Taste and See
Taste and See June 2, 2026 Hey y’all, Each week when we meet for staff meeting, Pastor Anita or I offer a reflection of some sort. We might offer a prayer, poem, psalm, or question. Recently, we asked everyone what the best meal (or one of the best meals) they had ever eaten. The answers […]
Summer Office Schedule
Summer Office Schedule June 1, 2026 Church office hours for the summer will adjust slightly and there will be some closures during June and July. Please note the following: The office will be open the following times during the summer: Tuesday – Thursday 9:00am–4:00pm Friday 9:00am–1:00pm The office will be closed on the […]
Small Groups Schedule: June
Small Groups Schedule: June June 1, 2026 Exploring Contemplation Book StudyEvery other Friday at 11:00am on Zoom This group will meet every other Friday through the summer (this month: June 12 and June 19), working from the book Refuge, by Terry Tempest Williams. We will share what works well, and what challenges us, about our […]
A Space for Grace with Flamy Grant
A Space for Grace with Flamy Grant May 5, 2026 On a Monday night in April, a bunch of American Baptist and United Church of Christ clergy gathered in a cozy, velvet-covered lounge in the basement of a fancy hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. There were hors d’oeuvres and cocktails and nonalcoholic drinks galore, next to […]
Pastor’s Updates for May
Pastor’s Updates for May May 3, 2026 Graduation Sunday Do you know anyone in our church family who is graduating this year, from kindergarten through PhD? We want to celebrate you! Please contact the pastors to let them know and we will recognize your accomplishment in church! Information to send to the pastors: photo of […]
Small Groups Schedule: May
Small Groups Schedule: May May 1, 2026 Exploring Contemplation Book StudyMeets every other Friday at 11:00am on Zoom This group will meet every other Friday through the summer, working from the book “Refuge”, by Terry Tempest Williams. We will share what works well, and what challenges us, about our meditation experiences. A guided meditation will […]
Hoping in Hospitality
Hoping in Hospitality April 7, 2026 As I write this reflection during Holy Week, I am thinking about hospitality. You may know that Easter Sunday is one of the biggest Sundays of the year. We see most of our church members that day, get to check-in with folks who attend only a few times per […]
Pastor’s Updates for April
Pastor’s Updates for April April 6, 2026 Nursery Update You may have passed by the nursery and noticed some significant changes! A beautiful mural has been painted by Michaele Miller, and furniture has been cleaned and new furniture has been added by some dedicated volunteers. We will have a nursery dedication on Sunday, May 3 […]
Small Groups Schedule: April
Small Groups Schedule: April April 7, 2026 Exploring ContemplationMeets 1st & 3rd Fridays of month at 11:00am on Zoom In this group we meet twice a month to explore various traditions of contemplation, to build a meditative community, and to equip us to live in times such as these mindfully and lovingly. Our times together […]
Good People Doing Good Things: Session Six
Good People Doing Good Things: Session Six March 30, 2026 Our panelists for our last session of Good People Doing Good Things were Karen Carlos, Lupe Carlos, Susan Blythe-Goodman and David Delgado. These beloved members reflected on the theme “the good news…inspires us to act.” As always, we began with the question, “what is the […]