Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of February 21, 2024 Tonight’s prayer is the one prayed last night at Church Council by Youth Representative, Pauline Schneiter. It was meaningful to all of us who heard and prayed it last night. Please pray it together now …. Dear Lord, Through all the troubles our […]
Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, February 18, 2024 By Rev. Catherine Nance Teach Me, O Lord Read: Psalm 25:9 “He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.” Here we are. First Sunday of Lent. For some of us it may feel like a do-over or a restart. […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of February 14, 2024 Written by Steve Richardson God in heaven and in our midst, source of agape love, in your graciousness hear our prayers. The ancient writer said you created us in your image, God. Even though we might question what that means about your physical […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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