After 14 months out of our sanctuary we were back in today! It was SO great to see everyone.

Y'all. As we enter this Holy Week. I am grateful that we are on this journey together. It has been an important season in the life of our faith. Friends, there are many ways to connect in this week. Here are a few out of the ordinary opportunities this week to pay attention to.

Y'all.

It was so fun getting to see your home communion pictures!! Please keep sending them. I'll share a couple each week in our weekly newsletter as I get them! I love it and I hope you do too!

Y'all. LENT has begun. We began on Ash Wednesday where we remembered that in life and in death we belong and are loved by God. During this season we will be intentional about taking time to journey with Jesus as we reflect our Lenten refrain "Again and Again."

I will be on retreat beginning Feb 8-14. Our retreat is virtual this year, but we will still worship with each other, learn from each other, laugh and cry, be silly and sassy with each other, and share in silence for 24 hours with each other (I know, it is still shocking to me that I can do this).

"And more importantly, what impact are our churches having in the world and in the communities that we serve? How is anti-racism manifest, not only across our church but even in the communities that we serve?" says Rev. Terri Hord Owens.

You may think that you are completely insignificant in this world.

But someone drinks coffee from the favorite cup that you gave them.

Someone…

As I said in the congregational meeting, I am so so SO proud of y'all. We did hard things together in 2020. The pandemic challenged everything we knew and yet.....you have still been church.

A message from the Reverend Terri Hord Owens, General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the US and Canada.

Y'all,

This week was a hard week. There was so much news that consumed our TVs, radios, social media feeds and conversations. The news was ongoing as we heard and saw the attack at our capital. The scenes were heartbreaking. You’ve seen the pictures; you’ve heard the stories.

Friends, I believe that humanity broke God’s heart this week. Many of y’all reached out with your deep longings, big questions and earnest desires to make the world better. I too, want to make the world better. And I really believe we can.