Exodus 17:1-6; Acts 2:1-11; I Peter 2:4-5 Tongues of fire leap from person to person! A gale-force wind whips through the city! A dove shocks the crowd as she lands on a man emerging out of the river. Today is Pentecost–a holiday filled with drama and danger, surprise, disruption and possibility. The opening part of […]
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Pentecost Parade
The church year marches on! After a joyous Palm Sunday and Easter, May is approaching, and with it, the summer (hopefully!). The highlight of the month is Pentecost, this year on May 20. During worship, we will have a “mini parade” as usual, featuring our larger than life dove, representing the Holy Spirit. After worship, […]
Mothers’ Day Music
On May 13, we will have special music for violin and cello, featuring our own Jane Ezbicki, and Marian Levinstein, who joined us this past fall. They will accompany the choral anthem, and plan to provide chamber music with piano at other points in the service. The following week, Cheryl returns to the organ as […]
Inscribed
Isaiah 49:13-16a; John 13:31-35 “So,” I asked, “how many of you remember back when diapers were made of cloth and were held together with giant diaper pins?” Every single hand in the room shot up. I had picked my question well for the particular audience–the ladies at Countryside Nursing Home, where Cindy, Ellie, Jeannie and […]
Painting with Patrick
Sunday, May 13, 2:30-4:30pm Join Patrick St. Pierre for an afternoon of painting and fun! Patrick will create a sample picture, and then will guide us through the process of creating our own. You will be amazed at your own ability to create beauty! No experience, expertise or talent necessary! You will go home with […]
Music of Peace, Serenity, and Hope
Sunday, April 29 at 3:00pm in Edwards Hall Kim Zunner is a singer/songwriter and music therapist turned farmer/builder who hails from Massachusetts and currently resides in the rural high desert of Concho, Arizona. She studied at Berklee College of Music, following which she has been on a variety of musical adventures that have led her […]
Kermit’s Corner: Green Congregations
Edwards Church has accepted the MACUCC Green Congregations Challenge and have achieved Level 1 status. The Green Team has been working toward becoming a Level 2 Congregation and has now achieved this goal. We have already done many things to accomplish this. In the area of energy usage, we have installed solar panels, improved insulation […]
Easter Thanks from Chancel Committee
Thank You! The Chancel committee would like to thank all those that purchased flowers for Easter to help decorate the sanctuary. Pentecost Geraniums Pentecost Sunday is on May 20 this year. We will be collecting money towards the purchase of two large geraniums to be planted in the barrels outside the Sanctuary. The money will […]
Springtime Planting
Dear friends, This spring, as you come onto the Edwards Church campus, you are likely to see lots of people. You might see Neela, a botanist from Garden in the Woods, pointing out native plant species. You may run into Andrew, a permaculture gardening specialist who created our Edible Forest Garden, showing a group of […]
Singing, Soaring Spirit
I Corinthians 12:4-26; Genesis 2:4b-7 It is all about air–breath, wind. It is all about the intentional, focused movement of air to create a sound. It is such a gift this morning to have our guest musicians with us. With the exception of the timpanist, these musicians make music by focusing their breath, by exhaling […]