by Rev. Karen Kinney | Oct 5, 2025
You might wonder why we decided to do this service in the Fellowship Hall, around tables, sharing the bread and the cup and then a meal afterwards? Why stuff ourselves in here? So I am going to invite you to take a moment and look around you at your tablemates? Are...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Oct 3, 2025
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: UNITED IN A DIVIDED WORLD This Sunday, we celebrate World Communion Sunday, a tradition that began at Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh under the leadership of its pastor, Dr. Hugh Thomson Kerr. Kerr’s goal was to...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Sep 20, 2025
Tomorrow (Monday, September 22) at 2:19 p.m. EDT, we move into my favorite season of the year: Fall. Now why do I love fall – the spectacular colors of changing leaves which I can see easily from where I live. The crisp crunch of fallen leaves. The cooler...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Sep 20, 2025
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: FINDING GOD IN THE WORLD AROUND US Grace and peace to you, Have you ever seen an amazing sunrise or sunset, and all of the sudden felt close to God? Or a waterfall, or a walk in the park, or tended to your garden, or even a flower...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Sep 14, 2025
In this second week of our series on Christian mysticism, we are focusing on music as a spiritual practice. Whether we are a listener or a creator or both, how does music help us encounter God? How does music become a spiritual practice? Perhaps we will find some...
