In the three months that Fran Graveson has been our consulting associate pastor for faith formation, we have done a lot of consulting! We have held gatherings for parents; we have welcomed Rev. Debbie Gline-Allen, Conference Minister for Faith Formation, to lead us in worship and talk with us about our emerging vision; we have […]
THANK YOU, Edwards Church!
I am so grateful for the time I have spent at Edwards Church these last few months as the Consulting Associate Pastor. I don’t think I have run around a sanctuary this much in many years. And I know it was the first time I have ever made bread in the sanctuary! It has been […]
Faithful Followers
Dear friends, These are complicated times — filled with uncertainty, stress, worry, and tension. It is hard to know how to live well: how to figure out what we can do to make a difference, how to face the limits of our power, how to find energy to keep trying, how to build bridges while […]
Sustainable Gifting
A More Sustainable Gifting Experience? I don’t know about you, but around about this time of year, I become cynical and saddened by the commercialization of Christmas. This year, the Environmental Justice Team had an idea. How about giving folks some ideas for a meaningful & more sustainable holiday experience? Here are some ideas […]
Sunday Morning Worship (In-Person and Livestream)
Join us in-person or using this Livestream link: www.edwardschurch.org/live, passcode 393939. See below for special link for brunch worship on December 29. December 24 – 5 pm, Christmas Pageant–Join us for a joyous, all-ages, unrehearsed Christmas pageant. Lots of costumes, lots of music, lots of laughter, lots of joy! Join us in-person or by […]
Christian Explorers – Tending the Light
“Tending the Light” This month, Christian Explorers will join with the entire congregation as we light candles of hope, peace, joy and love, and reflect on how we are called to “tend the light.” On December 1, we will gather for intergenerational worship in the sanctuary, with a special guest, Rev. Debbie Gline-Allen, […]
Faith Formation Updates
Greetings from Faith Formation! As we move through this transition time in our youth programming, we are grateful to everyone who attended our information/brainstorming sessions in the first week of November. Family members, caretakers, and Faith Formation team members had two engaging conversations with absolutely amazing attendance. We shared some of the joys of […]
Tending the Light
Dear friends, Lately I have been finding comfort and inspiration through the writings of Jan Richardson, whose poems most often take the form of blessings. She has a beautiful way of honoring pain, struggle, exhaustion and confusion while gently pointing toward healing, beauty, peace and hope. This week I happened upon one of her poems […]
Your Vote Matters – Will You Use It for Our Earth?
When I think of climate change, the problem seems insurmountable. But…have you ever heard of the butterfly effect? The dictionary definition is “the phenomenon whereby a minute, localized change in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere.” I think this is true of lots of things. But, as we turn the calendar to […]
Sunday Morning Worship (In-Person and Livestream)
Join us in-person or using this Livestream link: www.edwardschurch.org/live, passcode 393939 Sunday, November 3, 10 am – All Saints Communion Worship Hebrews 12:1-2 “A Great Cloud” We will worship as an Intergenerational Community, honoring the gifts we receive from our cloud of witnesses. Sunday, November 10, 10 am – Stewardship Emphasis 1: What we […]