Every year, on Christmas Eve I traditionally have the children place baby Jesus into the mangers. He is never there before Christmas because Advent is meant to be the season of expectation and a time for us to work on displaying welcoming hearts. But this tradition has struck me this year as reminding me of … [Read more…]
Join us for our Christmas Eve Candle light service at 5:30PM. All people are welcome to join us as we welcome the Christ Child into the world once more this year! Merry Christmas.
I tend to be someone who believes that people are always giving me their best and always being honest and forth right. By nature, I have always been very trusting or gullible as my brothers would fondly tell me. This has not always bode well for me. My older brothers and sometimes friends took advantage … [Read more…]
Life can be so difficult. Humanity in general is not always compassionate, caring, generous, or just plain kind. In a world where people call each other names, bully one another online, and where there seems to be so much violence and war, it can be hard to feel hopeful. Yet this is what the season … [Read more…]
Join us on December 1st at 10:00 am for a special service dedicated to singing Christmas carols and decorating and preparing our church for Christmas! It is a fun event for people of all ages! Come to sing and learn about the history of all the decorations that we use in our homes and churches.
Join us on Saturday December 14th at 6:30PM in our church sanctuary as we are lead in singing holiday songs with the Joel Barlow Select Choir. There will be Pizza, cookies, and hot chocolate to enjoy afterwards. All people are invited. Where: 336 Westport Road at the corner of Westport and Center When: Saturday December … [Read more…]
We communicate a whole lot before we even open our mouths to speak. If we are aware and invested in the relationships around us sometimes words are not even needed to communicate needs. Children do this all the time as they are developing their communication skills. I myself have had to rely on these other … [Read more…]
When I worked as a preschool teacher, we were all required to do a certain amount of hours of continuing education every single year. One of the trainings we often had, focused on teaching us the importance and practice of good listening. Then we would split into groups and practice the art of listening. Most … [Read more…]
I listened to a whole podcast on Monday all about the history of Veteran’s Day and its link to Armistice Day which preceded it. In the podcast, it spoke about the need to do more than to just honor our veterans once a year and how for many veterans they would much prefer that we … [Read more…]
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 23rd 4:30PM social hour 5:30PM meal … [Read more…]
