What’s happening at Christmas? We’ve been planning and preparing for weeks already. On of the most popular events of the season is the Children’s Sunday, with the traditional “Hanging of the Greens” liturgy and the children bringing in the manger scene, piece by piece. That will happen on Dec. 14. Music is one of…
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Thanksgiving is a great holiday for spiritual formation
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It’s not just the food either. I do admit I’m a fan of cranberry sauce and turkey and stuffing, apple, pumpkin and mince pie, etc. But there’s more to this great holiday than the good food. I also have many good family memories of this important day. They…
October Series
Last week we enjoyed a great report short term missions from Dakota Doney, his friend Heather and their team leader, Sue, from Second Baptist church in Suffield. We could sense their excitement at being able to serve others in need. We enjoyed their photos too, both projected and on the memory boards. Dakota and…
New Beginnings is September Theme
It’s back-to-school time. That means new beginnings for most of our teachers and school children. Programming at church somewhat follows the school year too. So shortly after school begins, plans are laid for new Bible studies and other small groups. Musical groups start practicing again. New beginnings are important in our lives. During the month…
“True Love” is the title for August message series
“True Love” is the title for August message series Have you ever wondered about the origins of Christian teaching about love? We take it for granted without thinking about it. Our new August message series called “True Love” promises to be an interesting one filled with human interest as well as basic Christian teaching. Your…
Sermon series for July focuses on our church’s heritage and future
My wife and I feel privileged to have served at Copper Hill United Methodist for a year now. Just as I began my ministry talking about what it means to be the church, so I felt it would be a good thing in this anniversary month to revisit that theme. Long range planning and our 200th…
Family relationships are the theme for May and June
All of us rejoice when our closest relationships are doing well. And nothing bums us out as much as having tension between us and our best friends or closest family members. Fortunately for us, the Bible is a great resource for practical how-to ideas that can help us interact with others in healthier ways and recover…
More messages planned in the Lenten/Easter series
Our Lenten/Easter series of messages, “Footsteps of Jesus” has taken us back to the original life and times of Jesus to help us understand his character, his values, and his concerns. Looking at incidents in the life of Jesus has inspired us to worship him and to follow in his footsteps of love and caring…
During Lenten Messages We Will Follow the Footsteps of Jesus
Lent helps us fix our thoughts on Jesus As the calendar moves toward Easter each year, our minds automatically focus again on Jesus. We cannot help but think more about his life, his last days, his untimely death and his resurrection. This is even truer this year with the popularity of the new film, “Son…
February message series to give practical life coaching
Most of the time we just go from week to week somehow just getting from hectic Monday to Friday, crashing for the weekend, and starting all over on Monday. We don’t take time to think about bigger questions. What really are the most important things? What could I do to have a more peaceful life? Why do I…