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Ever wonder what happens to our used communion cups? Since September 1, 2024, we’ve recycled 86.5 pounds of communion cups! That’s pretty great! By recycling our cups, we not only keep plastic out of the landfill, but also slow the production of more plastic.
People who experience homelessness and housing insecurity often also struggle with accessing the basic needs of everyday life. Between high costs and limited incomes, things like food, clothing, cleaning supplies, transportation, and even some dental and vision care are often out of reach.
One of God’s smallest creatures has one of the largest influences on our environment. Bees act as the world’s primary pollinators for over 75% of flowering plants and 35% of global food crops.
The Central Cares for Creation (C3) Team applied and was selected to join other congregations as a Certified Climate Justice Congregation (CJC).
The Central Fine Arts Ministry Team is proud to present a new art show from artist seangarrison. seangarrison (b.1968) is a native Detroiter currently residing in Minneapolis, MN. He is a writer and abstract painter.
It is no coincidence Thanksgiving occurs around the end of the harvest season. Our beloved farmers have toiled since spring to produce a harvest to feed and nourish us. We thank God for their vocation and efforts.
Weekly reflections from the preaching pastor.
As we pause to witness Jesus healing the man born blind, there are possibilities to ponder as we reflect on sight and seeing, vision, and awareness. Physical sight is a gift, a common blessing that we take for granted. Many of you know the complex challenges that come with the loss of physical sight.
Water is one of these common elements. Without it we cannot make a home anywhere. We cannot live where there is not enough water or clean water. With it, we can settle down and rest and eat and drink and gather with friends and family and a home is made.
Remember Nicodemus? He, a Pharisee, wandered out at night to find Jesus to ask him about his identity (a key theme in John) and how Jesus was able to do such remarkable things. What followed was a conversation about womb and water, flesh and spirit, and things visible and invisible.
In this season of Lent, we will dwell in significant lessons from the Gospel of John. On Ash Wednesday, February 18, we began with John’s remarkable prologue and the well-known opening: “In the beginning was the Word.”
Among the many great moments there are in working in youth ministry, few compare to the moments when you see a flicker of light or a spark in the spirit of a student. Such sparks appear when new ideas are understood, when new skills are mastered (or at least attempted with some success and enough curiosity to try again), and when faces shine with understanding and confidence.
Jesus is preaching on the mountain in the Gospel lesson. His famous sermon in Matthew’s Gospel begins with refrains of “blessed” and moves into the ways of love, even for enemies. In the section of his sermon for this weekend, Jesus proclaims us “salt” and “light.” Jesus is not saying we are like salt or have some of the qualities of light. He says we are salt and that we carry the light of Christ into the world.
