Being Raised to New Life This Sunday we receive the One Great Hour of Sharing offering for world ministries and disaster relief through the UCC. We also will share in the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper and remember that we are marching through Lent and getting closer to Holy Week—next Sunday is Palm Sunday. To […]

Joel is taking three weeks of his second half of sabbatical time for personal and professional renewal.  In his own way, he is breathing in the Spirit of the risen Christ and letting that life-giving Spirit move him through writing, reflection and in whatever other ways it may lead him. On this Second Sunday of […]

This Sunday we gather in the light of Christ’s resurrection and the lengthening light of the beauty of Spring to give thanks that God walks with us in all the dimensions of our lives. We will sing glorious Easter hymns, listen to wonderful Easter Anthems sung by our Chancel Choir, augmented with the remarkable voice […]

There is always a festive feel to Palm Sunday. The Gospel reading with its exuberance of Jesus entering Jerusalem at the head of a parade evokes warm, positive feelings. We build on that in worship by distributing palm fronds, lifting our voices in joyous song, and by offering prayers of hope. At the same time […]