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Jan 2021
On this first day of 2021, I greet you with thoughts and words of hope and expectations for a good year and offer this prayer: Gracious God, Thank you for bringing us through a difficult year and giving us the chance to live into a new and hopeful time. As we look back on 2020 we realize there were times of great joy in the midst of it all – beauty around us, births and milestone birthdays, healings and opportunities to grow in our lives and our faith. There were also many......
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Christmas Blessings
“Christmas is so different this year.” I’ve heard that quite a bit over the last few weeks, haven’t you? Perhaps Christmas IS different at your house in 2020. Some things have changed with ours...
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Love Came Down
Join us for “After-Christmas Coffee with the Pastors” at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 27 via Zoom. That is Pastor Evy’s last Sunday with us before her retirement. She will be at the coffee, so...
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Joy
Some info and a few thoughts: .Due to the rising number of COVID cases and hospitalizations in Pima County, we have suspended outdoor in-person worship as of Dec. 13. We hope to resume outdoor...
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Peace
For now, we are planning to continue to offer in-person outdoor worship on our west patio in December. Beginning Dec. 6, outdoor worship will begin at 10 a.m. rather than 9 a.m. On Sunday...
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Hope
For now, we are planning to continue to offer in-person outdoor worship on our west patio in December. Beginning Dec. 6, outdoor worship will begin at 10 a.m. rather than 9 a.m. On Sunday...
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Grateful or Grumpy?
There are days when it seems easy to be grumpy. One reason for this is that many things nowadays seem to take so much energy and effort. Learning new technology, figuring out whether it’s...
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Compassion
This morning I woke up thinking about all that’s challenged us in 2020. I felt a tightness in my neck and a gnawing in my stomach as I thought about this year – continually...
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Baptism
On Wednesday, Nov. 4, someone asked me if I was going to talk or write about the presidential election. I said, “Well, I imagine it will take a while for us to know the...
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Remembrance
At 9 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, we will begin outdoor in-person worship on the west patio for up to 40 people. Watch for an email on Sunday evening, Nov. 1, with information on how...
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