by Rev. Karen Kinney | Aug 22, 2026
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: MORE THAN HAPPINESS Grace and peace to you, This Sunday, we end our four-week series that journeyed through Paul’s letter to the Christ-followers in Philippi. Though they weren’t facing the stressors we face today, Paul and the...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Aug 14, 2026
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: CALLING OUR NEXT PASTOR Grace and peace to you, At its July 27 meeting, Session approved a recommendation from the Personnel Committee to instruct the Pastor Nominating Committee (once elected*) to search for a Designated Pastor for a...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Aug 8, 2026
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: BEING OF THE SAME MIND Grace and peace to you, This week we continue in our series “Pressing On,” taking up Philippians 2:1-13 which is known as the Christ Hymn. It is a beautiful passage that encourages the reader/hearer (including...
by Rev. Karen Kinney | Jul 24, 2026
A MESSAGE FROM REV. KAREN KINNEY: THE SALT OF THE EARTH Grace and peace to you, This Sunday, we conclude our series on discipleship/spiritual practices that took inspiration from this passage in Acts 2: The believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to...
by Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton | Jul 17, 2026
A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: LET’S CONNECT Greetings, dear ones, This Sunday, we continue with the second in a pair of sermons inspired by Priya Parker’s book, The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters. As our faith tradition calls us to...
by Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton | Jul 10, 2026
A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: THE PURPOSE FOR GATHERING Greetings friends, This Sunday and next, we continue our preaching and worship series on discipleship practices while Karen enjoys a much-needed vacation. Each of the discipleship practices we’ve...
