle […]
Summer Worship
For the summer, our worship will center on the theme “A Summer Celebration of Spirit.” In June, we will alternate weeks between in-person outdoor worship (with a livestream option for those who can’t attend in person), and worship from home via Zoom. Each pair of Sundays will share a theme, with a light-hearted, outdoor celebration […]
Loving, Connected, Inclusive and Safe
Dear friends, For more than a year, we have been learning how to be church during a pandemic. We have climbed the steep learning curve of Zoom. We have grieved the loss of members and friends and grieved hugs and meals and singing together. We have discovered new ways of connecting, worshipping, and reaching out […]
Our Commitments for Racial Justice
Voted at our Congregational Meeting, April 18, 2021 Prologue As people of faith, we seek to follow Jesus’ call to listen to the oppressed, fight injustice, confess our sins, and change our lives until justice prevails. We pledge to take measurable and ongoing action to end racism. Recognizing the need for partnership and shared accountability, […]
Chat, Pray, Love with Edwards Church
As a security measure, we do not fully publicize the Zoom links to these events except by request. Contact any staff member to learn more. Sunday Morning WorshipSundays at 10:00amJoin us for worship every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. We will send out a virtual bulletin each Sunday morning for anyone who would like to follow along with […]
March Worship
In March, we will continue to worship in our homes via Zoom; we will reconsider this decision in upcoming council and congregational meetings. Contact us to get the Zoom meeting ID and password Sunday, March 7 at 10:00am Holy Communion, Luke 12:6-7 Nesting, Singing, Soaring, Part III: In HarmonyRev. Dr. Debbie Clark preaching Sunday, March 14 […]
Book Group with Karen Nell Smith
Mondays at 4:00pmYou’re welcome to join the group at any time as we continue with The Dutch House by Ann Pachett, The Dutch House tells the story of a brother and sister over the course of five decades. The novel was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction The group discusses a […]
March Kermit’s Korner
Coming this spring—the Green Team Line-Drying ChallengeHow often do you use a “solar clothes dryer”—that is, a line outside or a rack by a sunny window? Have you ever calculated how much energy you could save by line-drying just one load of laundry a week? Or all your laundry? The Green Team challenges you to […]
Lenten Daily Devotional
Sign up hereEdwards Church is currently distributing Nesting, Singing, Soaring: Our Lenten Daily Devotional, with a reflection available each day during Lent. We need your creativity to keep it going! Your reflections could be in the form of a prayer, a poem, a paragraph, a photograph, or something we have not yet imagined! Submit a picture […]