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Jesus is Coming
16th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say that our Sunday (9/10) was a special one: Family Worship in the Gym (I heard there was quite a kazoo band on hand), the balcony presence of Stumptown Brass, the powerful music of our Praise Team, Kathy White on the organ after a time of vacation, the...
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We Are For
2nd Sunday of Easter Just these lines, my friends … … to say what a Holy Week 2022: crowds of people gathering for worship for the first time in three years (since 2019); people (Home2Home) helping families with no furniture; a beautiful butterfly release featuring the beautiful banner made by Wendy Barall (photos below); one of the best Maundy Thursday...
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You’re Out
12th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I’ve been taking some additional vacation days. Karen and I traveled to Nashville to be with our daughter MacKenzie in an annual event for the college women’s ministry she leads called Delight. I’m writing to you from the Catholic Conference Center in Hickory. In an hour...
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Practice Makes Perfect
10th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I was so excited to introduce our Habitat for Humanity family, Marie and two of her boys (Prince and Celestine) to you this past Sunday. Are they not a beautiful family? Imagine a mother and her 5 boys living 16 years in a tent made for three persons …...
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Enthusiastically United Methodist
8th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say what a special day celebrating Madeline Kamp in worship and then afterwards in The Commons. The morning came with surprises as well, with two of our former pastors, Ken Lyon and Linda Kelly coming along to honor Madeline. Click here to watch our Deep Kids celebrating Madeline...
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E Pluribus Unum
6th Sunday after Pentecost | 4th of July Celebration Just these lines, my friends … … to say that bringing leeches to church on Sunday was a new one for me. I’ve used a lot of visual aids in my day, but never leeches. If you missed my sermon (actually a sermon that was made possible by the extraordinary contributions...
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Practicing Decency & Civility
5th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to give thanks for virtual Vacation Bible School, young people in mission, doorstep and back yard confirmations and our first Service of Committal in the Memorial Garden/Columbarium (See photos and video below in the “Did You Know” section.) The actions of ministry are all around us. These things are...
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Father’s Day
Father’s Day | 4th Sunday after Pentecost Just these lines, my friends … … to say it is wonderful seeing your faces again on Sundays. One person told me, “So many familiar faces and all smiles.” Thanks be to God. And the worship of God’s people called Matthews United Methodist (MUMC) was so rich. Our music and so much more...
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Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?
3rd Sunday after Pentecost | Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … to say what a day celebrating our 42 high school graduates on Sunday. Though I was not there in person, I loved watching early on Monday morning the events of the day before. Thank you, graduates, for what you mean to us. You are...
