Ash Wednesday is the day we begin our Lenten journey and this year when we are so far apart, we are more connected than ever.
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Pastor Michelle and a friend continue our sermon series entitled “Church: A Community Called for the Future” this Sunday with week 5, “High Risk Gardening: A Parable for the Church.” Read Matthew 9:37-38 & Matthew 13: 3-9 in preparation for worship. Where might those seeds haphazardly sown by the sower take root? * * * Van Gogh, “The Sower” Vincent…
How does one describe the essence of God? What does that have to do with the church’s identity and mission in the 21st century?
This Sunday, join Pastor Michelle as she introduces us to the bright future and possibilities before the church and how important it is to be open to new opportunities, changes and ideas.
Epiphany Sunday Join us for worship as we celebrate Epiphany and the visit from the Magi. Read Matthew 2: 1-12 in preparation for Pastor Michelle’s sermon, With Reckless Abandon.
Celebrate the coming of Christ with us this Christmas eve as we fill the night with music, light, communion and the re-telling of the story of Christ’s birth. Have your communion elements and candles ready to participate in the service! Join us at the church at 6, 6:30 or 7pm for a drive through pilgrimage of music and light! Merry…
Join Pastor Michelle for the First Sunday in Advent as we light the first candle in the Advent wreath and begin our Advent series “I Believe Even When…Filling the Night with Music and Light.”Inspired by the words of an anonymous poet, scrawled on a wall during the Holocaust, “I believe in the sun, even when the sun is not shining,” this Advent series…
Time. There’s never enough of it, is there? Just when we think we’ve beaten the clock, a new project or forgotten appointment pops up and we have to squeeze more time into the day. Are we really in control of our time? Pastor Michelle will use a story about Esther and Mordecai (Esther 4: 1-16) as a jumping off point to…
All Saints’ Day Join us this Sunday as we celebrate those who have gone before us on this All Saints’ Sunday. All Saints Day, also known as All Hallow’s Eve or Hallomas, is a Christian celebration in honor of all the saints from Christian history. In Western Christianity, it is observed on November 1 by the Roman Catholic Church, the…
The book of Lamentations is a hard pill to swallow. What’s behind all the poet’s ranting? Is there any hope? Perhaps we need to look “Beyond the Conjunctions…” Read Lamentations 3: 19-26 in preparation for the sermon. World Communion Sunday offers congregations a distinctive opportunity to experience Holy Communion in the context of the global community of faith. The first Sunday of October…
Some conversations are difficult. September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. As Christians, we are called to love one another; to take care of each other. This Sunday, Pastors Michelle and Jayde have a conversation with Judy Cushing, former CEO of Lines for Life and current board member of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, about how our church…
This Sunday, as we continue to experience and hear of others’ suffering due to wildfires, hurricanes, pandemics and more, Pastor Michelle assures us that God sees our suffering. And God is there for us, and offers us hope. Read Ezekial 37: 1-10 in preparation for the sermon. CCLI License # 1221789 Steaming License 20276592 Disclaimer: The Allstate ad used in…