“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”  John 1:5   Dear Friends,  December arrives with a hush and a promise. The days grow short, the nights long, and yet—somehow—hope grows brighter.  Advent is the season of leaning: leaning into mystery, into waiting, into the quiet assurance that God is coming near.   Thanksgiving is the blessed bridge into this advent of God’s love, because we begin our December journey with gratitude.  It’s a good star

November 30, 2025, 1 st  Sunday of Advent Texts: Isaiah 2:1-5, Matthew 24:36-44 Sermon: Staying up to See Santa Hymns:        #88 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel vss. 1,6,7 #97 Watchman, Tell Us of the Night  #100 My Soul Cries Out with a Joyful Shout   Watch the full service here .

November 23, 2025, Thanksgiving Weekend Texts: 2 Thessalonians 1:2-4, Mark 4:26-29 Sermon: Come, Ye Thankful! Hymns:  #336 We Gather Together #367 Come, Ye Thankful People, Come #37 Let All Things Now Living Watch the full service here .

November 16, 2025, 23 rd  Sunday after Pentecost Stewardship Dedication Sunday Texts: Malachi 3:8-12, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Sermon: Ship of Stewards Hymns:        #14 For the Beauty of the Earth vss. 1,2,4,5 #707 Take Thou Our Minds, Dear Lord #697 Take My Life vss. 1,2,4   Watch the full service here .

November 9, 2025, 22 nd  Sunday after Pentecost Remembering our 30-year members, and our Veterans Texts: Haggai 2:1-9, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 Sermon: Earthquake of Righteousness Hymns:        #620 Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven vss. 1,2,3 #712 As Those of Old Their Firstfruits Brought #644 Give Thanks, O Christian People   Watch the full service here .

November 2, 2025, All Saints’ Sunday Holy Communion Texts: Isaiah 25:6-9, Revelation 7:9-17 Sermon: Singing with the Saints Hymns:  #321 The Church’s One Foundation vss. 1,2,4 #612 We Praise You, O God #305 Come Sing, O Church, in Joy!   Watch the full service here.

Dear Friends,              Autumn is a season of gathering. The harvest comes in, sweaters come out, and we begin to draw closer—to warmth, to home, to one another. It’s a time when nature reminds us that life is cyclical, and that community is not just a comfort but a necessity.  Costumed children not our own excitedly ring our doorbells on October 31 st  asking for treats, and we joyfully and generously give, just because it’s so darned fun—and it feels good to be connected

October 26, 2025, 20 th  Sunday after Pentecost Texts: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, Colossians 3:12-17 Sermon: The Music of Belonging Hymns:       #321 The Church’s One Foundation #475 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing #305 Come Sing, O Church, in Joy!   Watch the full service here.

October 19, 2025, 19 th  Sunday after Pentecost Congregational Meeting for election of officers; Spierling Concert Texts: Jeremiah 31:31-34, Luke 18:1-8 Sermon: Take Heart Hymns:       #465 What a Friend We Have in Jesus #729 Lord, I Want to Be a Christian #694 Great God of Every Blessing   Watch the full service here.