by Rev. Karen Kinney | Jun 6, 2025
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF OUR CHURCH Grace and peace to you, This Sunday, June 8, we celebrate Pentecost, which is known as the birth of the church! (Read the story at Acts 2:1-22). Why is this church observance so special? And, what...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | May 30, 2025
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: WELCOMING JUNE Grace and peace to you, This Sunday we begin the month of June and embark on summer worship in earnest! Sunday, June 1: We explore Galatians 5:1, 13-25. This passage is from the longer letter that Paul wrote to the...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | May 23, 2025
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: COME AND CELEBRATE Grace and peace to you, This Sunday, we celebrate the retirement and ministry of Reverend Suzanne Trump, our Pastoral Associate for Compassion. For more than two years, Suzanne has been a caring presence in our...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | May 16, 2025
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF? Grace and peace to you, This Sunday, we find ourselves immersed again in the early Christian church as written about in Acts. The struggles of this new community of faith to define itself, to passionately...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | May 9, 2025
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: A SENSE OF BELONGING Grace and peace to you, Some random thoughts and then a bit about Sunday. First, a huge shout out to all of our She Nailed It! participants, our inspirational leader – Lindsey Altvater Clifton – and all who...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | May 2, 2025
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: WHAT ARE THE QUESTIONS? Grace and peace to you, When I was in seminary, one of the classes we were required to take was “The History of Christianity.” Taught in two parts – really, how can 2,000 plus years be taught in one...
