“This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24) So sings the psalmist in the lectionary reading for this coming Sunday. Today the sun is out and the day will be beautiful-if we choose it to be. Each day always presents us with things to…
March2020
Pastor’s Post
March 25th, 2020Dear Friends in Christ, Grace and peace to you! The changes have been happening fast in our lives. Everyone feels it. Despite this rapid pace, I think people are slowly getting their footing. In talking with a checker at Target and one at Dierberg’s a few days ago, both said the rush was definitely slower…
Pastor’s Post
March 23rd, 2020Grace and peace to you all! It was very strange to be in the sanctuary yesterday morning without you all. More than anything, that is what drove home for me how different things are right now. And yet we still worshiped!–though we know that, due to our learning curve, you all worshiped with us this…
Pastor’s Post
March 18th, 2020Dear friends in Christ, Session met last night via a conference call and this is where things are as of today: There will be no public worship services at church through the end of March. We are monitoring the pandemic as we go along and hope we can get back to public services in April. …
Pastor’s Post
March 16th, 202003-16-2020 Grace and Peace you! I wanted to update you on what is happening here at church. Yesterday, was the first Sunday without a worship service. It was very strange being here on a Sunday morning without all of you. A a handful of folks dropped in or came to check on a few things,…
COVID-19 Update 3-14-20
March 14th, 2020Dear Friends in Christ, You are probably aware that St. Louis County Executive Sam Page declared a State of Emergency in St. Louis County on Friday. Churches are not included in this declaration. However, our presbytery leadership has asked the Presbyterian churches within the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy to cancel worship this Sunday, March 15th. In…