Each week during Lent a member of our congregation has looked at a piece of religious art and shared some thoughts. On this Maundy Thursday, Alice Schultze examines Dali’s famous painting, ending with a poem. By Alice Schultze This is …
Each week during Lent a member of our congregation has looked at a piece of religious art and shared some thoughts. On this Maundy Thursday, Alice Schultze examines Dali’s famous painting, ending with a poem. By Alice Schultze This is …
Please join as we worship and interact virtually during Holy Week and Easter. Invitations to the Zoom events will be in our email newsletters for security reasons. Maundy Thursday Watch your inbox and the website for a meditation on Salvador …
We’re hearing from all sides that we will not be going back to an unchanged world after the immediate threat of the novel coronavirus passes. A lot of things will be different. It will take a while for people to …
The Site Profile Team continues to move forward with completing our work in support of the pastoral call process. Last week we completed three live, online sessions and one for the youth in our congregation, which were designed to gather …
The Ministry Site Profile Team is hard at work, completing the ministry site profile. Thanks to all of you who participated in the zoom calls last week. If you were not able to be on one of those calls, no worries, …
The text for this Palm Sunday morning is Matthew 21: 1-17 Let us worship together as we learn from Pastor Carol’s sermon and approach our Lord in prayer.
People age 70 and up are strongly advised to avoid the grocery store, pharmacy, etc. We have volunteers standing ready to assist anyone who needs it. Please contact Pastor Carol ([email protected], or 224-422-9552) or a council member if you need …
The annual election is coming up in May. At that time, two of our leaders will be going off council: Rachael Hanania and Jessica Mueller. Please consider using your uniquely individual gifts in service to our community at this exceptionally …
2 Corinthians 9:6-7 6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under …
Robert Elsaesser prepared this presentation for our April 1 Lenten worship service, cancelled due to the public health emergency. Please listen to the recordings (boldface links) in order. Click on the boldface link first, then click back to the main …
The grief and stress of this COVID-19 pandemic is exhausting. Healthcare workers around the world are wearing themselves out doing everything they can with what they have to work with. But even those of us not on the front lines …
Dear Esperanza friends, For this week’s Lenten Midweek meditation, I thought I’d offer this meditation on what Jesus said are the two greatest commandments: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself” (Luke 10:27). …