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Speak, even if your voice shakes

This week I was afraid to speak, which is not something that usually happens to me.  The school board was discussing a vaccine mandate for students 12 and up.  I was sitting in my house, zooming in to the conversation, and I knew that the protestors who had disrupted...

Pillars

In the back of our sanctuary at Trinity was a somewhat unsightly pillar. Years ago the pews around it had been removed and it had different colors of paint on it, reflecting the different sanctuary updates over the years. Then we tried to paint it to match the other...

Rainbows and Light

This week the parish voted on becoming a reconciling community. The vote passed unanimously! This means the people of the parish affirm the following statement from the Reconciling Ministries Network, an organization that equips and mobilizes United Methodists of all...

Our Why

For the past 6 weeks we as a parish have been exploring our why statement, We believe everyone needs a safe space to be loved for who they are already. Our why statement was created and refined by our leadership team and will continue to evolve as we as a parish adapt...

All You Need Is Love

This week we talked about love in our worship gatherings. What it means to love, that we all need love and that we can can be loving.  One things that struck me as we were exploring the scripture, singing together about love, and discussing loving with one...

All the Paperwork

This week I am thrilled because I completed all of the forms for our annual charge conference. This is the big annual meeting of the church where we approve the pastor’s salary, review our Safe Sanctuaries Policy, list our assets, and officially welcome all of...