Dear Friends, Join us for Lent as we travel through desert wilderness. The desert provides an evocative image of human struggle and difficulty, the times when we feel dry and barren. The Bible, and especially the life of Jesus, is full of stories about literal and figurative desert journeys. Through these stories, we discover that […]
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Dear Friends,Lent begins late this year, with Ash Wednesday on March 2nd. This means that we have an extended season of Epiphany. We now have all February to be surprised by God’s presence in unexpected people and places, and to find new ways in which God makes love known. February may seem a strange time
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Dear Friends,The new year is cause for celebration. We have parties and parades. We make resolutions and entertain hope that we can do or change something within ourselves that will make this year different. Looking toward the future can inspire hope and imagination. Looking forward can also inspire fear and anxiety as we imagine downward
Dear Friends,Advent is a time of the church year that we do not always know well. We often think of it as simply the four weeks before Christmas. But Advent has important gifts for us, perhaps especially this year. I have heard many people speak of a sense of fatigue or languishing amidst this Covid,
It’s hard to believe that summer is finishing up already and we are moving into our fall programs and opportunities. In the September edition of our newsletter, you will find information about mission activities with Habitat for Humanity and Rural and Migrant Ministry. We look forward to Sunday School beginning on September 12th, and we
Dear Friends,I have been thinking of all of you as I have been hiking, traveling, exploring, and reconnecting with friends. I was especially inspired by my time with a long-time mentor of mine, Rev. Dr. Harry Eberts, and the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe, New Mexico. In addition, Harry and I joined other pastors
Dear Friends, As many of you know, we have new neighbors! Rural and Migrant Ministry is in the process of moving into The Grail on Duncan Avenue. Our congregation has a long history of partnership with Rural and Migrant Ministry, through donations and volunteer efforts, and especially through the work of Rev. Jim Palm. Rural
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I am delighted to be able to worship with you in person once again! This past year has been both a time of gift and a time of struggle. We have lost people we loved and treasured. We have experienced anxiety and uncertainty. Yet, in the midst of this struggle, we have also discovered new
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