Hello There, It seems the weather has finally turned.  While there are piles of ice and snow that will be there for a while, the walks and the parking lot are all clear.  If you have been “hunkering down” for a few months now and worried about coming to church because of the ice, you should be fine this Sunday.  We have missed you and

Hello there, First off, everyone sing the following hymn to the tune of “God of Grace and God of Glory.” God of sleep, and God of slumber, help us not be late, we ask: Changing clocks one forward number, may we not forget this task Choir directors, preachers, teachers, all will bless your holy name, If to Sunday, church on time we came. Yes, that’s

Hello there, This is not your weekly contact, but rather a reminder of our Ash Wednesday service, tomorrow, March 6th at 6:00 in the sanctuary.  It is the beginning of Lent, and we will be celebrating with ashes and communion. But this time it will be quite different.  There won’t be a sermon, per se, but the children of our LOGOS program, have prepared experiential

  Hello there, First off, I received word last night that Pastor Beth made it safely to Virginia.  We wish her all the best as she begins this new chapter in her life.  Our loss is a huge gain to Green Acres Presbyterian Church. This Sunday will be a good one.  The Chancel choir is singing at the first service.  It is Transfiguration Sunday, when

Hello there, As I have said before, we have a bittersweet Sunday coming up.  This will be Pastor Beth’s last time worshipping with us as she will be leaving to accept the call as pastor of the Green Acres Presbyterian Church in Portsmouth, VA.  She will be preaching on Philippians 1:3-6, 9-11 and her sermon title is “I Thank God For You.”  The Chancel Choir

Hello there, We are having the annual meeting of the congregation following worship this coming Sunday, February 17th.  As usual, the purpose of this meeting is to receive reports regarding 2018, review the budget for 2019, elect officers of the congregation, approve the pastors’ terms of call, and elect the nominating committee. The annual report for 2018 has been printed up and is available at

Hello there, Well, the weather has wreaked havoc over the last few weeks with everything from bitter cold, to snow, to ice and freezing rain.  Please stay safe and do not go out, even to church, if you feel the weather is too treacherous. Our Chancel Choir has missed a number of rehearsals due to the weather, but they will be in the first service

Hello there, One of the lectionary readings for this Sunday is from 1st Corinthians 12 which reads in part: “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for

Hello there, It felt good last night to be back into the normal routine with the Wednesday night LOGOS program.  If you never have done so, I would invite you to stop by some Wednesday evening just to see all that is going on.  We have a great bunch of kids that show up each week, and some wonderful volunteers that do a fantastic job. 

Hello there, Happy Ninth Day of Christmas and may your ladies keep on dancing.  Officially on the church calendar the Christmas season ends on this Sunday as we celebrate Epiphany, the arrival of the Magi in Bethlehem.  So I will be preaching on Matthew 2:1-23 and my sermon title is “Down in Egypt’s Land…” The Chancel choir is singing at the first service and since