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 are […]
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Worship January
In January we will worship in the sanctuary with the option to join via Zoom. Sunday, January 2 at 10:00am—Holy Communion, John 1:1-18In the sanctuary and via ZoomRev. Dr. Debbie Clark and Rev. Dr. Fran Bogle preaching, “Grace Upon Grace” Epiphany Season: Awakenings Saturday, January 8 at 6:00pm—Epiphany Star-Gazing, Matthew 2:1-12Outdoors on our campus Sunday, January […]
An Epiphany Star-Gazing Gathering
Saturday, January 8, 5:30-6:30pm(Cloud- or rain-date: Sunday, January 9 at 6:00pm)Join with scientists, star-gazers, poets and singers for an outdoor gathering around the firepit, as we gaze at the stars through telescopes. With wonder and awe, we will learn about the night sky. With wonder and awe, we will imagine what it was like for […]
Edwards Church Music: When You’re Ready to Return
From our return to the sanctuary on November 14, through Christmas Sunday we planned a gradual increase in the amount of music per service in an effort to control the number of people in close proximity singing and rehearsing together. God willing, our plan went, we would be able to reach Christmas Sunday singing joyfully, […]
Christian Explorers January
In December, we celebrated Advent, learned about the feeling of anticipation, and decided how to use the money we collected in our big penny jar. We agreed to gift a family a flock of chickens through Heifer International and to donate the rest to the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation who help communities throughout the world […]
The Work of Love
But strive for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. 1 Corinthians 12.31 Dear friends, The season of gift-giving has not come to an end, although we may have taken down the Christmas tree and all the decorations of the Christmas holiday season. The work of love—its gift-giving to […]
Loving, Connected
Dear friends, Loving. Connected. Inclusive. Safe. These are the values we articulated as we began to plan our return to in-person worship. These values have shaped the layers of protection we have put into place. They have shaped our commitment to offering Zoom options for our services. Staff members, especially Rick and Nicola, have been […]
December 19, 2021 Worship
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Luke 1:46-55 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark December 19, 2021 Her name was Margaret Patrick. A stately woman, she was friendly, active, and fiercely independent. She loved doing things for other people, and hated to let anyone do things for her. And then she had a stroke, which left her unable to use the right side of her body. She […]
Re-Finding Our Fine
Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 3:1-6 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark December 5, 2021 “It makes it sound like we’re supposed to be perfect,” Norma said with a look of distaste on her face. Then she shivered and pulled her coat closer. We were sitting outside in the not-very-warm sun and the gusty wind, six of us […]