From the Pastor

From the Pastor’s Desk – May

What, you thought we were done with Easter? Nuh uh. Strap up andstrap in, we’re doing this for the long haul.And I don’t just mean the next few weeks while all our paraments arewhite and the lilies are still looking nice. Easter isn’t just a neat springholiday coming out of Lent. In many ways, it…

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From the Pastor’s Desk – April

I just preached what might have been the worst sermon since I’ve come toPCOWS! Last night we had a bad storm that led to us cancelling the Lenten SoupSupper and going entirely virtual for the prayer service. There were someunexpected technical difficulties, but even without those, I was just standingin front of my computer, staring…

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From the Pastor’s Desk – March

It’s that time of year where I start freaking out my Confirmationclass by talking about the Statements of Faith that they will bewriting at the end of their two years. It’s an intimidatingdocument to write, primarily because they have never writtenone before; to this point in their lives, they have always beengiven assignment to write…

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From the Pastor’s Desk – February

From the Pastor’s Desk…. Some of you may have noticed that the worship service has been changed up recently. Nothing big, all the parts that were always there are still there, but rearranged a bit. When we first made the change, we had a little skit where two of our Elders stood up, announced that…

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From the Pastor’s Desk – January

*Checks Calendar* Wait, it’s 2025 already?We are a QUARTER of the way through the 21st Century ALREADY? This can’t possibly be right. We celebrated the change of the millennium like three years ago, tops. 2025 feels big, important. Like you could make a movie and just name it for a year and everyone would know…

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From the Pastor’s Desk – December

It’s hard to believe that I am already writing the final Lamplighter of 2024. Awhole lot has happened this year, sometimes it feels like it went dizzingly fast, other times achingly slow. As I look back on this year in the future, I will remember a time of greatanxiety in my own life, due to…

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