Save the Date! You have brought your passion, shared your dreams, and helped direct us into our future! After nine months of study and culmination, it’s time to take your offerings up to the next plateau. On Friday, June 29th, from approximately 6:30pm to 9pm, and Saturday, June 30th, from approximately 8:30am to 3pm, the Strategic Planning Team…
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May
14
Save The Date!
May
04
It Isn’t Easy Being Green
A number of weeks ago Tara and I were walking the dog around the neighborhood park when we met a father and daughter who were playing catch. After introducing ourselves, the man was excited to hear that he and Tara both worked in the city in similar fields, and that by the luck of this…
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Apr
16
Car Wash Serves Important Ministry
Saturday night Mother Nature dumped an unreasonable amount of green pollen on local cars, and Sunday was an absolutely beautiful day. Somehow the Coming of Age class knew that this weekend would provide the perfect seasonal ingredients for a community car wash. From 9 am – 1 pm, the 9th graders used our alcove on Waldron…
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Apr
05
Happy Pesach and Happy Easter!
Normally the streets in my town are like child-rivulets first thing in the morning, flowing to the local schools. This week, with schools, out it was eerily quiet. It helped for me to imagine folks dreamily sleeping in or off to visit friends and relatives for the week off. Now, with Friday marking the…
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Apr
01
Invitations to Blossom
For the last few weeks Tara and I have introduced a new routine into our mornings: Coffee in hand, I open the shades to the living room, gasp, ooh and ahh, and then beg her to come look. Tara knows what’s coming. It’s the same as yesterday, and the day before. She’s kind to pretend it…
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Mar
29
Thin Places
A recent New York Times article in the travel section spoke of the line between heaven and earth dissolving in certain places. As the author describes it, these are “ …locales where the distance between heaven and earth collapses and we’re able to catch glimpses of the divine, or the transcendent or, as I like to think of…
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Mar
29
The Importance of Being Early
All of us owe great thanks to all those who have already turned in their pledges for the coming church year, 2012-13. Our congregation can only commit to programs and plans that we can provide for in our budget, and our pledges are the overwhelmingly most important part of that. We have to know where…
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