The Rev. J. Gary BrinnPASTORPastor's Message - August 2022It is a good thing I am not in charge of much of anything. I'd be bombing Moscow, which is probably the wrong answer, banning imports...
The Rev. J. Gary BrinnPASTORPastor's Message - July 2022This month, we celebrate America's independence from Great Britain, a statement of intention more than fact when it was signed in 1776....
The Rev. J. Gary BrinnCROSS_CURRENTSPastor's Message - June 2022The best funerals are the ones where there are smiles and laughter amidst the grief and tears. By that standard, a recent memorial...
Park Church WebCROSS_CURRENTSThe Artists UpstairsMeet Phyllis Bishop and Jon Knight When and how did you two become part of the “artistic renaissance of downtown Elmira”? In 2017 we...
Jenny MonroeCROSS_CURRENTSPresident's Message - May 2022Wow! Have things really opened up – and not just the daffodils at the church’s front door. Like the robins outside my open window – the...
The Rev. J. Gary BrinnCROSS_CURRENTSPastor's Report - May 2022You don't have to know me very long to know how I feel about charlatans and cons. You've all heard me rail against “cryptocurrency,” and...
The Rev. J. Gary BrinnCROSS_CURRENTSPastor's Note About Holy WeekHoly Week stands at the heart of our Christian story. Jesus, a religious radical, spoke for the poor and the oppressed, and called for a...
The Rev. J. Gary BrinnCROSS_CURRENTSPastor's Report - April 2022With apologies to my vegetarian friends, I begin with a quote from a wise woman, a Unitarian Universalist physician, who told me thirty...
Jenny MonroeCROSS_CURRENTSMarch 2022 - President's Message“I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving... we must sail sometimes with...
The Rev. J. Gary BrinnCROSS_CURRENTSMarch 2022 - Pastor's MessageWhen the UCC adopted the “God is still speaking” ad campaign in the early years of this century, we frequently used a quote from Gracie...
Jenny MonroeCROSS_CURRENTSPresident's Message - HospitalityI’ve been thinking a lot about hospitality lately, over these past six months since Mary Jane moved and I volunteered to be the building...
Jan ButtsCROSS_CURRENTSPark Church and the Community KitchenVolunteers from many area churches established the Community Kitchen (CK) in 1981. I have notebooks dating back to 1984 indicating The...