Sep 9, 2024 | From Pastor Eric
The excitement of a new year begins! Hopefully you have found the summer to be a time to recharge, reconnect, and feel renewed. Perhaps you went away, perhaps you have stayed put. Perhaps you have basked in the sun, or perhaps been overwhelmed by the heat. Whatever...
Jun 29, 2024 | From Pastor Eric
Pastor Eric J. Trozzo I write this at the end of June. We are in the midst of a heat wave. The temperatures are high and the land is parched. I was scheduled to go kayaking tomorrow, but the river levels are too low. The trip is postponed until the end of July, when...
Jun 6, 2024 | From Pastor Eric
Understanding How Our Lectionary Is Organized Starting on June 2, you will be hearing some Bible passages in worship that you have not heard read in worship in quite some time, if ever. We will be switching our first reading and psalm to what is known as the...
Apr 26, 2024 | From Pastor Eric
Pastor Eric Trozzo How do you show somebody that you are listening to them? This is often known as “active listening.” It is an important skill to build relationships. We often do a great deal of speaking and saying what we want to say, but less attention to hearing...
Mar 2, 2024 | From Pastor Eric
The tradition of a procession the Sunday before Easter, remembering Jesus’ procession into Jerusalem, dates back centuries. It dates to at least the beginning of the Middle Ages if not further back. In the Medieval era these processions could become quite elaborate,...
Feb 6, 2024 | From Pastor Eric
From Pastor Eric February 14 is quite a day this year. This is one of the years that Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day fall on the same day. A day that culturally focuses on romantic love coincides with the reminder in the church of our mortality. What a contrasting...
