Tonight, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 – There will be a dinner and a movie at Trinity Presbyterian Church. Everyone is invited to join in for dinner at 5:30 p.m. here at Trinity. The Outreach and Campus Ministry committee will be providing subs. After dinner, we move to UTM to view the movie, Philomena. You DO… Read more
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Pastor’s Pondering – July 19, 2017
Take One Life Take one life- Yours, mine, the kid next door- One beautiful life, Filled with possibilities Yet abundant with risk And it’s all beautiful. Then things happen, Or don’t happen. Scars form, Other wounds never heal, Not completely. They can be tragic, But sometimes those same things That happened, or not, Can lead… Read more
Pastor’s Pondering – July 12, 2017
Sitting here, I hear the birds, I feel the breeze, I see the tree the power company Pruned, her towering crown removed So that she grows thick and lush But not stately, Noticeable only for her oddness. And yet in the heat of day I have parked my car in the Comfort of her… Read more
Pastor’s Pondering – June 28, 2017
“This man was born blind so that God’s mighty deeds could be revealed in him.” –John 9 I suppose, Lord, that it’s still possible That you would do A mighty deed in me. But, to tell the truth, It hurts too much to hope for one. So I’m not hoping. In fact, most days,… Read more
Children’s Garden Activity Day – June 22, 2017
Join in the fun by taking a tour of the Community Garden, plant some beans, and play in the dirt. Bring your children and grandchildren Thursday, June 22, at 8:30 – 10 a.m. and have a little fun in the dirt!
Pastor’s Pondering – June 25, 2017
ESPECIALLY IF One is near God’s heart in a garden, Especially if The garden is a bit chaotic, Random, Splashed with color, Part gone-to-seed yet Volunteers sprouting all about, A place where birds bathe And children laugh And bees buzz, A place that will surprise you and delight you And invite you to join… Read more
Pastor’s Pondering – June 14, 2017
Day by day the weirdness of humanity Confronts me and astounds me And complicates my life But this morning, at 9:36, I experienced the delight of our multiplicity- The short and the tall The shabby and the eloquent The somber and the gleeful The queer and the not-what-you-think The confused and we who think ourselves… Read more
Going Away Luncheon for Mary & Preston Prather
Sunday, June 11, we will have a potluck luncheon in the honor of Mary and Preston Prather. They will be leaving us to move closer to their son and his family. They will be truly missed. Please join us this Sunday, June 11, for worship at 10:30 a.m. followed by lunch. Everyone is invited.
Pastor’s Pondering – June 7, 2017
Sun so bright this morn It makes me squint, A tiny little bit of it Goes a way very long- 93 million miles, To be exact. And here, Where it penetrates the forest And lights upon a small leaf It sets to work, making berries. And you? When it penetrates your soul- When the… Read more
Pastor’s Pondering – May 31, 2017
LO! These woods are full Of poison ivy, And ticks Crawl all over me And the trail is longer than I thought And My map is inadequate- Lo! Daisies, Queen Ann’s Lace And Black-Eyed Susans Waiting beside the trail To cheer me on. George R Pasley May 29, 2017 Shawnee… Read more