Monthly Archives: November 2010

Prayers of the People | November 14

We have celebrated the warmth and light of summer, given thanks for the abundance of harvest time. Now we face the long cold, the long dark. Our thoughts turn to survival. Winter reminds us that we are not gods. We

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Jeremiah the Drummer again presents…

An evening of great music, with a cup or two of good, strong coffee… all for $5. Where are you going to find a better deal than that? Thanks to Jeremiah our Dreadlocked Drummer we’re once again offering an evening

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“The Lawless One”

a sermon on 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 T here’s a shift that begins to take place in the lectionary cycle of readings at this time of the church year. Having marked the feast of All Saints, the calendar now begins to

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Prayers of the people | November 7

L et us all pray together. God we ask You in Your greatness and in Your mercy to encourage those in this world who would seek to follow You. Lord we ask that You would lead us in your ways

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This Old House

Early in August, Jodi McLaren showed me this quite wonderful piece about how the old house that she and George had purchased was making a graceful transition into becoming a home. It is all about planting gardens and painting walls

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The communion of saints

S unday October 31st found our community marking the Eve of the Feast of All Saints, or “All Hallows’ Eve.” We actually offered an extra gathering at  4:00pm, so that families with children who wanted to be going out for

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