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Just Breathe

Scripture: Matthew 11: 28 – 30 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN September 3, 2017 It is Labor Day weekend.  The Labor Day holiday, however, emerged during one of the most dismal chapters in America’s history.  At the height of the Industrial Revolution, in the 1800s, the average American worked 12 hour days and 7 day…

Make A Joyful Noise

Scripture: Psalm 150 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN August 27, 2017 Last month, Karen, Daniella and I visited a most fascinating place in Phoenix, Arizona – the Musical Instrument Museum.  Home of 10,000 musical instruments from around the world.  Raw materials stretched, hollowed, carved, pinned, bent, formed, shaped, sewn, wittled, strung, nailed and reinforced.  The…

Casting out Demons

Scripture: Mark 5: 1 – 20 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN August 20, 2017 Last Sunday a group of us from this congregation stood on the corner of Orange and Colton, we held up these quickly made signs and chanted, “Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, white supremacy/racism/anti-semiticism’s got to go!”  I like to think that we…

Celtic Sunday

Scripture: John 1: 1-5 Rev. Erin Beardhemphl August 13, 2017 Let us pray: O God, In my deeds, In my words, In my wishes, In my reason, And in the fulfilling of my desires, In my sleep, Inmy dreams, In my repose. In my thoughts, In my heart and soul always, May the blessed Virgin…

The Storm Before the Calm

Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN August 6, 2017 Imagine the smell of the ocean breeze.  Warm wind blowing through your hair.  Sunshine reflecting off the waves.  The sails flapping in the air.  Sea lions and dolphins swimming in the wake.  And John Denver’s “Calypso” playing in the background.  It is a magnificent…

God Is Still Speaking

Scripture: Acts 11: 1-18 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN July 30, 2017 In our summer series, we have been exploring other faiths in order to build community.  And in our exploration, we have discovered that each religion brings a unique gift.  Hinduism brings the gift of tolerance and diversity with it many gods and goddesses.…

Living Buddha, Living Christ

Scripture: Selected Readings July 16, 2017 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN Last Sunday, we kicked off our summer series entitled “Holy Conversations:  Exploring Other Faiths to Build Community” with Meenakshi sharing about her Hindu faith in both the morning worship and evening gathering.  This morning we will look specifically at the connection between Jesus and…