Mar 21, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo, Sr. Minister If the stories I was told in seminary were true, then in the late 1980’s the United Methodist Church conducted a survey of its membership to determine which hymn in its new hymnal was the most beloved and which was the...
Mar 7, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Racquel Ray Associate Minister of Congregational Life Have you ever had a big idea? I’m talking about a life changing, once in a blue moon, out of this world idea! An idea so great that it would change the course of your life and the lives of your...
Feb 22, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo, Sr. Minister “Ask someone at the table a question (any question) and then share with them something you admire or appreciate about them.” These were the words on the bottom back of the card I drew from the pile at our table. Today was our...
Feb 8, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Racquel Ray Associate Minister of Congregational Life The Song of the Snowdrop Fairy by Cicely Mary Barker (1895-1973) Deep sleeps the Winter, cold, wet and grey: Surely all the world is dead; Spring is far away. Wait! The world shall waken: it is not...
Jan 25, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo, Sr. Minister Last October, we approved our new church structure in principle. This Sunday we will be voting on our new by-laws and (hopefully) moving to our new structure in practice. This will be a fluid transition that we hope will lead to...
Jan 11, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
by Rev. Racquel Ray Associate Minister of Congregational Life As we observe the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday over the coming days, may we take a moment to reflect. Most of us know the history and legacy of MLK. What can we glean and carry forward...