A Season of Light & Possibility - Epiphany

Welcome to the New Year!   It is so important that you know how much we miss you. We are always giving thanks for our Church Council and Congregational Care team who are dedicated to keeping the connection with you while we are apart from our usual ways ...

Rooting Ourselves in Wonder as We Greet 2021

We come to the end of one year and begin a new year. In reality, it is an arbitrary thing, this ending of one year. For the Celtic peoples, the year end was October 31^st, the end of harvest. The Chinese New Year can take place anytime between Jan. 21 and Feb. ...

Christmas Eve Worship service 2020 - pre-recorded

May the blessings of the Christ Child enfold you this Christmas.  The first Christmas, too, was a time like none other, a time of chaos, confusion and separation.  We invite you to watch and find inspiration and hope in this pre-recorded service. With ...

Do You Have This Figurine in Your Nativity - El Caganer!

The nativity set is a precious item in many of our homes.   It may be one that has been handed down and carries family significance. It might be one that we have purchased on a holiday or one that depicts just how we imagine the first Christmas. I ...

This is the Season of Light - Welcome It

This is the season of light. We light candles. We connect strings of Christmas lights together. We leave the lights on longer. Daylight is becoming less. Sunlight is low on the horizon and often in our eyes. The lights of the constellation Orion are easily ...

God is With Us During This Difficult Christmas

Jesus was born about 4 BCE in Palestine. He was known also as Emmanuel, “God-with-us” and he came into a country that was under Roman occupation. There were no individual rights and freedoms. The taxes and tributes demanded, at the whim of Caesar, were ...

Waiting as a Spiritual Practice

Waiting is a spiritual practice. To wait is to stay where one is and to delay taking action until the appropriate time. To wait is to remain in readiness, to be watchful and prepared for what is to come. To wait does not mean that we are doing nothing.  ...

Jesus Would Wear A Mask Today!

 I have no doubt about that.  Jesus would wear a mask. There are two reasons that I am certain that Jesus would wear a mask if he were here today in the midst of this pandemic.   First, Jesus declared that the second greatest commandment ...

We Are Weary But We Will Get Through This

“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 We are hearing much weariness in people as this pandemic continues with numbers rising and warnings of stricter measures.  We ...