by The Rev. J.C. Austin | May 12, 2024
As most of you know, I spent all of my elementary school years here in the Lehigh Valley as a student at Cetronia Elementary School in the Parkland School District over in Allentown. But during the summer between 6th and 7th grade, my family moved from Allentown to...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | May 10, 2024
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: THE MANY DIMENSIONS OF MOTHER’S DAY This coming Sunday is Mother’s Day. For many people, it’s a beloved day in which we celebrate the mothers in our lives, especially our own mothers. We give thanks for their dedication,...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | May 5, 2024
“I loafe and invite my soul. I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.” That’s the second line of Walt Whitman’s masterpiece poem, “Song of Myself,” and helps set the tone of its celebration of introspection and self-determination by extolling the...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | May 3, 2024
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: AFFIRMING OUR FAITH Last Sunday in the Traditional service, we used an uncommon source for the Affirmation of Faith, which is a standard element of traditional worship. It was a selection from the Confession of 1967, which is one...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Apr 28, 2024
My mom loves to tell the story of when I was about ten years old or so and she found some old letters at my grandparents’ house that she had sent to them at different times when I was younger. She started reading a few out loud to me so I could hear how she had...
