President's Message - December 2023
Have you noticed? Can you feel the energy? If you’ve attended worship lately, you’ll see numbers in the sixties each week! We’re planning...
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Pastor's Message - December 2023
In Times Such as This The image shows up in my social media news feed almost every day in recent weeks, three boys with clothing and...
President's Message - November 2023
This year’s UCC Stewardship theme is “Because of You, Our Church Changes Lives.” And we liked that, but we shortened it a little for our...
Pastor's Message - November 2023
The Three Armies Problem At some point, most of you will have been presented with the Three Armies problem. In this exercise, you and...
President's Message - October 2023
Checking Our Vision One of my favorite parts of my work at the Church is giving tours of our building. I have to admit I love history and...
Pastor's Message - October 2023
Pumpkin Spice Communion I knew I needed to knock off some of the business world's sharp edges before beginning professional ministry, so...
President's Message - September 2023
And September takes off..... Isn’t it always the way -- that everything starts off with a bang in September? And it’s no different this...
Pastor's Message - September 2023
There has been a lot of finger pointing. People have blamed clergy sex abuse scandals. They've blamed Sunday morning soccer. They've...
Pastor's Message - July 2023
You would have good reason to question my judgment. Who signs on the be a minister in an age of terrifying church decline? And it has...
President's Message - June 2023
AND WE’RE BACK! In the past I’ve heard the caution “Be careful what you wish for...” And I am guilty of wishing for lots of things at The...
Pastor's Message - June 2023
White supremacists and Christian nationalists have bullied Target into pulling much of their Pride merchandise, and Anheuser-Busch InBev...
President's Message - May 2023
I can't ever remember a busier time than what's going on right now at church - thanks to everyone of you! And I'll see you at the...
Pastor's Message - May 2023
In the days after the 2016 presidential election, reports of hate crimes surged across the country as misogynists, white supremacists,...
President's Message - April 2023
Happy Spring – Whew, made it through another March – (my least favorite month) - now the season of perseverance is past and we’re heading...
Pastor's Message - April 2023
I've always loved books. My sixth grade teacher often sent me down to the library on my own while she dealt with more reluctant readers....
President's Message - March 2023
February found me working in the church archives assisting Sue Miller Malone, who drove from Colorado to continue her genealogical...
Pastor's Message - March 2023
I've never really been the “box o'religion” sort. You know them. They attend church, can quote scripture (sort of and selectively). But...
Due February 22, 2023 "Christ Among Us" Art Contest
"Christ Among Us" Art Contest Request for Proposals Non-traditional Depictions of Christ The Park Church is a member of the United Church...
President's Message - February 2023
Thanks for the great turnout at the January 22 Annual Meeting. It was so good to see so many Park Churchers gathered together ratify our...
Pastor's Message - February 2023
Déjà vu all over again... Thanks to the now classic film, Groundhog Day is not just the questionable practice of trusting a rodent to...
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