Pastor’s Letter 7.8.18

Pastor’s Letter 7.8.18

Dear Friends, Many of us get a chance to see new sights during these summer days as we travel on vacations with family and friends. We go to National Parks or to foreign lands or pause for just a bit to look at some local natural beauty. I hope these moments of...
Pastor’s Letter 7.1.18

Pastor’s Letter 7.1.18

Dear Friends, This week we celebrate the Fourth of July and all the unique civic rituals that go with it. For disciples of Jesus it is a celebration that garners mixed feelings, for we acknowledge Christ as our ruler and king – not a government, no matter how...
Pastor’s Letter 6.24.18

Pastor’s Letter 6.24.18

Dear Friends, Thank you for responding to the request we made last week, in which we asked you to contact your representatives about the immigration dilemma. There was progress this week with the President deciding to issue an executive order to stop the separation of...
Pastor’s Letter 6.17.18

Pastor’s Letter 6.17.18

Dear Friends, Next Sunday, we will have a second collection to help pay for the costs of the work project in the village of San Miguel Acatan. The work of our mission project helps people to stay in their homeland with their loved ones rather than immigrate to foreign...
Pastor’s Letter 6.10.18

Pastor’s Letter 6.10.18

Dear Friends, Happy Santa Lucia festival weekend!! I hope you have a chance to enjoy the music and the food and the friendships. Please stay cool in the midst of the heat. I continue to be impressed during the festival by the willingness of so many folks to openly...
Pastor’s Letter 6.3.18

Pastor’s Letter 6.3.18

Dear Friends, When I open the outer tabernacle door to retrieve the reserved Eucharist, you may notice that there is a pelican painted on the door. The pelican mother in the painting is poking her chest with her bill to offer her own blood to her little chicks. The...