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Pastoral Ponderings (September 2018)

It is late summer.  I anticipate the crisp, cool autumnal days ahead.  Football season is in full swing:  First, high school, then college, and pro.  I have attended two Maroon Tides games.  They play well and appear to be well-coached.  I am also impressed with the field and stadium.  It is a nice spot for […]

Mission Committee Update 2018

  Thanks from the Mission Committee for the support you have given to our projects so far this year. We are continuing our help to God’s Storehouse Soup Kitchen during the month of September. Their most pressing need is for to go containers for the 45+ dinners they deliver several times a week to the […]

UMW News September 2018

The next meeting of the UMW will be September 11th . We will meet at the church at 10:00 a.m. and travel to Fries. Weather permitting, we will spend time by the river and have lunch at The Cafe. We will be making plans for the Fall District Meeting which will be at FUMC on […]

Sunday Reflection (August 26, 2018)

  In spite of all the misery and evil we do to each other, the book of Ephesians tells us that Christ has ultimate Lordship over the world. This happens not through instruments that inflict pain, injury, and death upon others, but through instruments of peace, truth, and righteousness. Ephesians tell us that our strength […]

Updates on the Work on the Church

A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL AT THE LUNCH WELCOMING PASTOR MARK AND GLENNA HELLO ALL, As Chair of the Board of Trustees, I would like to update the congregation on the work that has been taking place on the picnic shelter and the interior of Parsonage #1. The picnic shelter has new siding, […]

Pastoral Ponderings (August 2018)

I look forward to this month. I have always heard of the Fiddler’s Convention in Galax but never attended. Not only do I get to hear it from my lawn, I even have the privilege of saying a prayer at it. I also checked out the BBQ competition in late July. I sampled about 19 […]

Sunday Reflection (July 30)

Paul had great confidence in God and what God can do through Christ’s Church (Ephesians 3:14-21). Having been rooted and grounded in God’s love, God works through us, doing far more than we imagine. We are strengthened with an increasing comprehension of God’s love, and its great capacity to flow from us to others and […]

Prayer for the Week (July 30-August 6)

  Let us pray for the faith to recognize God’s presence in our world: God our Father, open our eyes to see your hand at work in the splendor of creation and in the beauty of life. Touched by your hand our world is holy. Help us to cherish the gifts that surround us, and […]