Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2023 — Morning By Donald Rickels Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days Ash Wednesday is a time to begin reflection on life. It is almost like a New year. What would you like to get rid of this season of Lent? Guilt? Sorrow? Regrets? […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of February 15, 2023 Rev. Catherine Nance Today’s lectionary reading from the Psalms is from Psalm 119:10 -16 … 119 10 With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments. 11 I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of February 8, 2023 Rev. Catherine Nance Over eleven thousand dead … We close our eyes to pray about the world but we cannot even fathom eleven-thousand people. But you know, O Lord; you know each one. Thankful for your tenderheartedness, we look at the map, find […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of February 1, 2023 Rev. Catherine Nance There are only twenty-eight days this month! The cold air gives us a tiny bit of panic as we draw our arms in and shield ourselves against any wind. As we come to the end of this first day of […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of January 18, 2023 Rev. Catherine Nance* Today is January 18, 2023 and marks the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This past Monday, I was honored to participate at Overcoming Believers Church in the Martin Luther King Commemorative Service. There were people from […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of January 11, 2023 Rev. Catherine Nance Away in a manger no crib for a bed … O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie … Silent night, holy night …. O God of mid-January, we are longing for the peace and calm of […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of January 4, 2023 Rev. Catherine Nance This prayer is adapted from Sunday morning’s pastoral prayer, January 1, 2023. On this fourth day of the new year, and also the eleventh day of Christmas, we invite you to join in prayer … How good it is to […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of December 28, 2022 Rev. Catherine Nance Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow … Your love of beauty and your love for your earth was vividly stark and bright to us this last week. Most of us stayed in and admired the glory of […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, December 25 By Tim Best, Senior Associate Pastor Comfort and Joy Read: Titus 2:11-14 “For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say ‘No’ to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, December 24, Evening By Jenny Cross, Director of Youth Ministry Good News and Great Joy Read: Luke 2:8-11 ESV “And in the same region, there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, […]
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