Welcome Spring!
We will gather on the grounds of the church for a short ritual to welcome spring and offer our gratitude for the earth and the renewal of the year.
Topic: Holiday Celebration
New Year’s
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Christmas in Story and Song: A Candlelight Service – Homily Text
The homily: When I was a kid, along with A Charlie Brown Christmas, Frosty the Snowman, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the tv lineup would include the movie The Greatest Story Ever Told. It wasn’t my favorite of these sweeping Hollywood Bible epics – I much preferred the big arms of Charlton Heston in the … Continue reading Christmas in Story and Song: A Candlelight Service – Homily Text
In the Bleak Midwinter
On days like today, I feel very much like this poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: The day is cold, and dark, and dreary; It rains, and the wind is never weary; The vine still clings to the moldering wall, But at every gust the dead leaves fall, And the day is dark and dreary. My … Continue reading In the Bleak Midwinter
What To Expect When You’re Expecting – Sermon Text
Movement One: A Pregnant Pause O come, O come, Emmanuel, and with your captive children dwell. Give comfort to all exiles here, and to the aching heart bid cheer. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come within as Love to dwell. For many years, I was a volunteer at the local library, and each year we would … Continue reading What To Expect When You’re Expecting – Sermon Text
Always Room for One More – Homily Text
Homily: Thanksgiving mornings in my house always began the same way: a slice of Mom’s coffee cake, warm from the oven, a big glass of orange juice, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade on the television, and newspaper spread out on the dining room table so we could polish the silver. The scents of cinnamon and … Continue reading Always Room for One More – Homily Text