Bruised Reeds
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Responsibilities of Kings
Today is Epiphany Sunday…the day the “wise men” visited Jesus (Matthew 2:1-12). God spoke to the Magi and they changed their course in life and went to visit Jesus and worship him. God is speaking to us, assisting us in our epiphany moments as we access the divine. It isn’t easy listening to God. Listening Read more
Thanksgiving as Subversive
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This I Believe Devotional Project
Our goal is to compile a series of essays from congregation members so that we can use them as an Advent devotional. Over the last several weeks, you have heard samples from the “This I Believe” series as presented by NPR (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4538138). Now it is your turn to tell us what you believe! What in Read more
Heaven and Marriage
Pastor Sara’s message today comes to us through the Gospel of Luke 20:27-38. The scripture provides us with more questions about marriage and the after-life than it does answers! Jesus does affirm an after-life, but His response about marriage is quite confusing to us in this modern culture. In Biblical culture, marriage is a possessive Read more
Pastor/SPRC Covenant
According to the Upper New York Annual Conference, we are asked to share this form with the congregation: Pastor / SPPRC Covenant Church/Charge: Park Terrace Community UMC The church’s main goals for ministry / disciple-making in this next year are: It is our mission to provide a friendly, welcoming pace where we can come to Read more
This Weekend: The Bazaar!
This weekend is our church bazaar! Don’ t miss it! Friday, October 22, we will be open from 4-8pm and serve lasagna dinner @ 5pm. Saturday, October 23, we will start the bazaar @ 8am with a pancake breakfast, serve soup and sandwich lunch @ 11:30am and continue until 3pm. The bake sale will continue throughout the bazaar. Come Read more
Narrowing the Chasm
Pastor Sara recaps the Old Testament vision for Israel: everyone will have enough, there will be no separation between rich and poor, there will be no want for extras, the vulnerable will be cared for. We then talk about the image in some of the New testament stories (Luke 16:10-31) where there is a huge Read more
