'peace' Tagged Posts

'peace' Tagged Posts

pipe organ in an Austrian church

Pastor’s Column – June 2024

Today, if you were to travel to Halberstadt Germany, and if you were to take a walk around town, and if you happened past St. Burchardi church, you would hear the hum of an organ playing a song that first began on September 5, 2001. Composer John Cage is noted to have instructed musicians to play “as slow as possible” at a conference in 1997, because an organ would sustain that note beautifully. The John Cage Organ Foundation Halberstadt took…

Pastor’s Column – Apr 2023

“Then know, there is no hide-and-seek with the divine that doesn’t end in you being found.” I don’t know about you but I can’t read that line enough. Even though I am a reverend, there are days when God’s grace and love seem so unbelievable to me. When I fail to live out the best version of myself… when I feel like I am not doing enough… when I feel like I don’t deserve God’s love, I am reminded that…

Pastor’s Column – Sep 2022

In times of despairTania Yadira Martinez Tadeo The time will come when your path will turn abrupt, In which the fog will be so dense That you won’t be able to see beyond the next step.Desperate you will scream and hear only the echo of your voice. You will try to continue as usual,Focused on everything you need to do;A futile race against timeThat will only leave you exhausted.You will feel confused,You will think you have lost your way,And you’ll…

Advent/Christmas Events

We are now well into Advent and Christmas and the arrival of our Savior will soon be upon us. This is always a busy time for our congregation and this year is no exception. Some of the upcoming events are listed below. We hope to see you there as we prepare to share the joy of the birth of our Savior. Sun, 11 Dec Worship @ 10:30AM Christmas Caroling to some of our shut-ins @ 1:00PM Taize Service @ 5:30PM…