Beautiful Beloveds, This Sunday, we pause, as a nation, to give thanks for time off from work. How are you doing? Are you pausing to rest and renew in these strange days? This Sunday, we pause, to sing, and pray together. Enjoy a new take, by Mark Miller, on a Charles Wesley hymn, “Oh For…
Beautiful Beloveds, This week, we take a short break from our “Roll Down Justice” series for a singing Sunday. Enjoy another Mark Miller Song, “Christ Has Broken Down the Wall” sung by the Westminster Youth Choir (Greenville, SC) . Peace, Heather **Zoom links are now at the very end of the email…keep reading! …
In this issue of Tidings: Green Tips An update on our leadership team Gratitude for Generosity Register for In-person Vespers, Wed 8/26 Beautiful Beloveds, When I was in undergraduate, a class project was to design our dream non-profit community resource center. You’ll be shocked to know I picked a church. …
Beautiful Beloveds, Enjoy our Mark Miller song for the week, I Dream of a Church. May it spark your holy imaginations. Peace, Heather As United Methodists we promise to support the church, the body of Christ, with our prayers, presence, gifts, service and witness. Here are some ways you can live into those promises, this…
Good Day Osterville Congregation – we hope you are well. As portrayed by the graphic, the traditional Men’s Group Summer BBQ has been postponed until next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Men have set up a Summer 2020 BBQ Fund to collect contributions in an effort to meet our commitment to the…
Today, Sunday, August 16th at 9:30 AM we continue with our new worship series online: Roll Down Justice. We continue with our new worship series: Roll Down Justice. Join us for inspiration. During this worship, we look at Psalm 13 – How Long: Renouncing Evil Come to our website every Sunday to find Pastor Heather’s…
Beautiful Beloveds, “How long?” On trips, my sister and I would ask, again and again, “how long till we get there?” “How long?” As our global pandemic continues, we ask, “how long until we can gather together safely?” “How long?” As the pandemic of racism continues, we ask, “how long until all God’s children know…
Beautiful Beloveds, 5 million cases of COVID-19 in our country. I can’t wrap my head around it. Can you? More than 160,000 deaths. It’s unimaginable. What is a faithful response to this suffering? Grief. Lament. Solidarity. Prayer. Our Mark Miller Song, I Believe, reminds us of the power of faith. Written based on words found…
Today, Sunday, August 9th at 9:30 AM we continue with our new worship series online: Roll Down Justice. “Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” – Amos 5:24 We’ll be looking at Romans 8: 31-39 Child of God: Naming Each One. Come to our website every Sunday to find Pastor…
Beautiful Beloveds, Earlier this week, my family gathered via zoom, to celebrate what would have been my grandfather’s 100th birthday. There were lots of pictures, and stories to share, including some I had never heard before. All the sharing reminded me of my grandfather’s ‘superpower,’ his gift for names. Whenever we got stumped on who…