by Carol Burns | Apr 15, 2022
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: OBSERVING THE TRIDUUM As you read this message, we have already entered what has traditionally been known as the Triduum, the ancient Christian name for the three days of observances before Easter. The Triduum follows the Jewish...
by Carol Burns | Apr 8, 2022
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: EXPERIENCING THE FULLNESS OF THE STORY This Sunday is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week, the most important week of the Christian calendar. Palm Sunday is a day of celebration, recalling the triumphal entry of Christ into...
by Carol Burns | Apr 1, 2022
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: A NEW LOOK FOR COMMUNION If I was hard-pressed to name my favorite part of Christian worship, I think I would finally have to say it is the Sacrament of Communion. Communion, of course, has been one of the more challenging aspects...
by Carol Burns | Mar 25, 2022
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: OF SOFT LIGHT AND YEASTCan I see the buds that are swelling In the woods on the slopes On the far side of the valley? I can’t,Of course, nor can I seeThe twinleafs and anemonesThat are blooming over there...
by Carol Burns | Mar 18, 2022
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: UPDATE ON MASK PROTOCOLS Friends, as you know, we have had a Task Force advising the Session on protocols for managing the risk of COVID infection for almost two years at this point. Our congregation is blessed to have...
by Carol Burns | Mar 11, 2022
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN:CALLED TO SERVE This Sunday, we will be ordaining Elders and Deacons and installing them to office. Ordination and Installation Sunday is always a highlight of the year for me personally; it is the culmination of literally months of...
