by Eilidh Lowery | Sep 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s September and for the Parish that means a return to programing and an increase in activity. We’re returning to our monthly service at Night Strike, where we serve our homeless neighbors under the Burnside Bridge and we’re adding a quarterly project at the...
by Eilidh Lowery | Sep 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
On the first day of my New Testament Class at Candler School of Theology, our professor began by passing around a box of chocolates. No Forest Gump jokes were even made! Now, a box of chocolate for over 100 students was more over a cardboard box filled with a variety...
by Eilidh Lowery | Aug 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
It can be tempting for me to want to do everything all at once. I often have wish I had a magic nose like Samantha from Bewitched, so I could wiggle it and the large task ahead would be done. It’s over whelming to think about losing weight or creating...
by Eilidh Lowery | Aug 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Attendance is down. Giving is down. We’ve had 3 people move into assisted living so they won’t be coming anymore. I am freaking out. This great momentum we’ve had with our 5th anniversary of dinner gatherings, 9 new members joining at Pentecost, and...
by Eilidh Lowery | Aug 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
As a full disclosure, this is a long blog and it talks about both gun violence and white supremacy. It has been a heavy few weeks as more lives have been lost to gun violence. Our own denomination calls us to end gun violence. The United Methodist Church urges...
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