Advent is about the joy of longing for home – the kind of home that will complete us, the kind of home that will transform the world. It is about helping us remember that we have a mission and a hope. We are people who see God at work in this world, and we areContinue Reading
In today’s culture, Halloween is second only to Christmas with decorations and parties. This year, with Halloween on Sunday, churches across the country have struggled with when are we recognizing “All Saints’ Day” and “All Hallowed Eve.” We have opted to fully embrace All Hallowed Eve as our All Saints Day. Here’s some background informationContinue Reading
Webinars on becoming anOpen and Affirming Congregation As our congregation explores the opportunity and feasibility of becoming an “Open and Affirming” congregation within the UCC, these online webinars would be valuable resources for our examining these issues. We have purchased a congregational “season pass” for our participation. You can watch these webinars at home, orContinue Reading
Many churches offer a “Blessing of the Animals” service on and around the Feast Day of St Francis, (October 4). It may seem surprising that animals can be blessed, but in the same way that we say “God bless you” when someone sneezes, when we say Grace before meals to bless our food, we canContinue Reading
Our scripture reading for this coming Sunday is 1 Samuel 3. There must have been days when the young Samuel wondered what his mother had gotten him into. He had spent virtually his whole childhood assisting in the temple at Shiloh, training to become a full-time servant of God, loyally waiting on the priestly familyContinue Reading
We are worshiping in-person inside our Sanctuary. We will also be live-streaming from the church sanctuary this week, so join us on Facebook on Sunday at 10 am (and then later our worship can be found on our church’s website). A printout [Click Here] of our worship details can be seen on our church’s websiteContinue Reading
We will have folks worshiping with us “in-person” this Sunday as we re-open our sanctuary during May for “in-person” worship. If you feel adventuresome, come Sunday and join us. We will still be practicing all the safe, social distancing protocols, so wear your mask and come early enough to get your temps checked and signContinue Reading
Easter is the unstoppable, unpredictable expression of God’s love for humankind! The call of Jesus is to live fully in the power of that love – alive in each of us. We learn about that divine love as it is embodied in the person and ministry of Jesus, the one who is compared to a goodContinue Reading
Here is the video that Pastor Gaye talked about during our Easter Worship.It was created by an artist, Elizabeth Turk at the Mt. San Antonio Gardens, a senior living facility in California. She created the umbrellas designs and spoke with the residents about the pandemic and what they had done to keep their spirits up,Continue Reading