Pastor’s Reflections – June 2020
Dear friends, sisters and brothers in Christ, This will be my last newsletter article to you all as you all know that I will be moving to a new…
Dear friends, sisters and brothers in Christ, This will be my last newsletter article to you all as you all know that I will be moving to a new…
Dear friends, sisters and brothers in Christ, Our Governor recently extended the shelter in place to at least May 15th, and our Bishop, Rev. David Bard, has asked us…
The irony, or maybe appropriateness, of the timing of my sermon titled Giving It Up: Giving Up Expectations, is not lost on me. I think we all had tons of…
We are now in the Lenten season and the tone and focus on our worship and faith-building tends to shift into something of a more contemplative mood. This Lenten season…
The year has only just begun and already there has been a large amount of news and events that have rocked our world. From the continued discussions around the future…
Greetings and God’s blessings to you this new year. 2020, a new year and the beginning of a new decade is upon us. 2019 was, like many past years, one…
Advent is a season of hope and anticipation. In light of that reality, I would like to share with you some news from our district conference this year that I…
As we venture further into the autumn season, we begin to once again participate in several of our denominations’ practices and traditions. For instance, we will be celebrating Laity Sunday…
THUMP! “Hey, did you hear that?” THUMP! THUMP! “There it is again!” THUMP THUMP BUMP THUMP! “What gives? What is that?” THUMP THUMP THUMP CRASH! “AH!!!!!!!” As the season changes…
Well, these first two months have flown by and it has been an amazing experience so far! As I mentioned during one of my sermons, with new pastors comes changes,…