by Lisa Stanger | Mar 15, 2021 | Everyday Announcements, Sunday Announcements
Anniversary This week and the days around it will likely mark the anniversary of when each of us realized last year that life was about to change. In the past year we have weathered a great deal...
by Lisa Stanger | Feb 1, 2021 | Everyday Announcements, Sunday Announcements
Monday Musings: “White Privilege: Let’s Talk” During the summer of 2020, I had the opportunity to engage in study, reflection, and conversation with a small group of UCC clergy utilizing the UCC curriculum “White Privilege: Let’s Talk.” And, ever since that time,...
by Lisa Stanger | Jan 25, 2021 | Everyday Announcements, Sunday Announcements
I don’t know about all of you, but Derek’s sermon really spoke to me on Sunday. In the Christian faith, we often hear a lot about the unique gifts God instills within our lives in service to others. In Derek’s words: “God calls us differently...
by Lisa Stanger | Jan 11, 2021 | Everyday Announcements, Sunday Announcements
Clarity of Vision By the time you read this, I’ll have had one cataract removed, and a new lens inserted into one eye. If all goes to plan, the other eye will be done Tuesday. I don’t remember not being able to see the board in my third grade classroom, but I’ll...
by Lisa Stanger | Jan 4, 2021 | Everyday Announcements, Sunday Announcements
Monday Musings: Star Gifts As the new year begins and we enter the season of Epiphany (we celebrated its start during worship yesterday though the Festival of the Epiphany isn’t actually until Wednesday, January 6), I once again invite you to receive a star gift. For...
by Lisa Stanger | Dec 7, 2020 | Everyday Announcements, Sunday Announcements
Ever since I was a child, my favorite part of the Christmas season has been the songs, the hymns, the carols. When I was a young girl, I had a book that included the lyrics to a great many Christmas carols, and I studied it diligently that I might commit them all to...
