Welcome, 2023! I wish to extend a very sincere thank you to everyone who helped Edwards Church Music shine this Advent, often with their own guidance as I focused on trying to learn our new technology, a continuing work in progress. From our choristers and our Morning Glory songsters, to our soloists in our […]
Christian Explorers!
First Followers! Advent kept us busy preparing for the Christmas Eve pageant, this year with puppets. Thank you to everyone who donated toilet paper and paper towel rolls!! This month is the season of Epiphany, a time in the church calendar when we celebrate and recognize all the signs that show us Jesus as God’s […]
Kermit’s Corner
This month’s Kermit’s Korner is a resource for your holiday celebrations, with examples of menu items that will tickle your tastebuds, while at the same time, protecting the planet and your health! I have included foods you can buy and simple “recipes”, which are tweaks to classics. All of my suggestions are vegan, many […]
November Worship
In November we will worship in the sanctuary, always with a Zoom option. November 6 at 10:00am—Thankful Giving, Part I: All Saints Day, Holy Communion Rev. Dr. Debbie Clark preaching. We will honor the saints who have gone before us with special music, a litany of remembrance, and reflections on the gifts they gave, with […]
From the Choir Director
The choir will be singing a few times this November, there are so many special services to support! On, November 6, we will sing a new arrangement of “For All the Saints,” followed on November 20 by “All Good Gifts” for our blessing of pledges, and on Advent 1, November 27 we will welcome […]
Christian Explorers
GRATEFUL! October found us back in the sanctuary and experimenting with moving to Sue Dickerman Hall for time together during worship. There, we made beautiful stained glass windows, learned about how the church tells time, and had fun at the annual Trunk or Treat event. This coming month, we’ll be focusing on all the […]
Heart Treasures…
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also…” —Matthew 6:21 Dear friends, It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. Doesn’t it seem like it was just yesterday we were planting our gardens, tilling and weeding, watering and tending? Now it’s November, the harvest is over, the Christian Explorers herb […]
Thankful Giving
Dear friends, One of my favorite parts of my job is working with the Stewardship Team. Each year, we bring together a new group of three or four people to plan and carry out our Stewardship program, to invite our congregation to commit to supporting our mission and ministry for the coming year. This process is […]
Lessons from the Cloud
Lessons from the Cloud Hebrews 12:1-2 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark November 6, 2022 “Thankful giving.” When we are thankful, we are inspired to give. When we give with an open heart, we are led to deeper thankfulness. It is a sacred spiral of God’s abundance, given and received, gratitude spilling over. […]
To Live Our Best Lives
To Live Our Best Lives Psalm 46 October 30, 2022 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark “Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble in its tumult.” Almost every time I […]