CHANCEL CHOIR NEWS: The Chancel Choir will begin rehearsing on Sunday, Sept. 3rd, after the 9:30 AM worship service, and will rehearse again on Sept. 10th, at the same time. Rehearsals go back to their normal time of 9:00 AM on Sunday, Sept. 17th, the date we change...
Blessed are you when the laundry overflows in the corner- Dirty, Wrinkled and clean, Or folded ready to be put away. Blessed are you when the simple task of laundry Feels like too much to bear, When your to-do list leaves you weary, Expectations weight heavy,...
Barbie or Oppenheimer? Oppenheimer or Barbie? Wasn’t that the big conversation recently? Two very different movies came out the same weekend. This conversation about which movie to see was a welcome diversion from the “heavier news” we read about. We have so much...
“I will instruct you and teach you about the direction you should go. I’ll advise you and keep my eye on you.” – Psalm 32:8 (CEB) The summer months are a wonderful time to go deeper into the biblical word. I encourage each of you to read the Bible on a regular basis....
Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Everyday, I walk myself into a state of wellbeing and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it. But by sitting still,...
(adapted from Mental Health First Aid Monthly, June 2022) Many of us have been eagerly anticipating the season of summer, possibly for a lighter workload and/or for some extra time off—to go on vacation or to have a stay-at-home vacation to accomplish some planned...
In just a few short weeks, several of us from Lovely Lane are piling into large ten-passenger vans to travel down to the U.S.-Mexico border where we’ll spend time learning, listening, and seeing the experience at the border. We leave on July 8th early in the morning...
Each week the Nourished Spiritual Cultivator sends out a weekly newsletter with the current and upcoming events and happenings. Don’t miss out on an exciting centering topic or a favorite bakery item! To get on the email list, email Spiritual Cultivator Kristina...
This past week I spent a week off to spend time with Audrey as daycare takes a two-week break, in between the school year and the summer program. We played outside, went on walks, went to the infant story hour at the new Marion Public Library, read books at home in...