Our Old Testament scriptures today are taken from the book of Ezekiel and it speaks to a culture whose main way of survival and livelihood was shepherding. You see the early Israelites were primarily nomads moving camp to where ever they could find pastures for their sheep and goats. Now I am not sure how … [Read more…]
My holidays are always jam packed with events, visiting, and friends home for the holidays. Every year it is a mad dash to figure out Christmas gifts, thanksgiving plans, cooking and baking, birthday gifts and celebrations, church events, and by the way add in seeing our friends when they are home seeing their families. And … [Read more…]
When I walk into a church for worship, the seat that I take is up in the loft. As the child of a choir member, this was where I was raised to sit when in a church. To this day, I am a little uncomfortable sitting in the congregation. When I take a class, my … [Read more…]
Get into the holiday spirit with our annual Cookie Walk Bake Sale! Join us from 10 am to 2 pm on December 1. There will be holiday music, yummy holiday treats, a tea cup auction, and plenty of holiday spirit! Cash only. Buy a box for $15 and fill with which ever cookies you like.
Don’t forget to let us know if you are coming to our annual Harvest Dinner, where we give thanks to God for our many blessings as a community of faith. This is a great opportunity for fellowship and community building. We hope you will plan to join us. When: November 17th 4:30PM social hour 5:30PM meal … [Read more…]
Don’t forget to join us for our first Service Sunday this Veteran’s Day. We will be holding a short worship followed by a service project where we will be collecting and assembling care packages for our military men and women across seas. All people in the community are urged to join us and help. Where: … [Read more…]
Today is Reformation Sunday. This is an important day for Protestants around the world because this is where our religious sects originate from. But for many of us we have little concept of the radical ideas that went behind such a movement and the courage of many believers and clergymen to stand up to the … [Read more…]
My husband’s grandmother was an orthodox Jew and every year right before the celebration of Passover it was her custom to do a thorough cleaning of their house. They had to change out all the dishes, reline all the cabinets, throw away or give away all of the food in their home in preparation for … [Read more…]
We are planning a Service Sunday on November 11th, Veteran’s Day. This is special service and day when we get together for a truncated worship followed by a service project. This month’s project is to gather and assemble care packages for our soldiers across seas. This is a great way to show support for our … [Read more…]
When I was in high school and college, I was known for never really being happy in my relationships. My brothers used to tease me that I hurt all the young men I dated. And you know, they were right. I frequently would grow bored with my relationships and then move on. When I met … [Read more…]
