After a Sunday off last week while the Sierra Pacific Synod provided a worship service, we’re back! This Sunday is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost. We’re also commemorating Juneteenth with special prayers, litany, and a pouring of libations. Please see our bulletin if you’d like to follow along and participate. Today’s worship service was recorded at different […]
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Hi, Everybody! It’s a long and partially sobering one, so grab a drink! This Sunday, June 14, is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost. Don’t forget to join in our Virtual Coffee Hour on Sunday at 10 am with Marta as moderator (does virtual coffee mean decaf?). Here is the necessary Zoom info (there’s gotta be a more succinct way to
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Pastor Tim’s Devotion for June 12, 2020: The Chain Reaction of Lily, Leon and Jeremiah Lily Lily Havesh goes by “Havesh5” on YouTube. She is one of the most popular Domino Artists. She states: The best part for me is seeing something that I work so hard on, worth all the way through after, sometimes
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Pastor Tia’s Devotion for June 10, 2020: Dear faithful protesters in Christ’s name! Taking a stand by kneeling is one of the highly symbolic images we are seeing these days. Protesters kneel, sometimes together with members of the police and politicians. It’s a simple, yet strong gesture. A humble acknowledgment that there is still lots
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Pastor Barbara’s Devotion for Monday, June 8, 2020 Dear Church, [Jesus] unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight
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Devotion for June 5, 2020 from Pastor Tim: Christianity Lite? Why do you attend church? (Whether you currently attend a faith community or not, it is my hope that this devotion might prove helpful.) Do you attend for worship, fellowship, community, coffee, donuts, music, the message, Holy Communion, you were forced or to make sure
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Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, June 7, is Holy Trinity Sunday when we try to ponder the mystery of the three-in-oneness of God (and promptly get a headache). The good news is that the Bishop’s staff is preparing a worship service for this Sunday with a sermon by Presiding Bishop Eaton (well, it’s good news to me and the rest
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Dear sheltered-in-peace friends! “When we go back to normal” has become a figure of speech during these last 3 months of our Covid-19 reality. At first, it helped me deny that this was going to be more than a short-term time-out. Then, it became this hope that one day our world would just look like
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Devotion for June 1, 2020 Dear Church, Today, June 1st, is the National Day of Mourning. I just realized this last night and am sharing it with you. Let us pray, Most merciful God, whose wisdom is beyond our understanding, deal graciously with all who grieve. Surround them with your love, that they may not be
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Watch our worship service for May 31, 2020 here! This Sunday, May 31, is Pentecost! Considered the birthday of the church by some, it celebrates when the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples in the form of wind, tongues of flame, and the ability to speak in different languages – weird stuff! It’s one of only two
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