Posts by Mary
From the Pastors
I just can’t seem to kick the habit of the school year calendar. Most of my life has been dictated by the school year! As a student myself for many, many years and now my kids are in school, every year falls into a rhythm of school starting in September after a long summer of…
Read MoreCreation Care Corner
I recently read a couple of articles from the Union of Concerned Scientists’ magazine. Following are some excerpts: “Last year, coal’s share of the US electricity mix hit a new low; just 15 percent, down from 50 percent a quarter-century ago. It’s no surprise why. As a source of electricity, coal is more expensive than…
Read MoreSunday Brunches
Sunday Brunches Are Coming Back! Starting Sunday, September 14 our popular Sunday Brunch will be returning. Each first and third Sunday we will serve brunch at 11 a.m. right after worship. Yes, the 14th of September is the second Sunday of the month, but we will begin our brunches that day as we celebrate a…
Read MoreAdopt a Basket
Adopt A Basket Our church is the grateful recipient of several baskets made by Sharon Schroeder. Sharon is truly an artist in her quality design and construction of baskets. We would like to fill the baskets and offer them for raffle at the Christmas Fair planned for November 22, 2025. If you would like to…
Read MoreChristmas Bazaar
It’s Time to Think “Bazaar” Thoughts!! Our Christmas Bazaar, scheduled for November 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., will be here before we know it. So start creating beautiful items for our craft table, and gather those gently-used Christmas decorations for the Christmas Past table. There will be green wreaths and baked goods for sale…
Read MoreFrom the Pastors
I just can’t seem to kick the habit of the school year calendar. Most of my life has been dictated by the school year! As a student myself for many, many years and now my kids are in school, every year falls into a rhythm of school starting in September after a long summer of…
Read MoreLay Pastoral Care
In November of 2023, as our congregation anticipated the retirement of the Rev. Myles Alexander, more than one congregant asked, “Who will the minister be if I get sick or die while our church doesn’t have a minister??” At the workshop after the Sunday worship-service, a work-group was formed to address Lay Pastoral Care on…
Read MoreCreation Care Corner
I AM SHOCKED! After writing these notes on climate change for quite a long time, I am shocked at how severe the climate disasters have become, and how quickly. I suppose I shouldn’t be, because scientists have been warning us for forty years, and more recently the computer climate models have said that the change…
Read MoreThis Is Us!
This Is Us! We are going to create a photo wall of pictures of the people of our church, and at the top of the photo collage will be this phrase: This Is Us. Already, it’s fun to walk the hallways at church and look at all the pictures. Every photo is a snapshot of…
Read MoreCreation Care Corner July 2025
The Union of Concerned Scientists has published a report on disinformation campaigns designed to obstruct scientific progress on the issue threatening all of us and our children – CLIMATE CHANGE. As they explain, “When disinformation spreads and takes hold, it has the power to shape the public dialogue and set the context in which vitally…
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