Messenger (Page 31)

Messenger (Page 31)

The Messenger – March 2014

PJ’s Page As I write this Ash Wednesday is a mere two weeks away.  Lent always sneaks up on me, perhaps because the culture doesn’t offer any cues that it is time to prepare.  There are no ASH WEDNESDAY MATTRESS SALES or Lent candy or Lenten greeting cards.  Absent any cues, we find ourselves with ashes on our foreheads. Almost every year at this time I write about…

The Messenger – February 2014

PJ’s Page We begin this month with a newly formed Council, new officers, and newly elected representatives to our various ministries.  I am so grateful for everyone who said “YES” to God’s call to serve in these many and varied ways. Ted Schroeder wrote a wonderful reflection on serving in God’s church and it is in such a spirit of gratitude that I share it with you…

The Messenger – January 2014

PJ’s Page Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz said it: “There’s no place like home.”  We’ve heard crooners singing it over the holidays: “Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays.”  And it is true.  There is no place like home and Bruce and I are filled with gladness as we return home and to our community of faith following our journey to Germany.  It was grand – all…