On November 7, in celebration of love, we honored All Saints Day, remembering the saints who have gone before us, delighting in the saints we find among us. We processed up into our sanctuary and blessed the doors, the walls, the air, and the people. On November 14, in celebration of love, we reveled in […]
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Edwards Church Music: When You’re Ready to Return
Greetings, from within the sanctuary, and doesn’t it feel nice again! In the past few weeks I have informed choir members in a few forums (Zoom meeting in early November with follow-up notes, and a lengthy email last week) with a number of my thoughts about moving us toward a renewed musical life in the […]
Christian Explorers December
What are we waiting for? We’ve moved back into the sanctuary for worship, creating our new “tent of meeting” space for Christian Explorers. We hope you’ll join us there on Sunday mornings! In December, we celebrate Advent and learn about the feeling of anticipation. Here are some special events and activities for Christian Explorers this month… […]
What Are We Waiting For?
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Advent came filled with angels and alleluias?Wouldn’t it be perfect if we were greeted on these December morningswith a hovering of heavenly hosts tuning their harps and brushing up on their fa-la-las? Wouldn’t it be incredible if their music filled our waking hours with the promise of peace on earth […]
A Beautiful Ritual
Dear friends, On a Sunday afternoon in November, about thirty people gathered in Edwards Hall and on Zoom for the first program in Open Spirit’s Multi-Faith Collaborative series, Liberating Hope: Spiritual Perspectives on Climate Change. The program, called Planting Seeds of Hope: A Gathering for Inspiration, featured beautiful slide shows created by Fran, a reading […]
Chat, Pray, Love November
Sunday Morning WorshipSundays at 10:00am, In person and/or via ZoomJoin us for worship every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Please see the “November Worship” section above for week-to-week details. We will email a song sheet each Sunday morning for anyone who would like to follow along from home. Sunday School with Karen NellIn November, as we get used […]
Caring for One Another
Special Offering for NovemberNeighbors in NeedEach year, in the fall, we participate in a United Church of Christ special offering called Neighbors in Need, which supports UCC programs for justice, healing and hope in the United States. For 2021, the offering is focused on supporting organizations and projects that are serving homeless and immigrant neighbors […]
Special Offering: Neighbors in Need
Each year, in the fall, we participate in a United Church of Christ special offering called Neighbors in Need, which supports UCC programs for justice, healing and hope in the United States. For 2021, the offering is focused on supporting organizations and projects that are serving homeless and immigrant neighbors or communities. One-third of NIN […]
Worship November
In November we will return to worship in our sanctuary, beginning with a procession at the end of outdoor worship on November 7. A Zoom option will be available. Sunday, November 7 at 10:00am, Holy Communion and All Saints Day CelebrationOutdoors and via Zoom, processing into the sanctuary“In Celebration of Love: Part I—A Foundation of […]
Flowers for Our Chancel
As we return to worship in the sanctuary, the congregation is invited to provide flowers to help decorate the chancel. You can give flowers from your yard, farm stand, grocery store, garden center, or florist. It does not have to be a professionally arranged bouquet and potted plants are welcome. There is an option to donate […]