by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Dec 22, 2020
A MESSAGE FROM REV. J.C. AUSTIN: Waiting and Preparing Three years ago, I began serving as your pastor at the beginning of Advent. As I’ve said before, there is a certain…burden…that comes with using the initials “J.C.” as a pastor, since many people immediately make...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Dec 17, 2020
A MESSAGE FROM REV. J.C. AUSTIN: Grieving Our Losses For the second year in a row, a snowstorm has disrupted our “Longest Night” Service, this year postponing it to the actual “longest night:” the winter solstice on Monday, December 21. As I’ve said previously, this...
by The Rev. Sue Bennetch | Dec 11, 2020
A MESSAGE FROM REV. SUE BENNETCH: Looking ahead to our Longest Night Service The year 2020 is going to be an unforgettable one. We as a church will remember how we met on Facebook each Sunday morning for services. How we quickly adapted to physical distancing,...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Dec 3, 2020
A MESSAGE FROM REV. J.C. AUSTIN: STEWARDSHIP DEDICATION SUNDAY PLANS Presbyterians have not historically done “testimonials” as a common element of our worship tradition. I think that’s partly because we’ve tended to equate them with a sort of spirituality that can...
