Events for December 14, 2025 - December 14, 2025

Dear friends in Christ, It is an absolute delight to be writing to you as your settled minister following the Installation service on March 30. Thank you to everyone who contributed and worked so hard to plan, set up, lead, and plan the reception that day. It was beautiful and fun and special and I’m so grateful to everyone in…

Easter week is upon us, and we have three main worship services. This Sunday, April 13 we will celebrate Palm Sunday, Jesus’ triumphant (or, actually, less-than-triumphant) procession into Jerusalem. It was less-than-triumphant because his entry was much less regal than any previous invader, conqueror, or liberator. And that was a deliberate choice on his part. Partly, this was to fulfill…

Sunday, April 13 – We will assembling sack lunches for our Sack Lunch Program immediately following worship. Many hands are needed.

Dear friends in Christ, One of the cornerstones of our faith is the resurrection of Jesus. It is both a miracle and a mystery, but did you also know that it was revolutionary? Both the resurrection and the announcement fulfilled God’s perpetual promise of lifting the low high and bringing the high down. It is a powerful reminder of God’s…

Easter Sunday is April 20 and we will be celebrating Easter with a special choir, a children’s choir, and an Easter Bonnet Parade. Please wear your fanciest Easter Bonnets and plan on joining us in the parade during worship.

Dear friends in Christ, Doubting Thomas got a bad rap. I’ll just say it right now that that is what I’m going to be preaching on this coming Sunday. Usually a sub will come in on the first Sunday after Easter so you’ve never heard me talk about Doubting Thomas, but it has always bothered me that the prevailing interpretation…

Dear friends in Christ, This Sunday we will be talking about refugeeism in the Bible, Jesus’ experience as a refugee, and God’s promise and instructions around refugees and immigrants. There has been so much legislation and vitriol around immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in recent months that it warrants discussion from the pulpit. How are Christians called to respond? How…