Dear all, I’m writing this to clarify something that viewers of last weeks pre-recorded services might have picked up on; that during the introduction to my Time for the Young, I stated that “I use both ‘she/her’ and ‘they/them’ pronouns”. If you didn’t watch last weeks pre-recorded service, then this is me officially telling the congregation that […]
This Sunday, the twenty-seventh, is the first of our summer services. It’s hard to explain them as different, since few of us can claim we know what normal was or if there ever will be another normal. As part of our summer services, we invite lay people to preach. Don’t be intimidated by the Reverend before a […]
The number of NAMI Support Groups offered in the Commonwealth that cater to specific interests is growing. Virtual meetings help make this possible. Check the list below to see if there is one that matches your situation. As always, NAMI’s “standard” groups welcome all and will continue to meet virtually throughout the summer. Click […]
We’ll offer a pre-recorded worship service this Sunday with Jesus’ calming of the storm in the Gospel of Mark as our guiding story. Rev. Will will preach with accompanying images of the Sea of Galilee to place us more fully into this dramatic story and Rev. Judy will share a Time for the Young based upon the same text. We […]
Worship this Sunday grows out of two parables – the Growing Seed and the Mustard Seed. Jesus admits that his preferred way of sharing the Kingdom of God is through parables; thus leaving us with room for interpretation and for misinterpretation. We will explore this, we will pray, we will sing, we will listen: we […]
Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. She examines different caste systems around the […]
Juneteenth is celebrated throughout the U.S. on June 19th to recognize the end of slavery. While many people may have recently become aware of Juneteenth (a contraction of June and nineteenth), it has long been an important day in Black culture. It commemorates the announcement in Texas that slavery had ended, two and a half […]
Wednesdays in July 10 am Postponed: Program will be rescheduled in the Fall. Reno Garden Former President of Ireland and UN Special Envoy on Climate Change, author Mary Robinson’s book, Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience and the Fight for a Sustainable Future, is described as, “Powerful and deeply humane…a stirring manifesto on one of the most pressing humanitarian […]
Wed. June 9, 7- 8:30 pm On the second Wednesday of each month a few of us gather for Bible Study. The group is led by Pastor Judy and varies in number and composition but it is always congenial and faithful. The approach to scripture is not as something we were “supposed” to know all […]
We invite families with children in elementary or middle school to join us for activities, a movie, and food on the Church Lawn at 6:00 on Saturday, June 19th! No prior registration for Church school necessary – just sign up here and indicate what kind of meal you’d like (gluten-free or vegetarian options available!). Please […]