Author Archives: Sarah Marino

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  Sabbatical Letter to the Congregation

  Posted on April 22, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News

     “Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.” Psalm 84 “Thus am I, a feather on the breath of God.” Hildegard of Bingen Dear Congregation, I am writing to share with you my plans for the second part of my sabbatical this summer and fall. As you remember I […]

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  Join Us for Easter Worship at 10 in the Sanctuary or livestream (April 20,2025)

  Posted on April 18, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like […]

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  Easter Sunrise Service

  Posted on April 17, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Small Groups, Spiritual Practice, Worship

  Wright Locke Farm 5:15 AM Yoga in the Barn; 5:45 AM Worship Outside Sunday, April 20, 2025   As the women gathered around Jesus’ tomb in the very early hours of the Sunday after He had been buried, we will gather for a joyful and celebratory service. When we greet the sunrise we know that […]

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  Maundy Thursday Service of Tenebrae April 17, 2025 7:30 PM

  Posted on April 17, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  Gather with us in person or through livestream as we share in the Last Supper that Jesus had with his disciples before his death and then listen to the story of the Passion according to the Gospel of John as candles are extinguished and we gradually descend into the darkness with Him. At the end […]

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  Palm Sunday Worship (April 13, 2025)

  Posted on April 11, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Worship, Youth

  Palm Sunday Holy Week Begins Holy Week kicks off this Sunday with a Palm Sunday service of celebration and preparation. We’ll begin with a blessing of the Palms out on the Town Common at 9:30 am and then walk together up the stairs with palm branches into the sanctuary for the 10 am start of the service (if […]

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  Annual Easter Egg Hunt

  Posted on April 8, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Youth

  Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 10 AM, Church Lawn Hop on over for some family fun! Meet the Easter Bunny, win prizes & help the EnKA Food Pantry stock their shelves! Please bring a box of cereal to donate.

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  Join Us This Sunday in Worship (April 6, 2025)

  Posted on April 4, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Worship

  There is a beautiful and difficult moment in John’s gospel chapter 12 when Mary anoints Jesus feet to prepare him for his death that is coming. It’s an expression of acceptance and love that is unparalleled in the gospels. And along with it comes the controversy of the extravagance of the offering and how it counters […]

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  Good Friday Overnight Vigil

  Posted on April 3, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Spiritual Practice, Worship

  Thursday, April 17 9 pm – Friday, April 18 12 pm Each year we open the Sanctuary for an overnight Vigil. It has become a sacred moment in preparation for Good Friday and Easter. The Sanctuary will be darkened but still navigable. We begin at 9:00 p.m. following the Maundy Thursday service on April 17. The Vigil runs […]

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  Lenten Series: Death and Dying Well

  Posted on April 2, 2025 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Community, Health and Wellness, Spiritual Practice

  Lenten Series: Death and Dying Well Tuesdays March 11th through April 15th 6:30-8:00pm – Tucker/Palmer Rooms Lent is a season of humble reflection on our mortality in general and specifically the passion and death of Jesus Christ and how that speaks to our own lives and deaths. We begin Lent on Ash Wednesday with the […]

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