Cory Saum-Blystone announced during worship this morning, June 7, that last Sunday’s First Fruits offering for the Capital Campaign totaled $34,100. This brings the total amount received, including early gifts,
Continue readingDear Church Family and Friends, On June 3rd, I board a plane to India where I will spend three weeks. I have been invited to lecture for two of those
Continue readingNew Testament Reading–Acts 2:1-21 A play starring Lynn Degerstedt as the Announcer and Rev. Brooks Berndt as Peter, “The Rock.” Announcer: Ladies and Gentleman, you knew them in the sixties
Continue readingOn Sunday, we received a visit from a 60s Rock and Roll star. As our announcer Lynn Degerstedt explained, “He’s the one who put rock into rock and roll.” The
Continue readingOn Sunday, May 31st, Capital Campaign chairman Bert Martin announced that seventy-nine pledges totaling commitments of $425,307 were received on the preceeding two Sundays for the Capital Campaign. The announcement
Continue readingDear Church Family and Friends, In a poem entitled “The Garden,” Frances Livingston tells of one man’s path to new life. The man “had slaved away his early youth in
Continue readingNew Testament Reading—John 17: 10-19 In his book A Language Older than Words, author Derrick Jensen tells of two trips he has made that I believe shine a light on
Continue readingHebrew Scripture Reading—Genesis 8: 6-11 Staging Notes: Two high school students sit on different sides of the stage. Each sits in front of a table with a lap top computer
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