Seasons

Dear friends,

Today I am looking out my office window at a most beautiful fall day! I hope you've had some opportunities to enjoy the sunshine and the changing of the leaves. Each fall, with the changing of the season, I find myself reflecting on the seasons in life and the many changes and transitions we all go through. Each of us, individually, may find ourselves in a particular season of our lives. As a church, I think that we, like the earth, go through cyclical transitions. We are nearing the end of the liturgical year, preparing for Advent, a season of waiting. My first Sunday with you all, I shared that a friend once said to me that "sometimes God gives us just enough light to see the next step." As the days get shorter and the nights continue to grow longer, perhaps this is worth remembering. We are in a time of change, and sometimes we have just enough light to see the next step. And then the next, and then the next. And the more people and participation we have, the more light there will be. So I hope you will continue to come and share your light with us, so that we can all continue to move forward, together, through this season of change.

This Sunday, we'll have a guest preacher, Wayne Gustafson. And after worship, please plan to stay for an all-church meeting; read below for an invitation from the Church Council.

Blessings,
Manda

Invitation to an All-Church Meeting

You’re invited to stay after church on Sunday to hear from several church leaders.  Your Church Council would like to give you a brief update about our work.  You will hear about the progress of the Interim Search Committee, and also about a workshop, “Talkin’ Transformation, which was attended by nine people in the church.  Throughout the meeting, you will have a chance to participate, adding your questions and comments to the conversation.  The meeting will take one hour.


Texts For This Week:
Prophets           Jer. 31:7-9
Gospels            Mark 10:46-52