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Sermon – Agony and Loss ~ Deacon Heather Feltman
May 31, 2020 Our gospel lesson today takes us into a room full of frightened adults. Their fear is palpable and well founded. These stressed out scared group of disciples have just witnessed the death of their leader. A psychologist today might say that they were...
Council Highlights May 2020
Council HighlightsMay 19, 2020 All council members, Pastor Sarah and Deacon Heather were in attendance for an on-line video meeting of the congregational council on Tuesday, May 19. Judy Hanson opened with prayer. We spent some time recognizing and thanking council...
Sermon – Jesus Praying ~ Pastor Sarah
May 24, 2020 In our gospel today we get the rare opportunity to eavesdrop on Jesus praying. The setting for this prayer is the upper room on Maunday Thursday. And I imagine the mood in the room that night is heavy and poignant. Every word, every gesture, every deed...
Sermon – Baccalaureate Service – Guest Jessica Short
May 17, 2020 Guest Sermon by Jessica Short. Pastor Sarah asked me to preach this Sunday because it is Baccalaureate Sunday. I have the honor of serving as the pastor for Lutheran Campus Ministries at Marquette University. You can watch the sermon here. You can read...
Sermon – I Go To Prepare a Place for You ~ Pastor Jean Duran
May 10, 2020 Anna had been surrounded by her sister since first light. Giggling and teasing had erupted as they prepared her for this engagement party... You can watch the service here. You can read the full sermon here.
Sermon – The Lord Is My Shepherd… ~ Pastor Sarah
May 3, 2020 The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not be in want. These words, these ancient words of comfort and hope. Words the maybe more than other words in scripture are embedded deep inside us. You can watch the service here. You can read the full sermon coming...
Sermon – Our Eyes are Opened ~ Deacon Heather Feltman
April 26, 2020 When confused and distraught, I often stick out my thumb and hitchhike to Emmaus. Theologian Barbara Brown Taylor calls the road to Emmaus "the road of deep disappointment." That phrase especially resonates for me right now as we live through a global...
Sermon – Memories – Guest Bishop Yehiel Curry
April 19, 2020 When I was a child, we used to live across the street from a park. There are a lot of memories that I have from that park, but one stands out in particular. It’s not the other kids and me running and playing around. It’s not the green grass, the tall...
Sermon – Easter in Quarantine~ Pastor Sarah
April 12, 2020 Today the church typically shouts the news, no, the best news the world has ever heard. He is risen. He is risen indeed, Alleluia. But if I am honest, it is hard to muster up the the joy and passion that I am used to saying those words. You can watch...
Sermon – God and Suffering~ Pastor Sarah
April 5, 2020 As people gathered on the sidelines of the street and laid down their coats to prepare the way for Jesus, they shouted, “Hosanna! Hosanna!” It was a scene of celebration and adoration, the way our parades are today – at least when we’re allowed to have...
