Archive for November, 2008
CRCNA article on Thanksgiving Confession
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
CRCNA.org ran this article on Thansgiving worship at Unity Christian High School in Hudsonville, Michigan, including this service of Thanksgiving confession. Nov. 21, 2008– The Spiritual Leadership Committee at Unity Christian High School led a special chapel service in 2005 in which prayers of thanksgiving were coupled with confession. It was a way of linking [...]
Tags: News, planning, prayer, reflection
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CSR releases Kent County Congregations Study report
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
From the Center for Social Research: Our report on the Kent County Congregations Study of 2007 is now online! The report, entitled Gatherings of Hope: How Religious Congregations Contribute to the Quality of Life in Kent County is downloadable now in PDF format. As reported on Sunday in the Grand Rapids Press, the KCCS is [...]
Tags: News, research
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lectio: 'Write the vision; make it plain on tablets'
Monday, November 17th, 2008
lectio: resonant word or phrase from today’s reading Hab 2:21Then the LORD answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it. previous
Tags: lectio, reflection, scripture
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Worship at First Presbyterian, Altadena
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Posted by Betty Grit: First Presbyterian Church of Altadena offers a family worship service monthly which has grown from their 2007 Worship Renewal Grant. This Sunday the focus was on Stewardship with the topic “Working with Someone Else’s Money to do Someone Else’s Work.” Dramatic presentations of Scripture presented by adults and children reminded us [...]
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Worship Workshop at First Presbyterian, Altadena
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Posted by Betty Grit: What is Worship Renewal? Churches from throughout the Los Angeles area gathered on a warm sunny morning at First Presbyterian Church of Altadena, CA to hear stories of worship renewal from congregations who have engaged in a year long process through the Worship Renewal Grants Program. Worship, led by a team [...]
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Visit with Mission San Luis Rey
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Posted by Betty Grit: From 2008 – Mission San Luis Rey Mission San Luis Rey in Oceanside, CA is an historic location that draws thousands of visitors each year. The Mission San Luis Rey Parish includes 5000 families. This large, multicultural parish offers worship each week in English, Spanish, Samoan and Tagalog. To become a [...]
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Visit with First United Methodist Church
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Posted by Betty Grit: From 2008 – First United Methodist First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica, CA is a busy place on Election Day as voters from three precincts cast ballots, children at the church pre-school play outside and the normal activities of the church continue. A large sign outside informs people that the [...]
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Visit with Kirk O'The Valley Presbyterian Church
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Posted by Betty Grit: From 2008 – Kirk O'the Valley Kirk O’The Valley Presbyterian Church in Reseda, CA invited us to join them for a Monday evening dinner and evaluation of the first component of their 2008 Worship Renewal Grant Project. Before the meeting Pastor Jeff Powell invited us for a tour of the church [...]
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Visit with Lutheran Community Church
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Posted by Betty Grit: From 2008 – Lutheran Community Church Lutheran Community Church in Watsonville, CA worshiped in Danish until the late 1950′s. They transitioned to English and now are worshiping in both English and Spanish. Their pastor, Susan Birkelo, preaches each Sunday in both languages and the order of service is in English and [...]
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Visit with St John's Presbyterian Church
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Posted by Betty Grit: From 2008 – St Johns Presbyterian Worshipers at St John’s Presbyterian Church in Berkeley, CA were greeted warmly by members of the congregation and by the music and visual arts in the sanctuary. This morning we would focus on several Scripture passages with the topic “Scripture Revealed” preached by guest pastor [...]
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