A Women’s Retreat, You Say?

I clicked on the email title announcing a “Regional Women’s Conference.” The email invited me to be among the 125 United Church of Christ women who are gathering for a three-day October retreat. I glanced through the information:  the worship theme, the mission service project, the woman chosen to lead worship, and the workshops called…

Vintage Sermon 2012: “See the Light of God Revealed”

See the Light of God Revealed John 20:19-31; 1 John 1:1-2:2 A sermon preached with St. John’s UCC (Northampton) on April 15, 2012 Our gospel today gives us a picture of a church. It’s a church which had no fancy organ, or even an old upright piano. No choir. No pastor, even. In fact, it’s a picture…

Friday Five: A Little of This, A Little of That

In appreciation of all of Rev. Karla’s wonderful offerings during her tenure on the RevGalBlogPals Friday Five, I’m playing the excellent “Random Friday Five” that she offered as today’s blog prompt.  Love you, Karla! 1.  What are you wearing right now?  (a question from Karla’s first FF play.) Oh my! Sweatpants capris and a t-shirt from the first…

Making Worship Plans

It’s Saturday afternoon. Do you know what your worship plans are? I used to know my worship plan every week. Come Saturday afternoon, pastors of congregations have worship already planned for the next day.  A sermon will be ready to go by Sunday, and so will the pastor/preacher. That’s the plan. Until . . . the…