“A Time to Let It Go” New Year’s Eve Service, Thursday, December 31, 6:00pm A meditative service of “letting go.” A service of rededication. Topic: New Year’s Eve Service of Rededication Time: Dec 31, 2020 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/95300943747?pwd=N2VjWGY3V1R5cGtqMEthcWFTeGhVZz09 Meeting ID: 953 0094 … Read More
~ Sunday, January 3, 2021 ~ “Last year is behind us! Yeah!” Here comes 2021. Dare we hope for better? It’s Epiphany Sunday, the Sunday of Light. The Magi followed the light of the star to find the Christ child (Matthew 2). The prophet Isaiah (60:1-6) says, “Arise, shine; for … Read More
~ Luke 2:25-35 ~ As I was considering this story of Simeon this week, a song popped into my head and just stayed there – you know, an earworm. But it ended up being the inspiration for my sermon title this Sunday, “I’ve been waiting so long.” One of my … Read More
~ Luke 1:26-56 ~ There’s one word in this passage Jeannie read that we might have overlooked. But it turns out to be quite important. Did you catch it? It says Mary “pondered.” “What sort of greeting might this be”, she ponders? “Pondered” means she turned things over in her … Read More
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~ Sunday Worship ~ December 27, 2020 “I’ve Been Waiting So Long” On this First Sunday of Christmas, we encounter the story of Simeon, who had long been “looking forward to the consolation of Israel” (Luke 2:25-35). Upon meeting the infant Jesus (and his parental units), he finds hope and … Read More