A Fresh Holy Week & Easter This morning on my walk my mind and heart went back to the hard days of Easter in 2020 and 2021. What surreal times those were. I remembered talking with so many folks as we said to each other, "I miss being able to...
When the hour for the Passover meal came, Jesus took his place at the table, and the apostles with him. He said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I tell you, I will not eat it until it is fulfilled...
Palm Cross Making Everyone is invited to make palm crosses in the Parish Hall on Sunday, April 3 from 9:30 – 10:30 AM. This inter-generational activity will be our Christian Education class for the day, no other classes will meet. Members of DOK will be available with instructions so that...
Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure...
Caring for the Caregiver With 53 million adults in the United States being caregivers who face physical, financial, and emotional demands, it is essential that there is support for this largely unrecognized group. On Sunday afternoon, March 27 at 2:00 PM, Community of Hope International (COHI), together with Grace, will...
All the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them." So Jesus told them this parable: "There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said...
Grounding Parish Ministry in Prayer Parish Ministry has been tough these past two years! These circumstances have highlighted long-standing tensions—and opportunities—in congregational life. Older patterns and assumptions have been challenged and new glimpses of grace have been seen. Through it all, perhaps we have learned how essential it is to...
At that very time there were some present who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, "Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I tell you; but unless...
Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 AM on Sunday, March 13. Don't forget to set your clocks ahead an hour! Prayer & Parchment Prayer and Parchment is a monthly space that explores our practice of prayer and texts and resources that we have found meaningful in our...
Some Pharisees came and said to Jesus, "Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you." He said to them, "Go and tell that fox for me, 'Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. Yet...