April 2023

Happy April everyone…and Happy Easter! I had a conversation with a friend once who told me all about how Easter is really a pagan holiday and that the Christians took it over. I asked them to explain this. “Well,” they said, “the word Easter is derived from the word Ishtar, and was originally a festival

March 2023

Greetings in Christ! I pray that the month of March is off to a good start for you all. Here we are, once again in the Lenten season. What is Lent? Lent is a time of repentance, fasting and preparation for the coming of Easter. For many it is a time for penance, as we

February, 2023

Happy February! I am pleased to tell you that this is the month we are starting our Gratitude Project. If you haven’t heard of our Gratitude Project, that’s ok! It’s a project we’ve been stewing on but haven’t really mentioned before. We are into a new year, and are thinking of new ways to reach

January 2023

Happy New Year everyone! I pray your year was full of blessings and may the Lord continue to bless you all through the coming year and beyond! While pondering what to write for this month’s newsletter, I kept thinking of the scripture in Matthew chapter 13. “Therefore,” Jesus said to them, “every teacher of the

December 2022

Holiday Greetings in Christ! I pray that your Christmas season is off to a good start. You may have heard it said that Christmas is a time of miracles. I wanted to share this sweet little story related by Lidy Baars….I hope you enjoy it. “If it wouldn’t have happened to me, I am not

November, 2022

Greetings in Christ! Whenever I sit down to write the “From the Pastor’s Desk,” I always ask myself, what is significant for the upcoming month? And of course, this is the month we celebrate Thanksgiving! When I think of giving thanks, I often think of the movie, Yankee Doodle Dandy with James Cagney about the

October 2022

Greetings in Christ! Happy October! I’m sure you have noticed that the leaves are starting to change color and there is a chill in the air. The smell of burning leaves and wood smoke will soon permeate our neighborhoods. No other time of the year do I think more about the changes of season than

September, 2022

Greetings in Christ! I pray that the month of September is off to a good start for all of you. What do we think of in September? Well, besides somehow becoming the beginning of Pumpkin Spice Season, it’s the time kids are back in school and when we also celebrate Labor Day. I wanted to

August 2022

There’s a saying in this part of the country. If you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes. It’s funny because it’s true. Although, it does seem like during this past month there have only been two temperatures. Hot and humid! I know summer is many peoples favorite season because of all of the activities

July, 2022

Greetings in Christ! July is the month we celebrate our freedom in this country. What do we think of when we think of the word freedom? We might think of flags flying, patriotic songs, parades, the declaration of independence, and the souls who gave their lives that we can live free here in the U.S. One