Parish Life Coordinator

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, August 22, is the 13th Sunday after Pentecost and Luther Loose Change Sunday (check those sofas and car ashtrays!).  The schedule is the summer new normal:  Zoom Coffee Chat at 9:15 a.m., Zoom Communion at 9:30 a.m., Outdoor Worship Service at 10 a.m., and a pre-recorded Online Worship Service will be available. Rally Day is coming up on September 12 – only three weeks away!  […]

Devotion for August 18, 2021 from Pastor Barbara Caine of Holy Redeemer: The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.  John 1:5 On Sunday afternoon, while talking to my five year old grandson I said something like, “Well, you don’t want to catch a cold.”  He looked curiously at me

Hi, Everybody: I’m back from vacation, which means Office Hours are back in force: M-F, 10-2 (well, realistically, 10-ish to 3-ish… I am not a morning person!). This Sunday, August 15, is the 12th Sunday after Pentecost and Fill the Food Barrel Sunday.  The schedule is as usual:  Zoom Coffee Chat at 9:15 a.m., Zoom Communion at 9:30 a.m., Outdoor Worship Service at 10 a.m., and a pre-recorded Online

Devotion for August 4, 2021, from Pastor Tia Pelz of Christ the King: Dear Saints!  The last year has brought us quite some change. Mostly DONT’S. I won’t list them, you know them by heart. And it hurt. The missed opportunities still hurt. Yet, there were also some new discoveries for many of us. Like,

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, July 18, is the 8th Sunday of Pentecost and Fill the Food Barrel Sunday.  The schedule is our latest normal:  Zoom Coffee Chat at 9:15 a.m., Zoom Communion at 9:30 a.m., Outdoor Worship Service at 10 a.m., and a pre recorded Online Worship Service available. Your Parish Life Coordinator (that’s me!) will be going on vacation starting next week, so office hours will be fairly non-existent

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, July 11, is the 7th Sunday of Pentecost and Scrip Sunday.  The schedule is our latest normal:  Zoom Coffee Chat at 9:15 a.m., Zoom Communion at 9:30 a.m., Outdoor Worship Service at 10 a.m., Online Worship Service at anytime-you-darn-well-please.  There is a Church Council Meeting at noon via Zoom.  Contact Marta Wicke if you’re interested in attending. Our July Cause of the Month is Teachers at Holy Trinity.  We

Devotion for July 7, 2021 from Pastor Tia Pelz of Christ the King: Dear praised Saints!  School is out! It’s summer! Which this year feels weird, like there wasn’t even enough school to have earned vacation. At least in the kids’ mind. I am aware that teachers might disagree.  Summer in our house means plenty

Hi, Everybody:This Sunday, July 4th, is the 4th of July (duh!), and the 6th Sunday after Pentecost.  Come to the 10 a.m. Outdoor Worship Service clad in your Independence Day best, or join us any time online for the pre-recorded Online Worship Service.  Zoom Coffee Chat is still at 9:15 a.m. and Zoom Communion is still offered at 9:30.  Sorry, no fireworks (unless they’re virtual).

Devotion for June 1, 2021, from Pastor Tim of Holy Trinity: One of the things I missed most during the past 16 months is… As we continue to venture out from our COVID cocoons we are once again face to face with family, friends, neighbors and co-workers. It has felt like an eternity since we

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, June 30, is the 5th Sunday after Pentecost and the first Lutheran Loose Change Sunday since we’ve started in-person services (I know you’ve been saving your coins for the past 15 months just for this auspicious day!).  The in-person outdoor service is at 10 a.m. on the patio with masks, distancing, and individual communion elements (you can