Tag: Holy Communion;


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Jul 2023
Holding Space for Conflicting Emotions

My daughter turns 14 this week. She’s my youngest, the one who thinks and acts a lot like her father but who looks so much like me. We have photos of each of us at 6 months old; we are so similar! This has continued even now; she served communion this last month, and someone in the communion line told her, “You are definitely your mother’s daughter!” Princess Mercy, as we called her in the womb, was born two weeks early, on a Sunday morning. It was not very considerate of her,......

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Waiting for Good News

Waiting for Good News

On Sunday, we had marathon worship service, filled with powerful music and Scripture. It would have been long even without Communion, but I grossly underestimated its length for a Communion Sunday! I’ve now used...


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Community

Community

Where do you find community? Our kids are going back to school this week – some started this past week and some are starting next week. In most schools in our area, kids will...


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A New Wilderness

A New Wilderness

I’ve heard many people talk about getting back to normal after this pandemic. I wonder if we are really looking for that or if we are just grasping at anything that will lessen the...


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All Saints' Day

All Saints’ Day

In worship on Sunday, we will observe All Saints’ Day. This is often set aside as a Catholic thing, but the Methodist Church has a strong tradition of observing the day. John Wesley, the...


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Beginnings

Beginnings

This Sunday, June 6, we begin with two worship services in the Sanctuary. For 8 a.m. worship you do not need to register. Registration for 10 a.m. for June 6 is closed; watch for...


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