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Remembering

Date: April 13, 2025
Scripture: Luke 19:29-40
Preacher: Rev. Lindsey Hubbard-Groves

Today is what the church traditionally calls Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday. It is the beginning of the end of Lent, the gates to Holy Week and Easter. Naturally then, I’d like to speak with you about Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve, 15 months ago, Eliz, our smart and incredibly welcoming Director of Children’s Ministry, had … read

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Charge to the Congregation

Date: April 6, 2025
Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Deana Reed

Charge to the Congregation by the Reverend Dr. Deana Reed Deana is living with ALS and used an assistive device called a “Talk to Me” so she could “speak” her written words here through our sound system. There are few words that can express my excitement for this particular celebration of installation. A day full … read

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History Healing

Date: April 6, 2025
Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Aimee Moiso

For those of you who don’t know me, I’m the daughter of your pastor emeritus, that Jim Moiso guy who’s listed on the back of the bulletin. I’m of the Westminster youth-group era where we played sardines in the creepy corners of the basement before it was remodeled, and we used the old service elevator … read

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Healing What We Wish For

Date: March 23, 2025
Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-9; Luke 13:1-9
Preacher: Rev. Eileen Parfrey

Momilies are wisdom sayings, usually bestowed by mothers and grandmothers and maiden aunties for the purpose of equipping us as civilized human beings. They offer an easily accessed set of advice, interpretive data, and good ideas from which to draw. Perhaps, like me, you were crammed with momilies. “Anything worth doing is worth doing well.” … read

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Healing Through Resistance

Date: March 16, 2025
Scripture: Luke 13:31-35
Preacher: Junha Kim

This Lenten season, there are two ways we can talk, think, and pray about restoration. The first is thinking about restoration with the belief that there is a moment, period, or idea of a time in the past that people in the present should restore to—to make Christianity great again. The second is thinking about … read

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Role Call

Date: January 19, 2025
Scripture: John 2:1-11
Preacher: Rev. Lindsey Hubbard-Groves

January can be hard. It helps to say it, so we know we aren’t alone in struggling to write 2025 instead of ’24. There’s a needed recovery from the holidays that is burdened by the business of a new year, while many of us have winter viruses. And I don’t think we feel how hard … read

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