Mark Your Calendars Click on the date below to expand and view events. COVID-19 Update: We are now in the yellow or medium-risk level. That means: Outdoors: singing is encouraged, and masks are optional. Masks are required indoors. All seating will be distanced seating. All indoor in-person meetings/gatherings are permitted. All doors and…
June 11, 2022 Beautiful Beloveds, Tomorrow, we’ll gather for a Farewell Sunday, my last Sunday leading worship as your pastor. This will be our opportunity to say thank you, forgive me, goodbye, and God bless. We’ll do this, reminding one another as one chapter closes and another begins, “God is Holding Our Lives.” As we…
June 4, 2022 Beautiful Beloveds, Tomorrow is Pentecost, the celebration of the gift of the Holy Spirit. It’s a day to be reminded God keeps God’s promises and that we are never alone. God’s spirit is with us always and everywhere. More than that, the Spirit speaks to us each in the language we can…
May 28, 2022 Beautiful Beloveds, I’m still struggling with the events in Uvalde, Texas this week. I’ll be struggling for a while. In between my railing at God and our country’s gun idolatry, I wonder, what can I do? What can I do about violence in schools and Ukraine? What can I do about fires…
May 21, 2022 Beautiful Beloveds To be held can feel wonderfully affirming, to be held back can feel stifling. To be held in love gives us the strength to soar. To be held captive can stifle the way we live our God given gifts in the world. As we continue our “God is Holding Your…
May 14, 2022 Beautiful Beloveds, Have you ever stood outside and gazed at the stars and considered the infinitely expanding universe? Have you seen the sunrise over the water or the Grand Canyon? Have you stopped and stared at a newborn baby? Have you sat with someone at the moment of their death? There are…
May 7, 2022 Beautiful Beloveds, Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. For some it’s a day of beautiful flowers, delicious, shared meals, and words of appreciation. For others it’s a day of grief, missing what was, or what never was, or what might have been. Social Media will be flooded with pictures of mothers living and long…
April 23, 2022 Beautiful Beloveds, This week, I’ve been taking some time for rest and renewal (and packing) with my family. Tomorrow, you will be blessed by the preaching and worship leadership of Ed Deyton. I am grateful to all who make it possible to take this time with my family. I’ll be back to…
April 16, 2022 Beautiful Beloveds, Today is Holy Saturday, a day between… Jesus has died, his body laid in the tomb, the disciples scattered and grieving. The women are waiting to anoint the body. The disciples are waiting for the danger to die down, to figure out what to do next. Jesus has died, and…
Maundy Thursday is an alternate name for Holy Thursday, the first of the three days of solemn remembrance of the events leading up to and immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus. The English word “Maundy” comes from the Latin mandatum, which means “commandment.”‘ REGISTER FOR MAUNDY THURSDAY HERE Join us for Maundy Thursday worship at 7:00…