On Sunday, March 7th we will have our reguarly scheduled “COW” Offering that collects monetary donations for Second Harvest and Heifer International. You have two ways to donate: 1) Send a check to the church office with the memo “COW Offering”; 2) When you donate online with Tithe.ly, choose COW Offering on the drop-down menu.Continue reading “Sun. March 7th: COW Offering”
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Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – Feb. 28th
Sunday, February 28th, 2021 (2nd Sunday in Lent) “God So Loved the World” by Ann Weems The story of Jesus Christ is this:The people of the earth waited for a Messiah…….a Savior….and only God would send a little baby king.The child grew and began to question things as they were,and the man moved through hisContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – Feb. 28th”
Sat. March 6th: Project CURE Volunteer Group
Our next date to volunteer at the Project CURE Warehouse (2300 Clifton Ave.) is Saturday, March 6th from 9:30 am – 12 pm. We will be sorting medical supplies. Newcomers are very welcome but please wear a mask! For planning reasons and to make sure we are COVID safe/socially distanced we need a head count for ourContinue reading “Sat. March 6th: Project CURE Volunteer Group”
Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – Feb. 27th
Saturday, February 27th, 2021 “The Merton Prayer” by Thomas Mertonfrom Thoughts in Solitude My Lord God,I have no idea where I am going.I do not see the road ahead of me.I cannot know for certain where it will end.nor do I really know myself,and the fact that I think I am following your willdoes notContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – Feb. 27th”
The Garden Committee is looking for Volunteers!
We are looking for people to sign up for the Garden Committee for 2021. This will include working on sprucing up the front of the church. Duties may include some digging, mulching, planting, weeding, etc. Please contact the church office ASAP if you’d like to volunteer this year. Thank you!
Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – Feb. 26th
Friday, February 26th, 2021 “Professional Prayer” by David Slater This is a dangerous profession,breaking bread and proclaiming it Body,opening the Word and calling it Life,sending infants to a watery grave,and calling it resurrection,asking those with a 50% chance of regretsto promise “forever,”burying the dead in the sure and certainhope of eternal life.Trading in words andContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – Feb. 26th”
Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – Feb. 25th
Thursday, February 25th, 2021 “God Went to Beauty School” by Cynthia Rylant He went there to learn howto give a good permand ended up just crazyabout nailsso He opened up His own shop.“Nails by Jim” He called it.He was afraid to call itNails by God.He was sure people wouldthink He was beingdisrespectful and usingHis ownContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – Feb. 25th”
Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – Feb. 24th
Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 “When Death Comes” by Mary Oliver When death comeslike the hungry bear in autumn;when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse to buy me, and snaps the purse shut;when death comeslike the measle-pox when death comeslike an iceberg between the shoulder blades, I want to step throughContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – Feb. 24th”
Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – Feb. 23rd
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 “For Courage” by John O’Donohue When the light around lessensAnd your thoughts darken untilYour body feels fear turnCold as a stone inside, When you find yourself bereftOf any belief in yourselfAnd all you unknowinglyLeaned on has fallen, When one voice commandsYour whole heart,And it is raven dark, Steady yourself and seeThatContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – Feb. 23rd”
Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – Feb. 22nd
Monday, February 22nd, 2021 “A new birth” by Steve Garnaas-Holmes God called Abram to leave the familiar and go, go on a road he would make by going, to a place he would know by finding.Jesus led Nicodemus to the threshold of a birth, a newness he could only know by going through it.Only what’sContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – Feb. 22nd”
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