by Carol Burns | Jul 8, 2022
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: A new intergenerational approach As we continue with our Summer Worship experiment, one of the things we are intentionally exploring is how to do intentionally intergenerational worship well. One of our core values as a...
by Carol Burns | Jul 1, 2022
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: An Adventure in Fellowship When I think about what I missed the most during the quarantine phases of the pandemic, two things leap tomind more than any others. First, of course, was gathering together in person for worship each...
by Carol Burns | Jun 24, 2022
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: Make a joyful noise! Friends, as we continue with our Summer Worship plans, I want to double back to all of you about something we mentioned as we began this experiment. One of the things we are trying to balance in Summer Worship...
by Carol Burns | Jun 17, 2022
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: Affirming Our Faith As we continue with Summer Worship, I thought this might be a good time to revisit a part of the worship service that would be less familiar to folks who attend the Contemporary Service during the year, which is...
by Carol Burns | Jun 10, 2022
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: RE-INVENTING SUMMER READING When I was in high school, the bane of my summer existence was summer reading. That’s a little ironic, given how much I love to read, but I love being told what to do a lot less than that. And so being...
by Carol Burns | Jun 3, 2022
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: EXPERIENCING THE SPIRIT This Sunday is Pentecost, the Christian holiday celebrating the gift of the Holy Spirit to Christ’s disciples, just as he promised would happen, and which effectively created the Christian church as a...
