January is a funny month to me -- it's the beginning of the calendar year, a time of new beginnings, resolution or intention-setting, and the end of the Christmas season on January 6. At the same time, it's well into...

December has always felt like a lot of month to me -- there are a bunch of holidays, and when I was growing up, it seemed like my mom always had Christmas music. We decorated the house big time with...

Our theme for November is "Holding History," and I've been thinking about the wonder of this time of the year. Halloween and All Souls Day are two beloved holidays to me; Halloween was one of my grandmother's birthdays. As the...

We are rolling into October and the best news for many of us is that we are reopening! It's hard to believe that we're just about there -- and if you think it's taken too long a time, your help...

From the Minister Usually, when September rolls around, ministers have already laid out some scaffolding for what might be addressed in the coming year. I suspect that practice has changed significantly since the beginning of the pandemic for all of...

From the Minister This summer has been moving so quickly, likely in part because of the work I have been doing, serving our faith in new ways. I was a Co-Lead of the Chaplain Team for our annual General Assembly...

The Reverend Kristina Spaude will be taking study leave again from July 11-16 as part of the ministry team for the Central East Region's Summer Institute and then again be taking staycation time the following week, July 18-22.  She will be...

Summer is fast approaching! Things are finally shifting as we are opening up after what has seemed like endless months apart. The church is opening for groups and we're hoping that we'll be able to open for in-person worship services...

As I was preparing for the Flower Ceremony service (available on May 2), I was so aware of how hymns and other worship pieces are not written for those of us in a warmer year-round climate. I thought about the lovely...

Registrations for our annual General Assembly opened in January. I have never volunteered for General Assembly before but decided I was interested in doing so this year as a way to both serve our faith as well as grow my...