Pastor’s Letter 5.9.21

Pastor’s Letter 5.9.21

Dear Friends, While it is so important to honor our mothers and to say thank you to them for all they have done for us, I have come to feel like this one-day-a-year event is either at best insufficient or at worst insulting. I look back at the cards and gifts I gave...
Pastor’s Letter 5.2.21

Pastor’s Letter 5.2.21

Dear Friends, You probably know people who met online, got to know each other, fell in love and got married. It is not uncommon anymore that people meet through online services and get married. I have had a few of those weddings and those couples are very happy...
Pastor’s Letter 4.25.21

Pastor’s Letter 4.25.21

Dear Friends, While I am preparing food in my kitchen, I like to listen to The Moth podcast. Are you familiar with The Moth Radio Hour on PBS? They are real stories told by real people. They are simply stories from their lives. Often times, the stories will move me to...
Pastor’s Letter 4.18.21

Pastor’s Letter 4.18.21

Dear Friends, I was not surprised this past week by Governor Ricketts declining a federal request to house children in Nebraska who are refugees at the US border. Not surprised but disappointed and saddened.  He said, “Nebraska is declining their request because...
Pastor’s Letter 4.11.21

Pastor’s Letter 4.11.21

Dear Friends, On this Divine Mercy Sunday, I would like to share with you some reflections from Pope Francis for this day: Last Sunday we celebrated the Lord’s resurrection; today we witness the resurrection of his disciple. It has already been a week, a week since...
Pastor’s Letter 4.4.21

Pastor’s Letter 4.4.21

Happy Easter! I trust your Lent was deeply spiritual. Perhaps you were able to join us in the Exodus Bible Study or the Marriage Course or the most recent Alpha series or maybe you did some spiritual reading or engaged in more prayer or maybe you took on some works of...