July 18, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, I have been meaning to ask…where does it hurt? This week, our worship series moves to deeper connection as we acknowledge we all hurt sometimes. Certainly, the last year has made that painfully apparent. In times of grief, sickness, or suffering, our bodies ache, our hearts hurt, our souls suffer. …
July 10, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, “I’ve been meaning to ask…” Don’t you just love that phrase? It quickly lets you know someone has been thinking about you, and they want to know more. This Sunday, in both our on-line and in-person worship, we kick off a new worship series, “I’ve Been Meaning to Ask.” Each…
July 3, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, Tomorrow, you are in for a treat. Allen Morell will be leading our worship, as we Gather on the Green. On-line, Evan McElreath will be preaching in our virtual worship. I trust the spirit will be at work and you will be blessed. Heather I will taking some time off…
June 26, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, Tomorrow, you are in for a treat. Wendy Lithwin will be leading our worship, as we Gather on the Green. On-line, the Rev. Dr. Hope Luckie will be preaching in our virtual worship. I trust the spirit will be at work and you will be blessed. Heather I will taking…
June 19, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, Today is Juneteenth, also know as Emancipation Day, Black Independence Day, and Jubilee Day. Juneteenth celebrates and honors the day when enslaved African Americans were notified the Civil War had ended and that they were free. This happened two and half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. As…
June 12, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, This Sunday, June 13 th , we will celebrate Pride Sunday, joyfully affirming the lives and love our LGBTQIA+ siblings. I hold that in tension as our Annual Conference considers the disaffiliation of United Methodist Churches and pastors in our conference, due to the restrictive and exclusionary language of the Discipline of our…
June 5, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, In this season of graduations, commencements, and school wrapping up, we pause to celebrate threshold moments. In both our virtual and Drive-in Style worship, we’ll take a look back at the last year. We’ll also prayerfully peek into the unknown future. Whether you are graduating, love a graduate, or simply…
May 29, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, This Sunday we remember and give thanks. In our virtual worship we celebrate a musical Sunday, featuring some of the musicians who share their gifts with us. We cannot show them all, but we can thank them all! Aren’t they wonderful?! Through the gift of their voice, instrument, and song,…
May 22, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, Sunday is Pentecost, the birthday of the church, and a celebration of the gift of the Holy Spirit. If you’re attending our “Drive-in” Style worship, we encourage you to wear red, orange, yellow, any color that makes you think of fire and flames. And of course, if you’re tuning in…
May 15, 2021 Beautiful Beloveds, Thursday evening our leadership team met. Among other things we would consider the CDC announcement that those who are fully vaccinated no longer need to wear a mask. After much conversation, we decided we will continue to ask that whenever on church grounds, inside or out, that everyone please continue…