From the Pastor’s Desk: September 2019

Dear Grace Community,

In worship on Sunday, September 8, I shared some about the Narrative Lectionary that is guiding our worship and study this year.  Below is an excerpt of what I shared.

“In worship this school year – September through May – we’re covering the Bible from Genesis to the letters, from Old to New Testaments. Our Sunday School classes for adults, youth, and older children will study these texts too.

We’re joining hundreds of other churches around the country in something ...

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From the Pastor’s Desk

Dear Grace Community,

It’s fun to be your pastor.  It’s fun for a lot of reasons including the interesting and passionate people in this church and that we engage in ministries that impact both our members and people outside the church walls.  I love that Jesus is at the center of all of this.

The Session and I love serving with you, and we hope for the church to be even more vital than it is.  We spent about nine months as ...

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From the Pastor’s Desk: July 2019

Dear Grace Community,

I write to you in what is now the hottest week of the summer.  We’ve reached the 100’s.  It’s July so no real surprise.  Our mission trip team is home from Denver, and a group of youth and adults are at the Presbyterian Triennium.  We’re a month removed from a wonderful Vacation Bible School.  The life of the church does not slow down, but the pace changes in the summer.

Staff and volunteer leaders are looking to the 2019-20 ...

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From the Pastor’s Desk: June 2019

Dear Grace Community,

It’s good to see you again.  I am grateful for my May Sabbatical and grateful to be back with you.  I requested the sabbatical because I reached a point where I struggled to feel renewed with my regular schedule of work and life.  This meant that my reservoir for ministry was depleted which wasn’t fair to any of us.

I’m glad to say that I came back in June feeling rested and renewed.  My life is full, with full-time ...

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From the Pastor’s Desk: May 2019

Dear Grace Community,

This May I leave for a month-long sabbatical.  I am grateful to our session and to you the congregation for granting this time of rest.  I love serving as your pastor, and I am aware that I am tired in a way that means I’m not as effective as I’d like to be.  The blessings of 8.5 years of serving with you are many, and at the same time, I need time for restoration.

During my sabbatical there are ...

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