Let The Family Advent Celebration Commence

Sunday night families gathered in the fellowship hall to share a meal together and make Advent wreaths for their homes.  This year we had some vetrans at making Advent wreaths because they have come every year since we began this tradition eight years ago while others came for the first time.  Whether families were new…

Gratitude For Those Who Prepare Us For Worship

The Hanging of the Green service is always one of my favorites.  I love the fact that we get an overview of the Advent season and prepare our hearts as well as our sanctuary for one of the most joyous and beautiful times of the church year.  None of this would be possible without the…

An Abundance Of Gratitude

This weekend held so many moments for me to be thankful.  Several people stepped up to help with the worship service Sunday.  You have no idea what peace of mind it gave me to know that all elements of the service were in so many capable hands.  Then following worship, people surrounded Martha Gillis with…

Advent 2013: Celebrating The Gifts Of The Season

The Advent season begins this coming Sunday with our Hanging of the Green Service.  In the course of the service we will decorate the church for the Advent season.  This Sunday and each Sunday throughout the Advent season we will hear a meditation delivered by a family in the church, light a candle on the…

Powerless Vs. Powerful

I wonder if you feel like I do about the devastation in the Philippines from Typhoon Haiyan on November 8: helpless…powerless.  Every day I turn on the news and computer and see more devastation and I am overwhelmed by it.  Will these people get the provisions they need?  How will they feed all these people? …

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