This Sunday, September 3rd, will be our first Sunday Service in the Social Hall. We were told by Mr. Thalman that they would need about two-thirds of the space in the Sanctuary for the construction, and so on August 29th, we began the process of packing-up the Sanctuary. This included safely storing what was not […]
Read moreHEART & MIND – AUGUST 2023 DR. LOU YOCK
Starting next month the Sanctuary will be closed for the renovation of the front of the church. At press time, we anticipate this will happen after the Sunday Service on September 3rd. The exact dates for starting the remodel will be worked out the first couple of weeks of August. The Building Construction Committee, the […]
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Heart and Mind – June 2023 – Dr. Lou Yock
June is certainly full of potential. Its weather promises a season of growth, and our pulpit topics ask us to consider the great things we are capable of as individuals, and a community. In June, we look around and consider and plan for the outcomes we strive after—the outcomes we hold in common, that are […]
Read more Heart and Mind – July 2021 – Dr. Lou Yock
Heart and Mind On Sunday, the 4th of July, we will have our first in-person service in the church. It will be quite a day. We have not gathered together in the sanctuary for over a year. After the service, everyone will also have the opportunity to gather in the social hall for the social […]
Read more Heart and Mind – June 2021 – Dr. Lou Yock
It is a strange sensation making plans for returning to in-person services on July 4th. Writing this column out loud, I’m excited about the prospect, but also worried because so much will be different. As I think about it, I need to remember the physical location has changed. As yet, we have no music director […]
Read more Heart and Mind – May 2021 – Dr. Lou Yock
I am an administrator on Facebook because of the pandemic. When the pandemic subsides, I will happily put Facebook aside. I do not find Facebook bad or evil; for me, it’s just another screen for me to try remember and deal with. Last year, on the church’s Facebook page, in one of my first […]
Read moreHeart and Mind – Dr. Lou Yock – April 2021
It is busy right now. Spring is always the busiest time of year at our church, from March through the Annual Meeting. And even with being closed, this year is no exception. To name a few of the things happening all at once: In addition to the regular duties being attended to, like the […]
Read moreHeart and Mind – March 2021 – Dr. Lou Yock
It has been a year now. I think this year has shown that our garden grows very well. When I think back to all the different ways we made the Sunday Service available, each method kind of blends into the other. I believe the start of last year’s annual campaign was the first service we […]
Read moreHeart and Mind – Dr. Lou Yock – February 2021
How political is a church allowed to be before it loses its tax exempt status? There have been a couple streams of discussion where this has come up, and so I thought I would see what I could find out. However, I would not consider my research definitive. What I did discover is that as […]
Read moreHeart and Mind – Dr. Lou Yock – January 2021
When I look at the addition, now with the kitchen and appliances installed, and hear the plans being made for the nursery and library, old and new, and see zoom services with 40, 50, 60 people attending, I consider all that our church has undertaken during this pandemic year. It is impressive and heartwarming how […]
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