Categories: Archives 2024, Youth & Children

Be Not Afraid!

Children's Program, Jan 28, 8:30am

Be not afraid. The grace of God goes with you! This Sunday we will read the story in Mark 4: 35-41 and hear about the disciples’ fear in a storm. We learn that Jesus is with us when we are afraid. This Sunday Morning Song begins at 8:30 in Pope Hall, and the children leave the service for their program after receiving a blessing.

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Categories: Letters 2024

January 20, 2024

Dear Saints in Santa Fe, and other far-off places,  Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ, who calls us to turn toward a new realm of justice, compassion, and nonviolence, which is as close as your hand (Mark 1:15).  “There are 2400 members in this church and 3,000 opinions.” These are the first words I remember hearing as I began my ministry some forty years ago, spoken by the Senior Pastor as I arrived fresh from seminary.  About the same time my pastor father gave me advice I can’t seem to shake: “My main job in ministry has been to keep the saints from killing each other.”  I still chuckle at this one.

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