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Good afternoon friends… This week’s email and news can be found here: The Weekly Voice See you in church! PT

WEDNESDAY LENT VESPERS: You are invited to join in a contemplative worship of word at 7:30 PM on Wednesday evenings through Lent. We are focusing on the change that is inevitable in our lives and how we respond to that change.  We meet in the sanctuary and are led by …

Water is an essential element in our lives.  Without water, we die. I never gave water a lot of thought as a kid because I lived in a city with a great public water system.  I thought my dad was just being mean when he’d yell about using too much …

It is Lent: Sundays in Lent will focus on the parts of the Sacrament of Baptism in conjunction with the Gospel.  As a congregation, we will create baptismal boxes with symbols to remind us of our call and God’s love. Mid week Worship, 7:30 PM – Making Change: Wednesday evenings …

As we focus on our baptisms while praying for those preparing for their own, we remember the moment when the sign of the cross was placed on you: “You, child of God, have been sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked with the cross of Christ forever.”  This is a …

It is Lent: Sundays in Lent will focus on the parts of the Sacrament of Baptism in conjunction with the Gospel.  As a congregation, we will create baptismal boxes with symbols to remind us of our call and God’s love. Mid week Worship, 7:30 PM – Making Change: Wednesday evenings …

Temptation – something that pulls us away from a better, more fulfilling person, place or thing.  We all face temptation: the snooze button, the extra cookie, the increase in charitable v discretionary giving…you know – temptation Today’s gospel tells of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. His forty-day fast becomes the …

HOUSE CHURCH YEAR TWO: What is discipleship?  What does our building and grounds say to our parishioners, to tenants, to people that drive by?  These are the things that we’ve been digging into for year two of House Church. Areas are still being scheduled and some rescheduled due to weather. Pastor …

It’s the final week of our close reading of Matthew 5 – which is the first third of the Sermon on the Mount. Each week, Jesus has increased the counter-intuitive nature of disicpleship – and we end with some very tough words. And we will spend time unpacking what made …