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TAIZÉ PRAYER SERVICE

MARCH 30 CANDLELIGHT TAIZÉ PRAYER SERVICE: If you are in search of spiritual refreshment in the midst of your busy life, come to a Candlelight Prayer Service featuring Taizé Songs the evening of March 30 in the sanctuary. The service theme will be “Wilderness Journey.”

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

During these 40 days of Lent, the time between Ash Wednesday and Easter, our church is exploring the theme of wilderness. Have you ever been in an actual wilderness? Prevailing wisdom would say that you would do well to have a healthy fear of the realities of wilderness. In other words, be prepared for what might come your way. Be knowledgeable of…

ART GANG EXCURSION

“Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘n Roll” at the Oakland Art Museum? O yes! SUNDAY, MARCH 20th, Marge Nicholson & Jane Vander Veer will lead a docent tour with juicy California art and historical information.”

When Tragedy Strikes

When our daughter came home from school on Friday she mentioned that some of the teenagers at her high school were talking about the Tsunami warning in California. As is often the case with teenagers, it eventually turns into joking and laughing. One of the differences between teenagers and adults is in how we deal with fear. Teenagers tend to laugh while…

What is an Ash Wednesday Service Anyway?

On Wednesday, March 9th, at 7:00 pm, we will gather for a reflective Ash Wednesday service in the Sanctuary. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent, a 40 day period of reflection and introspection. Lent is a time of turning away from all that harms our humanity and turning toward all that heals and makes us whole. The imposition…

Homesickness

One of the authors I have enjoyed immensely over the years is Frederick Buechner. He is an ordained Presbyterian minister and he has a way of writing about life and faith that is poignant, at times funny, and takes one to different depths depending upon the subject. One of his books that I recently picked up from my shelf again is “The…