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Lenten Love

Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, February 14, 2024 By Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett Lenten Love Read: Psalm 51: 1-17 This year we experience a calendar rarity as the U.S. Valentine’s Day and Western Christianity’s Ash Wednesday fall on the same day. (The last three times this happened were in 2018, 1945 and 1934). Though […]

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Weekly Prayer – February 7, 2024

Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of February 7, 2024 Written by Rev. Tim Best Gracious Lord,  In the midst of sunshine and warmth we praise you for a break in the cold of winter. After so much snow and ice it feels like a break. Perhaps some of us have been able […]

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Weekly Prayer – January 31, 2024

Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of January 31, 2024 Written by Rev. Catherine Nance Note from Pastor Catherine:  I miss the Serenity Prayer. When I was involved in Recovery Ministry, I said it at least once a week, on Wednesday nights. Usually Wednesdays were (are) hectic days, and there was a peace […]

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Weekly Prayer – January 24, 2024

Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of January 24, 2024 Written by Rev. Tim Best Gracious God, We praise you for your patience and presence in all things. As snow and ice melt, we give you thanks and praise for the ways that you have been at work in our community and in […]

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Weekly Prayer – January 17, 2024

Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of January 17, 2024 Written by Rev. Catherine Nance* O Loving God of all Creation, we look out over the snow and think, “How beautiful!” Others think, “Oh no!” as medical procedures are put on hold. Children exclaim, “YIPPEE!” while parents and grandparents sigh, “another day.” For […]

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Weekly Prayer – January 3, 2023

Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of January 3, 2024 Rev. Catherine Nance O God of The New Year, we thank you for the gift of new beginnings and looking forward.  O God of The Every Day, we thank you that you are with us each day and in the ordinary moments.  O […]

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Weekly Prayer – December 27, 2023

Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of December 27, 2023 Steve Richardson God in heaven and in our midst, in your graciousness hear our prayers.   Here we are again, Lord. We’re in that “in between” time at the end of the year – – in between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. It’s […]

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Christian Love

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, December 25, Evening By Reece Wood, Youth Ministry Intern Christian Love Read: 1 Peter 4:8-10 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve […]

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Therefore! Ideo!

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, December 25, Morning By Rev. Catherine Nance, Senior Pastor Therefore! Ideo! Read: Luke 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.  On this day earth shall ring  with the song children sing to the Lord,  […]

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Make a Joyful Noise

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, December 24, Evening By Rev. Tim Best, Senior Associate Pastor Make a Joyful Noise Read: 2 Peter 3:8-15a I love time travel movies. Perhaps it is because I was born when the Back to the Future movies came out. It may also be because I like the […]