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As volunteers in the Free Store, we are blessed every day by seeing a child smile at a new toy, a woman grateful to find clothes for her growing children, a man in need of job interview clothes, and a man looking for a pair of comfortable shoes.
On May 5, we recognize the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). We raise up this issue because Indigenous women are at such great risk of experiencing violence and being murdered.
Are you addicted to burning fossil fuels? If so, you are not alone. Oil and gas are highly addictive, cause climate change, and contribute to the destruction of our planet. Learn what we can do to break our habit and help save our world.
The Fine Arts Ministry Team decided this Lent to pull art from our own collection to put on a display for all the people who enter our building. Under the theme of Lent, “Common Elements of Home,” we thought it would be good to highlight the art that gives us a vision of The Last Supper.
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.
Weekly reflections from the preaching pastor.
If you are curious, we are at about day thirty-five out of the fifty for this season. The longer season gives us the chance to reflect on the death and new life of Jesus. We listen for the promises in the Gospel lesson
It’s Confirmation weekend at Central. Eight students will stand before the congregation on Sunday and claim the promises made at their baptisms as their own. As a reminder, those promises include things like living among God’s faithful people, hearing the word of God
My guess is that few of us know anyone who actually works as a shepherd. The closest we may know of “shepherding people” are friends or relatives who work and make their living in rural farming communities. Not unlike the shepherds of the Bible
Whether you have been a devout recycler for many decades, or the conversation about the climate crisis is new to you, we can say that in Genesis, God is pretty clear with humans as to what our role in the rest of the creation is to be.
The term “the overview effect” has come to describe the profound moment of seeing Earth from space for the few who are blessed with the experience. Perhaps the “overview effect” is what Thomas experiences when Jesus returned to the locked room.
Then, in a moment of wonder, Jesus whispers her name, and everything changes. Called by her name, her eyes are opened. What Mary could not see, she is now blessed to understand through relationship. In the garden, Jesus reveals himself through the love that knows her by name.
