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...
We are living in uncertain times, to be sure, and we want to do what we can to offer a pastoral presence to the community. Cynthia worked to put together a very useful gathering of resources that are prayerful, pastoral, and practical, looking at how we consciously engage our circumstances....
Lenten Retreat: Mindfulness in the Kitchen Join us on Saturday, March 12 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM for conversation, sharing, and even a little cooking as we explore the prayers and meditations that naturally flow when we practice mindfulness in the kitchen. For those who sign up, I want...
Stay well and have a Lent full of Godly surprises. That is how a dear colleague ended an email to me on Tuesday. I have not had the chance to visit with her in a long time, and suddenly she appeared in a dream I had Monday night. In the...
After his baptism, Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil...
Ash Wednesday We will observe the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday services on March 2. 12:00 PM nave7:00 PM nave and online: Facebook, website The services will feature prayers, a sermon, the Litany of Penitence, and the Imposition of Ashes. Let us focus our prayers in these days as...
Given that the recorded percent positive test rate for Hall County has reached 10%, we have reached the marker we laid out as our target for making adjustments to the mask protocol with worship and gathering indoors. As of this point, masks will be optional for groups gathering indoors. As...