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The Season of Christmas

You Are a Blessing All through the weeks of Advent, we have been using quilt blocks as a way to look at the readings. We had to cancel our Christmas Eve service due to bad weather, so today, Rev. Catherine adapted what had been planned for Christmas Eve and added Epiphany The first one isContinue reading “The Season of Christmas”

Midweek Message – January 1

Happy New Year! 2025! I can hardly believe it. A quarter century since all the build up and hype of Y2K! New Year’s Eve found me in the seat of a combine! I’ve never been up close to one, so had NO idea they were so big. Christmas is a season. On Sunday, it willContinue reading “Midweek Message – January 1”

Hope Is Worth the Risk

What are you willing to risk hoping for this Christmas?

Midweek Message – December 18

The theme this week is Hope Is Worth the Risk; scripture is Matthew 1: 18-25 & Luke 1: 46-55. I’ve been thinking a lot about risking hope; hoping for something, voicing it, putting it out there into the community, universe, or whatever, is both an act of courage and of vulnerability. I am not sureContinue reading “Midweek Message – December 18”

Are You Ready?

A childhood friends wants to see John again.

Midweek Message – December 11

Scripture – Matthew 3: 1-12 Message – You will hear from a childhood friend of John’s… looking back on her life and reflecting on John’s message of repentance. Your one chance of the year to throw things at your minister is THIS Sunday! There is a LOT going on over the next two weeks. I’veContinue reading “Midweek Message – December 11”

Midweek Message – December 4

We continue with the series: Words for the Beginning in this second week of Advent with the theme: We Can’t Go Alone. Scripture this week is Ruth 1 & Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12, which might seem odd choices for Advent. These passages are often read at weddings although they have nothing to do with marriage, butContinue reading “Midweek Message – December 4”

Midweek Message – November 27, 2024

Advent starts in just 4 days! Many folks at the church have been working away at many things to make the season meaningful. There is an Advent Devotional Book available to go along with the theme; we are only printing them for those who request them. Also an opportunity to participate in an Advent PhotoContinue reading “Midweek Message – November 27, 2024”

Midweek Message – Nov 20

We welcome the Rev. Dr. Heather McCance, President of the Atlantic School of Theology, as our Anniversary Preacher this year!

Midweek Message – November 13

Worship this week focuses around being called by God; I don’t know how many of you are on Facebook; it was my turn to provide a short spiritual reflection for the United Churches for Dartmouth, so I’m including it here. The text is Isaiah 6: 1-8. It’s been a week again… my sister had surgeryContinue reading “Midweek Message – November 13”