Nov 9, 2020 | Church News, Pastoral Care
Winter is coming, and it’s hitting harder this year. If you are feeling more anxious, unsettled, frustrated or just plain exhausted this season, you’re in good company. Maybe—like me—you feel like you haven’t gotten a good night’s sleep since February. Maybe your...
Oct 19, 2020 | Church News, Pastoral Care
I find it on the labyrinth—that round stone paver pathway beside our Columbarium and Remembrance Garden on the church grounds. When the world around me and the world within me just won’t quiet down, that’s where I go to find it. As I start walking that maze inward, I...
Sep 21, 2020 | Church News, Pastoral Care
SIX MONDAYS, October 5-November 9, 4–5 PM, VIA ZOOM It’s always hard to lose a loved one, but with the restrictive reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year has been an extraordinarily hard time to say our good-byes. From restrictions on hospital and nursing home...
Sep 8, 2020 | Church News, Pastoral Care
EACH MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 THROUGH NOVEMBER 9, 4-5PM It’s always hard to lose a loved one, but with the restrictive reality of the COVID pandemic, this year has been an extraordinarily hard time to say our good-byes. From restrictions on hospital and nursing home visits...
Aug 17, 2020 | Church News, Pastoral Care
The pandemic has presented us with quite the challenge in Pastoral Care. Our work is all about bringing people together for the help, healing and encouragement that can only come from interpersonal human contact. Companionship! COVID-19 has been a very real nemesis...
Apr 20, 2020 | Church News, Pastoral Care
A late night comedian, describing what it’s like to do a TV show from his bedroom while his toddlers were wrecking the house, said, “This is a sub-optimal time to be a human being.” We need the jokes! I’m typing this while sitting alone in a very empty church...
