Moderator Musings

As we head into April, I just want to say how much I’ve been enjoying some of the new things showing up in our church.   The gratitude board, candle lighting station, and lament wall have been really meaningful additions. They’re simple, but they give us ways to pause, reflect, and connect — not just…

How does one summarize the last year in the life of our church? I have had the opportunity to work with many of you in 2025. In the first part of the year, I worked with the worship planning committee, supply pastors, and office manager Wendy to plan the services as we all tried to…

Hello Everyone, Finally, April is going out like a lamb.  (But I think that’s supposed to be March!)  Well, I have to eat my words from last month’s letter because of the snow and ice storms we’ve had since then.  We even had to cancel worship on Sunday, March 30, because traveling was too dangerous. …

Spring has come to Rhinelander!  Larry and I were snowbirds for nearly three weeks in March, and now that we’re back we see that most of the snow is gone, and the March 19 big snowfall missed us, too. Personally, I am looking forward to seeing spring bulbs coming up through the ground.  This year…

As we are experiencing the cold weather of winter, we have much to be thankful for. Our congregation is determined to live through our time of transition and pandemic and come out better for it. Our leadership through the past few years has steadfastly led us to where we are. Pastors Tim and Susie Grade…

I am writing this letter in January. We are now in a new year and are beginning to turn a corner as a congregation. It feels a little like we’ve been treading water for the last couple of years, trying to be patient and yet wanting to begin again our Christian life with a settled…

The Christian concepts of hope, peace, joy, love, and the light of God coming into the world through the birth of Jesus Christ was evident in the heartfelt prayers and sermons lovingly prepared for us by the Rev. Dale Bishop. What a gift he gave us this Advent season. I was so happy to see…

Moderator Musings The Christian concepts of hope, peace, joy, love, and the light of God coming into the world through the birth of Jesus Christ was evident in the heartfelt prayers and sermons lovingly prepared for us by the Rev. Dale Bishop. What a gift he gave us this Advent season. I was so happy…