Friends, I’m looking forward to the slower pace of summer, I have to admit. Much of my first few months here felt a bit like getting a drink of water from a fire hose, even with the enforced time off on several days when it was too cold or icy to go out. Now that… Read More »

First and foremost, a huge thank you to everyone who worked, attended, and prayed to make our Easter morning a wonderful event where God was worshipped and glorified, and the risen Christ was celebrated. It was a group effort, and a beautiful day! The Session has decided that during the summer we will have one… Read More »

Friends, I must be having fun, because time is flying by! Easter is upon us, even though this year it falls nearly as late as it ever has (the latest it can fall is April 25). As we have spent the last few weeks (and the next few before Easter) cultivating and letting go, I… Read More »

Friends, Lent is upon us! No, not the kind that comes out of the dryer (or your bellybutton!). Lent is a time period during the church year, specifically the six weeks before Easter. Each year, Easter falls on a different date. According to thoughtco.com, ‘At the heart of the matter lies a simple explanation. Easter is a… Read More »

Friends, It seems amazing that a month has already passed. It’s been a whirlwind of worship, committee meetings, meeting people, and becoming settled in our new community. We’ve enjoyed the Firemen’s Pancake meal, the Hospice Soup Supper, and our new memberships at the Y and the library. We’ve enjoyed the snow (yay!) but not so… Read More »

Friends, As I contemplate our move to Iowa and the beginning of 2019, a fragment of a quote has been circling through my mind. ‘Begin as you mean to go on’. New beginnings are exciting but scary. They are a time to consider how we mean to change and to grow, which is why New… Read More »

In all of my other churches, my last newsletter began like this… “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…” Ecclesiastes 3:1 Some years ago, I did something I rarely do… I saw a movie. The movie I saw was “Nanny McPheee.” At the time I rented it I… Read More »

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven . . .” ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1 Seasons. According to the wisest man of the Bible . . . Solomon . . . “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” Centuries have since passed since… Read More »

There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. . . . Just as a body, though one, has many parts,… Read More »

“Go forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your father’s house, to the land which I will show you; and I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and so you shall be a blessing …” ~ Genesis 12:1-2 Life is a journey.… Read More »