Dear Friends in Christ, This year’s Annual Giving Campaign Theme is “Changing Lives in Changing Times.” This theme strikes both a personal note for me as well as for our entire Buildings and Grounds (B&G) ministry team. Despite the changing times, the B&G ministry team has successfully weathered the pandemic by working closely together while […]

“Look! I am doing a new thing; now it sprouts up; don’t you recognize it? I’m making a way in the desert, paths in the wilderness.” (CEB) – Isaiah 43:19 Dear Friends in Christ, When I picture a desert or wilderness, both spaces feel vast and disorienting. There is often not an obvious path; it’s easy […]

Dear Friends in Christ, When I was a little girl, I remember waiting for my mother as she did Altar Guild duty. I especially loved watching her clean up after worship because I got a close-up view of all those mysterious items that sat on the altar. As she cleaned, I asked her questions like, […]

It’s September, and so many things are happening! It’s fun and overwhelming and a little scary and a little bit confusing, but that’s alright…even though we may feel a little tired with all the excitement. The children have gone back to school. The little ones will be starting preschool next week. Every day when I […]

Some of us were awakened last night by the rains and thunder and lightning. When I came into the office this morning, it was evident that the storms had been fierce: there were puddles of water in the hallway inside Door #2. That wind pushed the water under the door jamb and into the hallway. […]