Beloveds in Christ, In the month of May, I often get to shift some of my focus towards the younger members of our congregation. Between confirmation, baccalaureate, writing recommendation letters, camp blessings, and planning summer events, it amazes me each year how very much our young people are doing in their lives, church, and community. [...]
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LOG March 2024
Dear beloveds, Throughout my life I spend many mornings with the hymn “Morning has Broken” clamoring around in there. It is a hymn that reminds me of the joy of a new day. It reminds me that all of creation is singing, praising and greeting the rising sun. It also reminds me of the new [...]
LOG February 2024
This February has an interesting occurrence for the start of Lent because Ash Wednesday falls on the feast day of Saint Valentine this year. Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day being celebrated on the same day may feel a bit odd, but the two celebrations are not as at odd as it might seem. Little was [...]
LOG November 2023
Dear Beloveds, November is already upon us! It is time for us to begin thinking about baking all those tasty thanksgiving treats, visiting with our communities, and if you are anything like me, fighting the urge to put up Christmas decorations until later in the month. Much of the decor and messages for this time [...]
LOG October 2023
Red Oak Grove Friends, Autumn has always been one of my favorite times of year. I love the colors and the coolness that returns to the air that gives us a good reason to have some time by a campfire or to wear some of my favorite plaids. Growing up in the Appalachian Mountains always meant [...]
LOG August 2023
Dear Beloveds, The time has come for us to explore something new, but yet something the church has done for centuries. In newness, we always have many different feelings. There may be feelings of excitement and also like all ways of change, there may be some nervousness or apprehension about how things will go. All of that [...]
LOG July 2023
A note from your Council President On July 2nd and July 23rd we will have a congregational meeting during coffee hour to discuss the partnership with Community Lutheran Church of Geneva. If this partnership passes, there will be a change in our service to 8:30 a.m. starting on August 1st until January 1st when the [...]
LOG June 2023
Dear Beloveds, There is something about the summer that makes us a little restless. The nice weather fills us with warmth and we get busier. It’s the time of year where we like to travel and camp or be outside enjoying the grill with our friends and family. There is nothing better than a summer night [...]
LOG May 2023
Beloveds of Christ, In a letter to a friend about prayer, C.S. Lewis writes that “Joy is the serious business of heaven.” Lewis speaks on how all the seriousness that we experience here on earth is not the seriousness of heaven; rather, the seriousness of heaven is nothing but joy. Finding joy on earth is [...]
LOG April 2023
Spring has officially arrived! It is the welcoming of a friend that seems to bring some of my favorite things of the year. I have seen the early signs of Spring slowly begin to arrive. Our robin friends are flying back in, bunnies are back in the yard, and even around the church green little [...]
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