Dear Church Family, As the members of the Transition Leadership Team, we want to thank everyone who participated in some way last fall in planning Pastor Andrea’s Good Goodbye celebration and in the thoughtful and prayerful selection of Chris Mereschuk as our Acting Pastor. A special thanks to Trish LaFreniere for heading up the party planning. The Transition Leadership Team met with…
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Whoever you are, wherever you are on life’s journey,
YOU are welcome HERE!
Whoever you are, wherever you are on life’s journey,
YOU are welcome HERE!
Posts by Jim Foudy (Page 26)
This year the winter solstice, the beginning of Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s Eve fall within days of each other. These days, celebrated around the world, all involve some invocation of light in the darkest time of the year, kindling a sense of hope and signaling a turning and new beginning. This year, as President-elect Trump prepares to move into the White…
Scott Merzbach From the Daily Hampshire Gazette Nov. 26, 2016 NORTHAMPTON — Plans by the Bush administration to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in spring 2001 led the Rev. Dr. Andrea Ayvazian to Washington, D.C., where she and others were arrested after blocking the doors to the U.S. Department of Energy building. As a cofounder of Religious Witness…
Recently, a member of our church family asked me if I was ready to retire. To be more specific, she actually said, “Are you ready to leave us?” I was surprised by the question and felt that I could instantly cry. But I steadied myself because I thought crying at that moment was not a good idea. I paused, and in those few…
Drawing on the lessons from the Bible, Pastor Chris offers a personal message on this period of transition for our church and his role as our pastoral leader. “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1 “We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor for the soul…” ~ Hebrews 6:19 “For surely…