Just These Lines Pastor Blog

7th Sunday of Easter | Confirmation Sunday Just these lines, my friends … … to say it was a splendid day of worship as so many of you returned to the sacred space of our Sanctuary. I’m trusting that it won’t be too long before we open this space up to all with unlimited capacity. In the meantime, you can...

6th Sunday of Easter | Mother’s Day | May 5, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I’m so excited to see you on Sunday! (Please make reservations here.) This will be our first Sunday to re-gather with a maximum of 175 in each Sanctuary service. It is crazy the emotions I’ve been feeling upon seeing...

5th Sunday of Easter | April 28, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I’m loving the privilege that is mine to see your faces again in Sunday morning worship. We have one more week of our test groups and then Sunday, May 9, we will open to all, or at least the first 175 who...

4th Sunday of Easter | April 21, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … that Pastor Paul must have been beyond amazing this past Sunday with his presence and preaching. John Millen, the Vice-Chair of our Trustees wrote, “Pastor Paul looks great!  My wife said he looks younger.” Oh, my! There is no telling where Paul Craig will go with...

3rd Sunday of Easter | April 14, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that “Oh my! What a second Sunday of Easter.” It was the first time in 56 weeks to have people in our Sanctuary on a Sunday morning. Craig Estep, our Director of Music and Arts said, “It is like a beehive around here...

2nd Sunday of Easter/April 7, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that it has been wonderful to connect with so many of you during the last few days as we made our way through Holy Week. I loved serving Holy Communion to so many of you who came by in your cars on Maundy Thursday. Then Easter Sunday...

Easter | March 31, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … to say as we draw into this Holy Week, I want to invite you to let time slow down if you possibly can so you can more fully experience all these days have to offer. While we are all ready for Easter, let us not rush past the...

Palm Sunday | March 24, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that we have awakened too many times of late to the gut-churning news of a mass shooting. On Monday ten people died in Colorado, and last week eight people died in Atlanta, six of them Asian women. In both instances, these innocent people were murdered...

5th Sunday in Lent | March 17, 2021 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that it is hard to imagine we just passed the 12-month mark of this pandemic. It is hard to believe, but somehow we have made it through a year in this difficult season. As we are beginning to see the light at the end...