“You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all” –2 Cor. 3:2 Dear friends, The children have moved their church calendar to the purple season of Lent, when we prepare for the arrival of Holy Week and the celebration of Easter. This year, we’re learning about the important […]
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Sabbatical Reflections
Dear friends, What a gift it is to have had a month of sabbatical in January and February. I am so grateful for your honoring of the value of time for renewal. Fran, Jeannie and I hopped in the car, put my bike on the back, and drove first to Northern Virginia, where we spent […]
Lenten Worship
February 22, Ash Wednesday—“Unpacking for the Journey” At 12:00pm, Join us in the sanctuary for a reflective service, with music by Jane Ezbicki, followed by a soup lunch in Sue Dickerman Hall. At 7:30 pm, Join us on Zoom for a simple, reflective worship service. February 26 at 10:00am—Hybrid Worship Traveling Together Toward Easter: Part […]
Ash Wednesday Evening Service
February 22, Ash Wednesday—“Unpacking for the Journey” At 12:00pm, Join us in the sanctuary for a reflective service, with music by Jane Ezbicki, followed by a soup lunch in Sue Dickerman Hall. At 7:30 pm, Join us on Zoom for a simple, reflective worship service at https://zoom.us/j/111990636 (password 393939)
Chat, Pray, Love February
Adult Bible Study with Karen Nell SmithSundays at 9:00am in the Youth Room and via ZoomAll are welcome to join us on Sunday mornings downstairs in Sue Dickerman Hall. Each week we gather to check in with each other, read the scripture for the upcoming Sunday morning service, reflect, share and pray. Please email Karen Nell […]
February Announcements
Lenten Devotional 2023: Traveling Together Toward Easter Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/2023LentenDevotional Again, this year, Edwards Church will create our own Lenten Devotional, with a reflection available each day during Lent (via email, Facebook, and on the website). We need your creativity to make this happen! Your reflections could be in the form of a prayer, […]
February Worship
On January 15, we began our Epiphany worship theme: “The First Followers,” with a special focus on the less-known early followers of Jesus. While Debbie is on sabbatical, Rev. Dr. Karen Nell Smith will be joined by colleagues from our clergy group leading worship on this theme. On Ash Wednesday, February 22, we begin our […]
Excited for Spring!
Excited for Spring!For church musicians, the best time to think about spring worship music is the middle of winter, we’ve got to be prepared. For the first time, in mid January, I called together anyone at all who is interested in planning music for our services this Lent and Easter. As I write this, our […]
Christian Explorers February
Lent Begins! Lent begins in February. It’s a time when we get ready for the coming of Easter. As followers of Jesus, this year we’re preparing by learning about some of the traditions of our faith. What does it mean to be a “disciple” and walk in Jesus’ footsteps? How do we pray and learn […]
Assessing the Year
“After some days Paul said to Barnabas, ‘Come, let us return and visit the believers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.’” -Acts 15:36 Dear friends, This month we gather for our Annual Meeting, a time of assessing the year just past and planning for […]