Category: Pastor’s Corner

May is a month of contrary Hope; an adaptation of Ecclesiastes 3: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted…” a time to sort and a time … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: May 2014

I really enjoy brain teasers and optical illusions when they come across my email or Facebook page, though I don’t tend to share them or pass them on.  The main reason I enjoy them is how amusing it is to see how long it takes for my brain to twist, bend and flip the information … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: April 2014

Epiphany ends with the Transfiguration of Jesus upon the mountaintop.  With all the power of The Law (Moses) and The Prophets (Elijah) in His hands, Jesus lived so we might realize the true promise of our full humanity.  Peter, James and John experienced the Epiphany of Jesus’ power and wanted to elevate Jesus and His … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: March 2014

We are in the Liturgical Season of Epiphany: The coming of Jesus, the Light of the World – Enlightenment & Wisdom.  This weekend we will have gained one full hour of light since the shortest day on December 21, 2013.   I awake just a bit earlier in the mornings to the sun’s light reflecting on … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: February 2014

There really are TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS - the liturgical name for this season is Christmastide.   The reckoning of these days begins with Christmas Day and includes the Feast Day of Saint Stephen (Dec. 26th) Good King Wenceslas, Saint John the Evengelist (Dec. 27), The Holy Innocents (Dec. 28th) The Coventry Carol, and concludes … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: January 2014

Thanksgiving Day has come and gone.  A day we pause to offer thanks for our many blessings and to acknowledge God’s presence in our lives.  Isn’t it funny how we talk about pausing when, for most of us, this Thanksgiving Day meal is one of the most labor intensive.  Weeks of preparation go into this … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: December 2013

The Symbolism of Rev. Chellie’s Robe Cross I apologize for the length of this Pastor’s Corner.  There have been so many people asking me about the meaning of my robe cross that I thought I’d try to do it here in the newsletter.  One thing it is not is a lobster. ☺  During my last … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: October 2013

Yesterday morning, after breakfast and washing dishes, I decided to shell the peas I received on “Pea Sunday.” (Thanks, Peter for sharing your garden with us.)  I stood at the kitchen counter near the sink, the plastic bag opened revealing it’s greenness, a bowl waiting to receive the round sweet peas, and pondered the process … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: August 2013

The lazy, hazy days of summer have arrived.  Hazy, Foggy… but rarely lazy. Mainers seem to ratchet up our activity when the blue summer skies finally arrive.  You can hear the level of intensity in the way many of us talk about what we plan to do that day/week. “I’ve got to mow this lawn … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: July 2013

How does your relationship with this local church empower you to do what you feel called to do?  Why do you come here? Better yet, why would you invite someone to come here?   So often the answers to these questions involve the DOING part of church.  You know, programs, special events, suppers, fundraisers… visible and … Continue reading Pastor’s Corner: June 2013