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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.
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).
Weekly reflections from the preaching pastor.
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.
On Easter Sunday morning, women will travel the long road to that tomb to properly anoint Jesus’ body for burial. Over those sabbath days, the women, the disciples, and all the friends of Jesus must have thought that the way, the roads Jesus walked, all led to an end.
The raising of Lazarus is certainly a moment that connects us to Jesus’ resurrection and the promise that we, too, will be raised from our final death. Just as much, and perhaps not as often held close, is that the raising of Lazarus is about God’s power to raise us from all we might name as death.
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.
