President's Message - October 2024
Summoned by Joy I love how we do church. Most of you know, I like to sit under the balcony steps at the back of the sanctuary where I can...
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President's Message - August 2024
There’s been a huge crane blocking egress in our parking lot for most of the summer. If you come down very early some morning you can...
President's Message - July 2024
I had the opportunity to offer a Mission Moment on June 23 and repeat it here, hoping it will inspire you to action: The sign in the...
President's Message - June 2024
Proud – You Bet, and Grateful! Happy Pride Month as we kick off numerous weekend activities this month with our second annual Elmira...
President's Message - May 2024
Have you noticed the beautiful spring flowers all around the church? Memories of past Easter Sundays -- and like those perennials, here...
President's Message - April 2024
Spring is popping up all over! With an early Holy Week behind us, we roll quickly into spring with many exciting projects ahead. The name...
President's Message - March 2024
Thank you all for your attendance last week at our Chicken & Biscuits church lunch. We raised $350 to donate to our mission partner, the...
President's Message - February 2024
Thank you all for your attendance yesterday at our Annual Meeting! We had forty-six in attendance and passed the budget and our 2024...
President's Message - January 2024
I’m putting my thoughts together for our 2023 Annual Report and find that we are truly living into our Vision: The Park Church works for...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
President's Message - January 2023
What a busy December we had! Thanks to all who participated in the Paul Nixon marathon five-session focus group process on December 3 &...
President's Message - December 2022
December’s always a flurry of activities, and this year is no different! Hope you’ll pull out your calendar and make sure all the...
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