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Mar 2024
March 27, 2024 By Rev. Lynn Bartlow, Lead Pastor Welcome to the middle of Holy Week. For many, it’s a period of solemn reflection and spiritual renewal, culminating in the celebration of Easter Sunday. For others, it’s just another week of state testing at school, of sick kids, of surgeries and of endless doctor’s appointments. To be honest, life’s challenges can sometimes overshadow our spiritual aspirations. Yet, even in our moments of doubt or weariness, Holy Week offers an opportunity for solace and introspection. It’s a chance to reconnect with our faith,......
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Heading into Holy Week
March 22, 2024 By Rev. Lynn Bartlow, Lead Pastor It feels a little like Holy Saturday already. In the middle of grief, I wonder how God will create something good out of what has...
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God Moves Into the Neighborhood
By Rev. Kevin Lester, Sanctuary Campus Pastor “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor. Would you be mine? Could you be mine?” These lyrics kicked off every episode...
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Volunteer Help Wanted for Christmas Season
We gather, connect, and serve so all may experience the love of Christ. By Rev. Lynn Bartlow, Lead Pastor Dear Church Family, The holiday season at our church is a bustling and beautiful time,...
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It’s Time for ‘Food With Friends’!
By Rev. Lynn Bartlow One of the essential tasks of the Implementation Team has been to help form a community as two congregations merged into one church. As we wrestled with how to do...
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Pastor Stuart’s Last Sunday With Us
Greetings Friends, Have you ever had so many wonderful choices that you had trouble making a decision? This is the situation I have been in for the last several months. I knew this upcoming...
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The Sounds of Christmas
What’s your favorite Christmas song? You shared a number of favorites in worship when I asked last Sunday. It seems we like everything from “O Holy Night” to “Rudolph” to “O Come All Ye...
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The Importance of an Educated Vote
Guest column by Judy Boroto, Church and Society Committee Spirituality is as much about the public life as it is about personal life: matters of voting for qualified representatives and attending public meetings...
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Help for Ukraine
As we watch the news from Ukraine, it’s easy to feel helpless and fearful. As in other times of social anxiety, our Methodist tradition has direction for us. The United Methodist Church speaks against...
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On Feelings and Science
By now you’ve received and hopefully read the letter from the Lay Leaders about the relaxing of the mandate for wearing masks in our church buildings. Each of our Lay Leaders is on the...
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