by Carol Burns | Apr 15, 2021
A MESSAGE FROM REV. J.C. AUSTIN: Signs of hope and renewal This Sunday is the third Sunday of the season of Easter, which is fitting, because images and experiences of resurrection are all around us! In the natural world, the trees and flowers are in full bloom as...
by Carol Burns | Apr 8, 2021
A MESSAGE FROM REV. J.C. AUSTIN: Engaging the Biblical Witness While the day of Easter is now behind us, we are in the season of Easter in the Christian calendar, which runs between Easter and Pentecost (May 23). The season of Easter, not surprisingly, focuses on...
by Carol Burns | Apr 1, 2021
A MESSAGE FROM REV. J.C. AUSTIN: PREPARING FOR THIS HOLIEST OF WEEKS Friends, as you are reading this, we are already into Holy Week, with our Maundy Thursday service having taken place last night. Tonight marks the next step in our Holy Week journey with the Good...
by Carol Burns | Mar 25, 2021
A MESSAGE FROM REV. J.C. AUSTIN: AN UPDATE ON CONGREGATIONAL SINGING I’ve been asked by several people recently about when we might be considering a return to indoor, in-person worship. The Session’s Building Reopening Task Force has been hard at work on that very...
by Carol Burns | Mar 18, 2021
A MESSAGE FROM REV. J.C. AUSTIN: Looking ahead to Holy Week Next Sunday, March 28, is Palm Sunday, which begins Holy Week, the most important time of the year on the Christian calendar. I want to talk a little bit this week about what Holy Week will look like this...
