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Well, Christmas is over and the New Year has begun. How quickly it passes, but how wonderful it was! Like most people, I spent time with family. We gathered together in a nice warm house and watched as the grandchildren ripped open presents and bounced with joy. When I was young, I used to ask [...] During Advent season each week has a theme. The first Sunday is Hope, the second, Peace and the third Joy. This Sunday we celebrate the joy that comes with the gift of our Savior. Each Christmas we get caught up in a whirl wind of gift buying and preparing for guests. We are focused on [...] This is the first week of Advent. Traditionally this is the four weeks before the birth. It is a time of waiting. We are waiting for a Christmas gift. I remember when my children were little and the cabbage patch kids were all the rage. I did something crazy that year. Three weeks before Christmas [...] Like so much of this world, our faith family is going through a period of transition. It’s a tough thing to do. Very few people are happy to welcome change into their lives. It is a peculiar bit of psychology though, considering that the only constant in life is change. Nothing remains the same. Why [...] Thank Goodness it’s Friday! Wow…we sure can fill a week can’t we! I never thought I’d see the day when I had to say to someone; “wait till I check my calendar” before making plans. But here I am… so dependent on my iphone that I’d be lost without it. My father would just be [...] August is coming to a close! How fast the summer is going! Have you all enjoyed the heat? Yes I know, at times it was too hot…but winter is coming and then it’ll be too cold. We are a hard bunch to please sometimes aren’t we. I remember as a parent trying to find [...] This is Saturday. This is the day I re-do my sermon and invent a children’s time for Sunday service. There’s phone calls to make and correspondence to catch up on. Of course there’s cleaning to do and laundry waiting. Saturday is always a mish-mash of things. It reminds me of our our junk drawer in [...] The cast of the Good Friday play Our Good Friday service was unique and very meaningful thanks to all who participated. Rev. David Cooper did the service in the Sanctuary. Rev. David Atton played Jesus throughout the scenes except the crucifixion. Scott Henderson did an amazing job of the cross scene. Carl Weiderick was wonderful in his many different roles. Our [...] Greetings to all; As I write this there is much happening in our world. Japan is gasping with grief as they continue to struggle for life after the disasters of March 11th. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami has left 12,157 people dead and 15,496 others unaccounted for so far with millions of dollars [...] |
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