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2020Apr19PastorLou

April 19, 2020 – Pastor Lou

*Call to Worship Sing a new song! A springtime shout-out to life! Sing praise to our joyful Easter God Whose power brings new life out of death! Immerse doubt and despair in the fountain of new birth Find refreshment and strength for a future of hope! For God has taken ordinary things And made them […]

[Bear One Another’s Burdens] Brothers and sisters, even if a person is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you are not tempted as well. — Galatians 6:1 (NASV)

Greetings in the Name of Jesus Christ

For this week’s greeting, I thought it would be nice if we could all pray this prayer together. The power of our praying together on Sunday morning is awesome, and something I am sure we all miss. Pray this prayer daily and thank God for our church and church family as well as for whom […]

[Bear One Another’s Burdens] Brothers and sisters, even if a person is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you are not tempted as well. — Galatians 6:1 (NASV)
Easter

Easter Sunday April 12, 2020

 No matter who you are  or where you are  on life’s journey,  you’re welcome here. HAPPY EASTER! Call to Worship We come to this place, seeking Jesus in the familiar story of our faith. Do not meet us only here, O Living Christ, but surprise us with Resurrection power in all the places of our […]

[Bear One Another’s Burdens] Brothers and sisters, even if a person is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you are not tempted as well. — Galatians 6:1 (NASV)
palms

Palm Sunday – The Remembrance

In the simplest of terms, Palm Sunday is an opportunity to reflect upon the final week of Jesus’ life. Jesus did not deny the image that the crowd expected — the fulfillment of the hopes of Israel that He would be their earthly king, destroying the Roman government. Instead, Jesus humbly entered Jerusalem to give […]

[Bear One Another’s Burdens] Brothers and sisters, even if a person is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you are not tempted as well. — Galatians 6:1 (NASV)

A message from our conference minister

My dear friends… As reported this morning, Governor Thomas Wolfe ordered the shutdown of physical operations at “all non-life-sustaining businesses” at 8 p.m. to slow the rapidly increasing spread of deadly coronavirus, and said enforcement actions for noncompliance would begin Saturday.         All currently scheduled gatherings will be canceled or handled via Zoom. I would […]

[Bear One Another’s Burdens] Brothers and sisters, even if a person is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you are not tempted as well. — Galatians 6:1 (NASV)
palms

Palm Sunday

In the wake of COVID-19 and social distancing, my wife and I brainstormed how we could distribute Palms to our congregation and friends. Traci came up with the excellent idea of bundling the palms together, attaching a prayer, and placing them in a basket outside of our church. Great! (Remember, even though this was Traci’s […]

[Bear One Another’s Burdens] Brothers and sisters, even if a person is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you are not tempted as well. — Galatians 6:1 (NASV)
2020apr5PastorLou

April 5, 2020 – Pastor Lou

*Call to Worship Lent began in the wilderness; it concludes in Jerusalem. We now come near to the end of one story. Another will soon begin. We have followed Jesus this far; today we remember how he faced betrayal, falseness, rejection, and torment. And we witness, once more, that he taught and walked in love […]

[Bear One Another’s Burdens] Brothers and sisters, even if a person is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you are not tempted as well. — Galatians 6:1 (NASV)
emmanuel Video

Until We ‘Gather Together’ Again

Thanks to Jim and Lynne Stewart for this beautiful video homage to our little Church on the mountain, Emmanuel UCC. Our beautiful Church in Dorrance. A reminder of how much we love our Church and a way to feel closer to Emmanuel United Church of Christ at a time when we can’t gather together. Located […]

[Bear One Another’s Burdens] Brothers and sisters, even if a person is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you are not tempted as well. — Galatians 6:1 (NASV)