Yesterday I was given the list of names that will be read in each worship service this Sunday, November 1 – All Saints Day…the names of the members of Central who have died since our previous All Saints observance last November. It was a bittersweet read. There are 17 names on the list [...]
Archive for October, 2009
For All The Saints
Posted in Weekly Enews on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Church Is The People
Posted in Weekly Enews on October 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On Sunday mornings at the church I served right out of seminary in Athens, Ohio, I use to help lead the group singing for all of the children and teachers before they headed off to their Sunday School classes. One of our favorite songs was “I Am The Church”. It went like this.
I [...]
Scooting Over A Bit
Posted in Weekly Enews on October 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This past Sunday evening Central’s Session held a special meeting to welcome 19 new folks into the membership of the church. This is the kind of Session meeting that I just love to attend! It is wonderful that so many people want to formally become part of the Central community. To me [...]
Connecting Sunday To The Rest Of The Week
Posted in Weekly Enews on October 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Several years ago I preached a sermon series entitled “Church On Sunday/Work on Monday”. My purpose was to invite the members of the congregation I was serving at the time to think about connections between their worship experience on Sunday and what they did the rest of the week.
I think it is [...]
