Tag: service
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Distance
We had class yesterday morning entirely by zoom, which is possible now that we’ve had a global pandemic and all needed to master this technology for remote conversation. I’m glad for that – for the technology, and for the being able to have class, and that people still want to have class when some of…
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Reflecting on John 13 1-15, 34-35
We are studying John 13:1-35 for Sunday, November 1 – when we FALL BACK, in our neck of the woods to Eastern Standard Time, don’t forget! [Some belated notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions we might want to consider in our study or discussion of the text: It seems like…
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Studying John 13 1-15, 34-35
We are studying John 13:1-35 for Sunday, November 1 – focusing on Jesus’s act of washing the disciples’ feet, and on his articulation of “the new commandment … to love one another.” Our curriculum emphasizes the theme of “loving by serving” embedded in the text. [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are some…
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Sixth Sunday in Easter
Today was about the flag. After months of discussion, in the congregation and Session and Worship Committee and back to Session, the decision about what to do about displaying the American and Christian flags that were donated by a member before we moved to the new (“new,” that is, 25-year-old) building from the church on…
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Transfiguration
Everyone seemed tired today – but happy. The tiredness, and the happiness, would have been related to yesterday’s Cajun Dinner. The Cajun Dinner is an annual event: the Saturday night before Ash Wednesday, or, alternatively, the Saturday night before Mardi Gras. It takes place in the all-purpose room of the church, which one of the…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Joshua 24
We are studying select verses of Joshua 24 for Sunday, December 9, along with everyone else who is using the Uniform Series texts; specifically, we’re studying verses 1-3, 13-15, and 21-24. Here are a couple of questions we might want to consider in class as we study this text: What does it mean to “serve…
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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
[Something a little less than a sermon on the Uniform Series text for this Sunday, Acts 6:1-8:] As we look in on this episode from Acts, this story of the life of the early Church, here’s what we see: a conflict is taking shape. That’s the first thing. These early Christians do their best to…
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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Our pastor preached on Luke 17:5-10. The disciples want more faith. Jesus tells them a story about what it means to be a servant. It means you don’t set your own agenda, you don’t follow your own preferences or your “bliss,” and you don’t expect thanks for just doing your job. Our pastor says: the…
Matters of Interpretation 