by Karen Bailey-Francois | Mar 5, 2021 | Minister Notes
Membership in the Church of Jesus Christ is a commitment to serve, to grow in faith and understanding, to resist oppression and evil, to show love and justice and to witness to the work and word of Jesus Christ as best as we are able. We don’t talk about that much –...
by Karen Bailey-Francois | Feb 6, 2021 | Minister Notes
We are so ready for a shot in the arm. A few of them, in fact. Of course, I refer to the two dose vaccine that will move us past the horror and frustration of the Covid19 pandemic. But that’s not the only shot in the arm for which we are ready. Building on the fine...
by Karen Bailey-Francois | Nov 18, 2020 | Minister Notes
The abbreviation tbd seems inescapable these days. The letters stand for to be determined, as in “the details of this year’s Village Fair are tbd,” or “the specifics of our Christmas Eve Services are tbd this year.” There is, of course, a much longer list than this....
by Karen Bailey-Francois | Oct 9, 2020 | Minister Notes
The church’s challenge – for roughly the last 2,000 years – has been to be relevant, to speak to people where they are, to offer a word of hope and a measure of guidance, to be faithful to God and to be courageous in the face of circumstances beyond our control. And,...
by Karen Bailey-Francois | Sep 10, 2020 | Minister Notes
I love the Psalms. The poetry. The imagery. The raw humanity of verses drawn from the heights and depths of wonder and despair, happiness, hopefulness, wariness, worry and, consistently, confidence in the ability and willingness of God to understand. The Psalms...
by Cindy Courtney | Jun 18, 2020 | Minister Notes
There’s not a lot of peace to be found these days… despite the broad swaths of separation. Part of that is on us. Who is truly comfortable with this artificial isolation and the suspension of “normal” activity? Ironically, public polls and private conversation reveal...
