Join us as Andy Bachmann is preaches the sermon, “Listening for the Eternal in the Fierce Urgency of Now.” We welcome special guest Cydney Robbins, who will share with us about the Jewish New Year celebration, Rosh Hashanah. We have …
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This Sunday, we welcomed Rev. Peter Ilgenfritz, who preached his sermon, “Do You Feel It?” Special music provided by Cynthia Christianson, Sue Hartman, and Mark Burlingame with Tane Dekrey at the piano.…
Continue readingAndy Bachmann is excited to be back in the pulpit as he preaches his sermon, “Squeaky Clean.” Special music includes a beautiful rendition of a Staples Singers song, “Wade in the Water.”…
Continue readingI chose this passage from Acts for our consideration today for many reasons. It is known by Bible scholars as, “Paul’s Farewell Discourse to the Ephesian Elders,” and has been used over the years as a sort of a swan …
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I read quite a bit of Toni Morrison last week, as I imagine many of you may have as well, and the quote that I chose for the top of this morning’s bulletin is one of hers; “I dream a …
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I am Larry Reimer, one of the emeritus pastors of this church. I thank Shelly Wilson, who is attending a meeting in Orlando this Evening, for inviting me to lead this worship service tonight. I, like all of you, am …
Continue readingEach morning last week, I arrived here around 7:30 to make sure that we were ready to start the camp day. At about 7:56, the trickle of friends began, 25 children arriving in various states of sleepy, excited, cross-armed, and …
Continue readingLast weekend I attended a continuing education event called the Wild Goose festival, so-called because in Celtic spirituality the goose is a symbol for the Spirit. Wikipedia describes it as “an art, music, and story-driven transformational experience grounded in faith-inspired …
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In great stories of fantasy, there is often a moment of tension where everything is about to change – for the protagonist, the world will never look the same way again- when they face a portal that will change the …
Continue readingIn most places where there is a celebration, Pride month events happen in June…except in Gainesville. I like that ours happen in October when the students with their joy and energy are in town in full force and when the …
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READINGS “Moments Between” by Susan McLauaghlin Notice the moments between one thing and another, the soft delicate shift between two things: the space between awake and asleep, between a bud and a bloom, when the sunrise becomes the day and …
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Speakers from UCG Worktour; Cody Coates, Jerry Steinberg, Tesslyn Dahl, Eden Ivines, India Blanchard, and Talia Raymond…
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