This past Sunday, the council met with a potential ministry partner for usage of the Education Wing during the week. We had a great conversation and are moving forward with monetary projections and minor build out costs. The potential partner is Selah Adult Care – a social day center for …
This week, while on the road between Galilee and Jerusalem, Jesus encounters a leper colony – men & women who are dis-membered because of their illness (cut off from family and livelihood). They ask for mercy and are sent to the priest – who has the authority to re-member them …
Pastoral Care & You Many of you know that due to federal privacy laws, pastors& churches are not automatically notified if you are in hospital for any reason. This makes its hard for the pastor and the congregation to surround you with prayer and support. If you find yourself in …
The last eight weeks of the season after Pentecost are devoted to preparing the disciples – and us – of what it means to follow Jesus. The lessons are not always easy but nobody ever said that following Jesus would be an easy task. This week, the disciples ask Jesus …
Name Tags Every Sunday Who is that person? What’s your name? Can we bring name tags back? Yes. Thank you for finding your name tag, adding some flair, and wearing it this past weekend. We’ll leave the flair out for a while as not everyone had a chance to find theirs or even …
“Praise him you highest skies” Ps.148.1 The Season of Creation is a relatively new ecumenical movement that joins us with the rest of the world’s churches in remembering the Creator and to live in hope that we will live into our roles to care for what is before us. Universe …
A Second Email? Every now and then, things come up after the Wednesday email goes out. And then there are the corrections (please forgive the editor) The next two months are filled with opportunities for learning and serving. Filled. Abundant. Some are new to us and some we’ve done for …
DAY OF SERVICE – September 11: What we are doing… On Sept 11, we will lend our hands in a variety of ways to support our animal friends. Here are the activities as we know it for each location: OSCAR – Drainage Improvements: 1. Excavate for and install drain system near entry …
Sunday, September 11, 2016 6:00 PM It has been fifteen years since that early Tuesday morning. Those of us old enough to remember can tell you where we were, what we were doing, and how our lives changed that day. It has been fifteen years of anger, grief, fear, & …
“Sing to the LORD, all the earth! Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult and everything in it. Then shall all the trees of the field sing for joy.” (from Psalm 96) The Season …