'Pastor’s Piece/Peace' Tagged Posts (Page 4)
From the pastor…
Today, I sit in my study, I am praying for the islands in the Atlantic as another Hurricane is bearing down on them, I pray for violence to end in St. Louis, but stand for justice, I pray for Mexico City and the devastation of the 7.1 earthquake, I pray for people I know and people who’s names have been given to me who are struggling with illness, disease, drug use, etc… and the sky is kind of grey but…
From the Pastor
Gratitude and thankfulness go hand in hand… Jeff and I are so blessed and filled with gratitude and thankfulness for all the wonderful gifts of time, talent, and treasure that you shared with us for our wedding. The cookie reception, with all the wonderful cookies was amazing. The hospitality that you showed our family and friends was filled with grace. The gift of money, that got used at the beach, as we didn’t have to worry about if there was…
Credo….
Dear Church, My friends, my church family, Grace and peace and love to you this day. May God continue to bless and feed us as we grow and transform together. Credo means I believe… In the context of my experience, thanks to the Pension Boards of the United Church of Christ, it is also “an intentional Christ- centered community, work of the heart, mind, body and spirit, a living stream with a sustainable spirit, a lifelong process of Identity, Discernment,…
From the Pastor….
Grace United Church of Christ Love, Leadership, Fun/Joy, Faith, Welcoming community Experiencing God’s grace, Seeking God’s mission, Sharing God’s love… From the pastor… Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Easter blessings abound… Grace United Church of Christ is a great place filled with family, friends, and fellowship, love, mission, baptismal promises, and worship. We gather to hear God’s word of hope and we share with our actions, God’s deeds. Our mission statement: Experiencing God’s grace, Seeking God’s mission,…
Lent is…
Lent begins on Wednesday February 10 with Ash Wednesday. It is a time for 40 days of fasting, prayer, meditation, and self-examination. It runs through Holy Week. Lent is a time when we turn our gaze toward Good Friday and ask ourselves, ‘what did I do to force someone who loves me this much to go through something this awful?’ We see this scene and ask, ‘Lord, what can I do to stop this? How can I lighten Your burden,…
Some thoughts
My dear Grace UCC family, What a year this has been… one filled with grace and love, one filled with compassion and wonder, one filled with faith and growth, one filled with God. I was called by God many years ago to ordained ministry, as Pastor and Teacher. For a while I didn’t listen to God’s call on my life, I didn’t want to. I wanted to do something else, be something else, live something else. But God is a…
Wonder
I wonder as I wander out under the sky, How Jesus the Savior did come for to die. For poor on’ry people like you and like I… I wonder as I wander out under the sky. … .written by American folklorist and singer John Jacob Niles. I have been doing a lot of wondering this season of Advent, Christmas time and as we move into 2016. Wondering about the world in which we live, wondering about peace and love, wondering…
Advent Blessings
A month, 4 weeks, of preparing ourselves, our hearts, our minds for Jesus Daily we pray and listen, for we do not know when Jesus will come again Very lucky are we, that we can be the story of love and peace Every day we open our hearts, souls, and minds to listen to and for God Now is the time to be ready, because the Prince of Peace is coming Time is at hand, for a little child will…
From the Pastor…
A Note from Pastor Mindy…. 200 years ago, Grace United Church of Christ was formed…so what does that mean? For me it means…. Covenant and Commitment…words in the thesaurus that are used as synonyms are: Promise Pledge Vow Obligation Assurance Dedication All are very strong words that say that when we are committed to something we give our trust to it, when we are in covenant we follow through. When we are committed to God, we give God our all.…
From the pastor…
Welcoming community, Fun/Joy, Faith, Leadership, Love From the Pastor…. Today, I have lots on my mind…. What does it mean to inspire generosity, Stewardship, discussions and conversations that we need to be having and when we have them will we be kind, Grace UCC’s mission statement, Mission, outward looking instead of inward, completely welcoming, how are we being compassionate, are we living our core values, how can I be challenging and leading better…. A year ago I was packing up…